Asus P5WDG2 WS PROFESSIONAL User Manual

P5WDG2 WS

Professional/

P5WDG2 WS

PRO/WiFi-AP

Contents

Notices................................................................................................vii

Safety information .............................................................................viii

About this guide.................................................................................. ix

P5WDG2 WS Professional/ P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

speciﬁcations summary....................................................................... xi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

1.2

1.3

Welcome!.............................................................................. 1-1

Package contents ................................................................. 1-1

Special features.................................................................... 1-2

1.3.1

1.3.2

1.3.3

Product highlights................................................... 1-2

ASUS Intelligence (AI) features ............................. 1-5

Innovative ASUS features ...................................... 1-6

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1

2.2

Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1

Motherboard overview.......................................................... 2-2

2.2.1

2.2.2

2.2.3

2.2.4

2.2.5

Placement direction ................................................ 2-2

Screw holes............................................................. 2-2

ASUS Stack Cool 2.................................................. 2-3

Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-4

Layout contents ..................................................... 2-5

2.3

2.4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-7

2.3.1

2.3.2

2.3.3

Installing the CPU.................................................... 2-8

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan.......................2-10

Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan...................2-12

System memory.................................................................. 2-14

2.4.1

2.4.2

2.4.3

2.4.4

Overview............................................................... 2-14

Memory conﬁgurations .........................................2-14

Installing a DIMM ...................................................2-19

Removing a DIMM..................................................2-19

2.5

Expansion slots................................................................... 2-20

2.5.1

2.5.2

2.5.3

2.5.4

2.5.5

Installing an expansion card..................................2-20

Conﬁguring an expansion card..............................2-20

Interrupt assignments...........................................2-21

PCI Express x16 slots............................................2-22

PCI slots................................................................ 2-22

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Contents

Chapter 3: Powering up

3.1

Starting up for the ﬁrst time................................................ 3-1

Turning off the computer..................................................... 3-2

3.2

3.2.1

3.2.2

Using the OS shut down function ........................... 3-2

Using the dual function power switch..................... 3-2

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

4.1

4.2

Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-1

4.1.1

4.1.2

4.1.3

4.1.4

4.1.5

ASUS Update utility ................................................ 4-1

Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk.............................. 4-4

ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility............................................ 4-5

AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 4-6

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ................................ 4-9

BIOS setup program............................................................ 4-11

4.2.1

4.2.2

4.2.3

4.2.4

4.2.5

4.2.6

4.2.7

4.2.8

4.2.9

BIOS menu screen.................................................4-12

Menu bar............................................................... 4-12

Navigation keys.....................................................4-12

Menu items ........................................................... 4-13

Sub-menu items....................................................4-13

Conﬁguration ﬁelds...............................................4-13

Pop-up window......................................................4-13

Scroll bar............................................................... 4-13

General help..........................................................4-13

4.3

Main menu........................................................................... 4-14

4.3.1

4.3.2

4.3.3

4.3.4

4.3.5

4.3.6

4.3.7

System Time ........................................................4-14

System Date ........................................................4-14

Legacy Diskette A ...............................................4-14

Language ............................................................. 4-14

Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave ........4-15

IDE Conﬁguration ..................................................4-16

System Information...............................................4-18

4.4

Advanced menu.................................................................. 4-19

4.4.1

JumperFree Conﬁguration.....................................4-19

4.4.2

LAN Cable Status..................................................4-23

Contents

4.5

Power menu........................................................................ 4-32

4.5.1

4.5.2

4.5.3

4.5.4

4.5.5

4.5.6

Suspend Mode ......................................................4-33

Repost Video on S3 Resume.................................4-33

ACPI 2.0 Support .................................................4-33

ACPI APIC Support ...............................................4-34

APM Conﬁguration ................................................4-34

Hardware Monitor..................................................4-36

4.6

Boot menu.......................................................................... 4-37

4.6.1

4.6.2

4.6.3

4.6.4

Boot Device Priority..............................................4-38

Removable Drives..................................................4-39

Boot Settings Conﬁguration .................................4-39

Security................................................................. 4-41

4.7

4.8

Tools................................................................................... 4-44

4.7.1

EZ Flash 2 ............................................................. 4-44

4.7.2

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle ..................................................4-45

Exit menu............................................................................ 4-47

Chapter 5: Software support

5.1

5.2

Installing an operating system.............................................. 5-1

Support CD information........................................................ 5-1

5.2.1

5.2.2

5.2.3

5.2.4

5.2.5

5.2.6

5.2.7

Running the support CD.......................................... 5-1

Drivers menu........................................................... 5-2

Utilities menu.......................................................... 5-3

Make Disk menu...................................................... 5-5

Manuals menu ......................................................... 5-6

Contact information................................................ 5-6

Other information ................................................... 5-7

5.3

Software information.......................................................... 5-11

5.3.1

5.3.2

5.3.3

5.3.4

5.3.5

5.3.6

5.3.7

ASUS MyLogo2™...................................................5-11

AI NET2................................................................. 5-13

AI Gear ................................................................. 5-14

AI Nap ................................................................... 5-16

AI Booster............................................................. 5-17

ASUS PC Probe II...................................................5-18

SoundMAX^®High Deﬁnition Audio utility...............5-24

Appendix: CPU features

A.1

A.2

A.3

Intel^®EM64T ........................................................................ A-1

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST) ....................A-1

Intel^®Hyper-Threading Technology......................................A-3

Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

•

This device may not cause harmful interference, and

This device must accept any interference received including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics

card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes

or modiﬁcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate

this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference

Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian

ICES-003.

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Safety information

Electrical safety

•

To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from

the electrical outlet before relocating the system.

•

When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that

the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables

are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing

system before you add a device.

•

Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard,

ensure that all power cables are unplugged.

Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your

area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you

are using, contact your local power company.

•

If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a

qualified service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

•

Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully

read all the manuals that came with the package.

•

Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected

and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage,

contact your dealer immediately.

•

To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the

product in any area where it may become wet.

•

Place the product on a stable surface.

If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a

qualified service technician or your retailer.

The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product

(electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal

waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and

conﬁguring the motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This user guide contains the following parts:

•

Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new

technology it supports.

•

Chapter 2: Hardware information

This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to

perform when installing system components. It includes description of

the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.

•

Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting

down the system.

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also

provided.

•

Chapter 5: Software support

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes

with the motherboard package.

Appendix: CPU features

The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the

motherboard supports.

Where to find more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product

and software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware

and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as

warranty ﬂyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These

documents are not part of the standard package.

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the

following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a

task.

Typography

Bold text

Italics

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key>

Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than

sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press

the Enter or Return key.

<Key1+Key2+Key3>

Command

If you must press two or more keys

simultaneously, the key names are linked with a

plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Means that you must type the command exactly

as shown, then supply the required item or value

enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command

line:

afudos /i[ﬁlename]

afudos /iWDG2WSP.ROM

P5WDG2 WS Professional/ P5WDG2 WS

PRO/WiFi-AP speciﬁcations summary

CPU

LGA775 socket for Intel^®Core™2 Duo/Pentium^®D/

Pentium^®4/Celeron^®CPU support

Intel^®Presler 65nm Dual core CPU support

Intel^®next generation Core™2 Duo CPU support

Compatible with Intel^®06B, 05B/05A and 04B/04A

processors

Supports Intel EIST/EM64T/Hyper-Threading Technology

Chipset

Northbridge: Intel^®975X Express Memory Controller

Hub (MCH)

Southbridge: Intel^®ICH7R

PCI-X Bridge: Intel^®6702PXH (PXH-V)

Front Side Bus

Memory

1066/800/533 MHz

Dual-channel memory architecture

4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB system

memory unbufferred ECC/non-ECC DDR2 667/

533 MHz memory modules

Native DDR2 800 support

Expansion slots

2 x PCI Express™ x16 slots for discrete graphics cards

2 x PCI-X^®slots

2 x PCI 2.2 slots

CrossFire™

Storage

Supports ATI CrossFire™ graphics cards

Intel^®ICH7R Southbridge supports:

- 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA

100/66/33 hard disks

- 4 x Serial ATA I/II 3.0 Gb/s hard disks with RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 conﬁguration

- Intel^®Matrix Storage Technology

Marvell^®88SE614x Serial ATA controller supports:

- 4 x Serial ATA I/II 3.0 Gb/s hard disks

LAN

Marvell^®88E8052+88E8001 Dual Gigabit LAN

controllers

- Support teaming function

Wireless LAN: 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11b/g (ASUS WiFi-AP

Solo™) (For P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP model only)

High Definition

Audio

High deﬁnition audio, ADI^®AD1988B SoundMax 7.1

channel CODEC

Supports Multi-streaming, Jack-sensing, and

Jack-retasking functions

Coaxial and optical S/PDIF out ports

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P5WDG2 WS Professional/ P5WDG2 WS

PRO/WiFi-AP speciﬁcations summary

IEEE 1394a

T1 1394a controller supports:

- 2 x IEEE 1394a ports

USB

Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports

ASUS special

features -

Performance

Intelligent overclocking tools:

- AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System)

- AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)

- AI Clock Skew

- ASUS PEG Link (automatic performance tuning for

single/dual graphics cards)

- ASUS BIOS Proﬁle

- ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)

- ASUS AI Booster

- Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio. Fixed PCI/PCIe

frequencies.

- Hyper Path 3

Precision Tweaker:

- vDIMM: 12-step DRAM voltage control

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125 V

increment

- Stepless Frequency Selection(SFS): allowing FSB

tuning from 100 MHz up to 550 MHz at 1 MHz

increment

- PCI Express x16 frequency: allowing PCI Express

x16 frequency tuning from 90 MHz to 150 MHz

at 1 MHz increment

ASUS special

features -

Thermal

ASUS 8-Phase Power Design

Stack Cool 2

Q-Fan 2

ASUS Heat-pipe thermal solution

ASUS special

features - Life

Multi-language BIOS

SATA on the Go

AI Nap

AI Gear

My Logo 2

ASUS special

features - Others

CrashFree BIOS 3

EZ Flash 2

ASUS AI NET 2

Q-Connector

ASUS AI Quiet

BIOS features

8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, Green PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0,

ACPI 2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3

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P5WDG2 WS Professional/ P5WDG2 WS

PRO/WiFi-AP speciﬁcations summary

Rear panel

1 x PS/2 mouse port

1 x PS/2 keyboard port

1 x Parallel port

2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports

1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port

1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port

1 x eSATA port

1 x WiFi-AP Solo™ antenna jack (For P5WDG2 WS PRO/

WiFi-AP model only)

4 x USB 2.0 ports

8-Channel audio ports

Internal

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

connectors

1 x Primary IDE connector

4 x ICH7R Serial ATA connectors

4 x Marvell^®88SE61xSerial ATA RAID connectors

1 x Optical drive audio connector

1 x Front panel audio connector

2 x USB connectors for four additional USB 2.0 ports\

(1 USB connector for P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-A model)

2 x IEEE 1394a port connector

1 x Chassis intrusion connector

1 x CPU fan connector

2 x Chassis fan connectors

1 x Power fan connector

1 x Serial port (COM1) connector

EATX power connectors (24-pin and 2 x 4-pin)

System panel connector

Support CD

contents

Device drivers

BIOS Flash Utility under DOS

ASUS AI Booster

ASUS Update

ASUS PC Probe 2

Anti virus software

Microsoft^®DirectX 9.0c

Adobe^®Acrobat Reader^®

RAID Utility

Manageability

Power Requirement

Form Factor

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, chassis intrusion, PXE,

AI NET2

ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 2 x 4-pin 12 V plugs)

ATX 12V 2.0 or later standard compliant

ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm)

*Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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xiv

This chapter describes the motherboard

features and the new technologies

it supports.

Product

introduction

Chapter summary

1.1

1.2

1.3

Welcome!.............................................................................. 1-1

Package contents ................................................................. 1-1

Special features.................................................................... 1-2

ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional/P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

1.1

Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS^®P5WDG2 WS Professional or

P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP Workstation motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies,

making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it,

check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2

Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

I/O modules

ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional or

P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP motherboard

1 x IEEE 1394a module

1 x USB 2.0 module

1 x COM1 module

Cables

1 x 2-in-1 FDD/ATA/Logo+Pull cable

7 x Serial ATA signal cables

4 x Serial ATA power cables for up to 7 devices

Accessories

I/O shield

ASUS Q-Connector set

ASUS WiFi-AP Solo™ (For P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

model only)

Application CD

Documentation

ASUS motherboard support CD

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional/P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

1-1

1.3

Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array

(LGA) socket designed for the Intel^®Pentium^®4/Celeron^®/Pentium^®

D/Pentium^®Processor Extreme Edition in the 775-land package with

1066/800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports

the Intel^®Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel^®

05B/05A and 04B/04A processors. See page 2-7 for details.

Intel^®65nm Dual-Core CPU support

This motherboard supports Intel^®Pentium^®D/Pentium^®4/Celeron^®

dual-core processors built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology

with copper interconnect. Dual-core processors contain two physical

CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful

processing. Intel^®’s 65nm process is the most advanced chip manufacturing

technology, delivering breakthrough performance, enhanced media

experience, and low power consumption. Intel^®65nm dual-core processors

utilize the latest package technologies for a thinner, lighter design without

compromising performance. This motherboard also supports Intel^®next

generation Core™2 Duo CPU. This motherboard supports the latest

Intel^®Core™2 processors in LGA775 package. With new Intel^®Core™

microarchitecture technology and 1066/800 MHz FSB, Intel^®Core™2

processor is one of the most powerful and enrgy-efﬁcient CPUs in the

world.

Intel^®975X Express/ICH7R chipset

The Intel^®975X Express Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the ICH7R I/O

controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard. The Intel^®

975X Express is the latest chipset designed to support Dual PCI Express

graphics, along with the maximum 8 GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533

MHz, 1066/800/533 FSB, and dual-core CPU. The MCH also supports the

Intel^®Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) that boosts system performance.

The Intel^®ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA I/II connectors

enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to ensure data

security and enable powerful multi-task processing.

1-2

Chapter 1: Product introduction

Intel^®Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT)

The Intel^®MPT increases system-level and standard operating performance

by optimizing memory access between CPU and system memory.

Intel^®EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel^®Pentium^®4 CPUs with the Intel^®EM64T

(Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel^®EM64T feature allows your

computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of

system memory for faster and more efﬁcient computing. See the Appendix

for details.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST) intelligently manages

the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core

frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power

requirement. See page 4-26 and the Appendix for details.

DDR2 memory support

The motherboard supports DDR2 memory, which features data transfer

rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements

of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The

dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system

memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak

bandwidths of up to 10.7 GB/s. See page 2-14 for details.

Serial ATA I/II technology

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the

Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel^®975X Express MCH chipset. The Serial

ATA 3 Gb/s speciﬁcation provides twice the bandwidth of the current

Serial ATA products with a host of new features, including Native Command

Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and

Hot Swap. Serial ATA allows thinner, more ﬂexible cables with lower pin

count and reduced voltage requirements. See pages 2-35 and 2-36 for

details.

ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional/P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

1-3

PCI-X^®interface

The motherboard supports PCI-X, the new and improved version of the

previous PCI standard. PCI-X offers faster data transfers and enhanced

system reliability with ECC automatic single-bit error recovery and double-

bit error detection. PCI-X, which is backward-compatible with PCI-based

hardware and software, enables users to keep pace with upcoming

advances in high-bandwidth, business-critical applications such as Fiber

Channel, RAID, InﬁniBrand™ Architecture, and iSCSI. See page 2-23 for

details.

PCI Express™ interface

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect

technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point

serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by

carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible

with existing PCI speciﬁcations. See page 2-23 for details.

S/PDIF digital sound ready

The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through the S/PDIF

interfaces on the rear panel. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer

into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful

audio and speaker systems. See page 2-33 for details.

8-channel high definition audio

Onboard is the ADI AD1988B High Deﬁnition Audio 8-channel audio CODEC.

This CODEC is fully-compliant with Intel^®High Deﬁnition Audio standard

(192 KHz, 24-bit audio). With the CODEC, 8-channel audio ports, and S/

PDIF interfaces, you can connect your computer to home theater decoders

to produce crystal-clear digital audio.

IEEE 1394a support

The motherboard supports the IEEE 1394a interface that provides

high-speed and ﬂexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals

and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards. The IEEE 1394a

interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple , low-

cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data interfacing between

computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic devices such as

camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras. See pages 2-33 and

2-38 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

speciﬁcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the

12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is

backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-33 and 2-38 for details.

Dual Gigabit LAN solution

The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the

total solution for your networking needs. These network controllers use

the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired

or wireless Internet, LAN, and ﬁle sharing requirements. See page 2-32 for

details.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) [optional]

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a secure microcontroller hardware

component with embedded software. The motherboard implements the

optional module to provide the ﬁrst link in the chain of trust, providing

convenient single sign-on to systems and enable digital signatures for

secure transactions.See page 2-43 for details.

1.3.2 ASUS Intelligence (AI) features

ASUS Stack Cool 2

ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan-less and zero-noise cooling solution that lowers

the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC. The

motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to

dissipate heat that critical components generate. See page 2-3 for details.

AI Quiet

The ASUS AI Quiet function dynamically controls CPU speed and reduces

temperature and fan speeds, thus minimizing noise and ensuring quiet

operation. See page 4-35 for details.

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1-5

1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features

Native DDR2-800 memory support

Native DDR2-800 eliminates the bottleneck when overclocking both the

CPU and the memory, thus maximizing performance for 3D graphics and

other system-intensive applications. See pages 2-16 and 4-20 for details.

AI Overclocking

This feature allows convenient overclocking up to 30 percent (depending

on the installed CPU and DRAM) to enhance system performance while

still maintaining system stability. See page 4-19 to set the BIOS items for

overclocking.

AI NET2

AI NET2 is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that detects and reports Ethernet

cable faults and shorts. With this utility, you can easily monitor the

condition of the Ethernet cable connected to the LAN (RJ-45) port. During

the bootup process, AI NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and

reports shorts and faults up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. See pages

4-23 and 5-13 for details.

PEG Link Mode

This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance by

allowing the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics

link mode to the correct frequency based on the system conﬁguration.

Four additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode.

See page 4-28 for details.

CPU Lock Free

This feature allows you to adjust the CPU multiplier to 14x. Setting the

appropriate BIOS setting automatically reduces the CPU multiplier value for

more ﬂexibility when increasing external FSB. See page 4-20 for details.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

ASUS Q-Fan 2 technology

The ASUS Q-Fan 2 technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to

the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efﬁcient operation.

See page 4-35 for details.

ASUS Multi-language BIOS

The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice

from the available options. The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster

conﬁguration. See page 4-14 for details.

ASUS MyLogo2™

This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and

add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See pages 4-38

and 5-11 for details.

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support

CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection

eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 4-9 for details.

ASUS EZ Flash 2 BIOS

With the ASUS EZ Flash 2, you can easily update the system BIOS even

before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or

boot from a ﬂoppy disk. See page 4-5 for details.

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1-8

Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter lists the hardware setup

procedures that you have to perform

when installing system components. It

includes description of the jumpers and

connectors on the motherboard.

Hardware

information

Chapter summary

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1

Motherboard overview.......................................................... 2-2

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-7

System memory.................................................................. 2-14

Expansion slots................................................................... 2-21

Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-28

Connectors ......................................................................... 2-30

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Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard

components or change any motherboard settings.

•

Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any

component.

Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or

a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling

components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

•

Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded

antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component.

•

Before you install or remove any component, ensure

that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is

detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe

damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

Onboard LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights

up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode.

This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the

power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component.

The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

SB_PWR

Standby

Power

OFF

Powered

Off

P5WDG2-WS PRO Onboard LED

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2.2

Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, study the conﬁguration of your chassis

to ensure that the motherboard ﬁts into it.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the

motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage

motherboard components.

2.2.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the

chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the

rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.

2.2.2 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the

motherboard to the chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards

the rear of the chassis

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2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2

The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that

lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC.

The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB)

to dissipate heat that critical components generate.

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2.2.4 Motherboard layout

24.5cm (9.6in)

PS/2KBMS

T: Mouse

B: Keyboard

PWR_FAN

CPU_FAN

SPDIF_O1

EATX12V

SPDIF_O2

LGA775

LAN1_USB12

LAN2_USB34

Intel^®

975X

MCH

AUDIO

CHA_FAN1

USB78

PCIEX16_1

Marvell^®

88E8052

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

Intel^®

6702PXH

(PXH-V)

PCIX_SPEED

PCIEX16_2

AD1988B

PCIX_1

CHA_FAN2

Intel^®

ICH7R

SATA4

SATA3

PCIX_2

SB_PWR

TSB43AB22A

SATA2

SATA1

PCI1

PCI2

8Mb

BIOS

Marvell^®

88SE614x

TPM

CLRTC

COM1

USB56

IE1394_1

IE1394_2

CHASSIS

EXT_SATA3 EXT_SATA2 EXT_SATA1

AAFP

PANEL

The Wireless LAN module and the USB port on the module are optional

items and are grayed out in the above illustration.

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2.2.5 Layout contents

Slots

Page

1. DDR2 DIMM slots

2. PCI Express x16 slots

3. PCI slots

2-14

2-22

4. PCI -X slots

Jumper

Page

Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)

2-27

2-28

PCIX speed setting (6-pin PCIX_SPEED)

Rear panel connectors

Page

PS/2 mouse port (green)

Parallel port

2-29

2-30

2-31

LAN1 (RJ-45) port

LAN2 (RJ-45) port

Rear Speaker Out port (black)

Center/Subwoofer port (orange)

Line In port (light blue)

Line Out port (lime)

Microphone port (pink)

10. Side Speaker Out port (gray)

11. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

13. External ATA port

14. Optical S/PDIF Out port

15. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port

16. PS/2 keyboard port (purple)

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Internal connectors

Page

Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)

Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)

2-32

2-33

ICH7R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red],

SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])

Marvell^®88SE614x Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin EXT_SATA1, EXT_SATA2, EXT_SATA3)

2-34

Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78)

2-35

2-36

IEEE 1394a port connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_1[Red];

10-1 pin IE1394_2 [Red])

2-36

2-37

2-38

Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

10. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN,

3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1, 3-pin CHA_FAN2)

11. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)

2-39

2-41

2-42

12. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 2x4-pin EATX12V)

13. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

14. System panel connector (12-pin PANEL)

• System power LED

• Hard disk drive activity LED

• System warning speaker

• ATX power button/soft-off button

• Reset button

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2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for

the Intel^®Pentium^®4/Celeron^®/Intel^®Pentium^®D processor in the 775-land

package.

This motherboard also supports the Intel^®Pentium^®Processor Extreme

Edition, the latest CPU with embedded dual physical cores and

Hyper-Threading technology, making four CPU threads possible. Refer to

the table below for the operating system support status.

OS licensing support list

Intel Dual-Core CPU support

Pentium^®Processor Extreme

Edition (supports Hyper-Threading

Technology)

Windows^®2000 Professional

Windows^®2000 Advanced Server

Windows^®XP Home

Windows^®2000 Advanced Server

Windows^®XP Home

Windows^®XP Professional

Windows^®Server 2003 - Standard,

Enterprise

Windows^®Server 2003 - Standard,

Enterprise

If installing a dual-core CPU, connect the chassis fan cable to the

CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability.

•

Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is

on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your

retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any

damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components.

ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/

transit-related.

•

Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process

Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the

motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket.

The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket

contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or

misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

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2.3.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

P5WDG2-WS PRO CPU Socket 775

Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing

towards you and the load lever is on your left.

2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B)

until it is released from the retention tab.

Retention tab

PnP cap

Load lever

This side of the

socket box should

face you.

To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap

unless you are installing a CPU.

3. Lift the load lever in the

direction of the arrow to a 135º

angle.

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4. Lift the load plate with your

thumb and foreﬁnger to a 100º

angle (A), then push the PnP cap

from the load plate window to

remove (B).

Load plate

5. Position the CPU over

the socket, making sure

that the gold triangle

is on the bottom-left

corner of the socket.

The socket alignment

Alignment key

key should ﬁt into the

CPU notch.

Gold triangle mark

The CPU ﬁts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU

into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and

damaging the CPU!

6. Close the load plate (A), then

push the load lever (B) until

it snaps into the retention

tab.

7. If installing a dual-core CPU,

connect the chassis fan cable

to the CHA_FAN1 connector

to ensure system stability.

The motherboard supports Intel^®Pentium^®4 LGA775 processors with

the Intel^®Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel

SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. Refer

to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features.

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2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel^®Pentium^®4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed

heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and

performance.

•

When you buy a boxed Intel^®Pentium^®4 processor, the package

includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you buy a

CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel^®-certiﬁed

multi-directional heatsink and fan.

•

Your Intel^®Pentium^®4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in

a push-pin design and requires no tool to install.

If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make

sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to

the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan

assembly.

Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before

you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.

To install the CPU heatsink and fan:

1. Place the heatsink on top of

the installed CPU, making sure

that the four fasteners match

the holes on the motherboard.

Orient the heatsink and fan

assembly such that the CPU

fan cable is closest to the

CPU fan connector.

Motherboard hole

Fastener

Narrow end

of the groove

Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove

pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.)

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2. Push down two fasteners at

a time in a diagonal sequence

to secure the heatsink and fan

assembly in place.

3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard

labeled CPU_FAN.

CPU_FAN

P5WDG2-WS PRO CPU fan connector

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring

errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan

To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:

1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable

from the connector on the

motherboard.

2. Rotate each fastener

counterclockwise.

3. Pull up two fasteners at a

time in a diagonal sequence

to disengage the heatsink

and fan assembly from the

motherboard.

4. Carefully remove the heatsink

and fan assembly from the

motherboard.

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5. Rotate each fastener clockwise

to ensure correct orientation

when reinstalling.

Narrow end of the groove

The narrow end of the

groove should point

outward after resetting.

(The photo shows the

groove shaded for

emphasis.)

Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package

for detailed information on CPU fan installation.

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2.4

System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline

Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has

a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are

notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.

The ﬁgure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:

P5WDG2-WS PRO 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Channel

Sockets

Channel A

Channel B

DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2

DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2

2.4.2 Memory configurations

You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and

non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.

•

For dual-channel conﬁguration, the total size of memory module(s)

installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 + DIMM_A2 =

DIMM_B1 + DIMM_B2).

•

Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum

compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules

from the same vendor. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for

the latest Qualiﬁed Vendors List.

•

Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than

8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory

modules.

This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of

128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules.

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Important notice on installing Windows^®XP 32-bit version

If you install Windows^®XP 32-bit version Operating System (OS), the

limitation of this OS version is that it may reserve a certain amount of

memory space for system devices. We recommend that you install less

than 3 GB system memory if you would like to work under Windows^®XP

32-bit version OS. The excess memory installation will not cause any

usage problem, but it will not give users the beneﬁt of manipulating this

excess memory space.

Visit the ASUS FAQ site for further explanation:

http://support.asus.com/faq/faq.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

Under General search, make

the selections as shown,

t h e n c l i c k S e a r c h . C l i c k

article titled “4GB memory installed

but less memory size detected.”

the

You also may check the URLs below for third party comments on this

issue:

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/4GB_Rev1.pdf

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-016594.htm

Notes on memory limitations

•

Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up to

8 GB on the operating systems listed below. You may install a

maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot, but only DDR2-533 2 GB

density modules are available for this conﬁguration.

32-bit

64-bit

Windows^®2000 Advanced

Server

Windows^®Server 2003 Standard

x64 Edition

Windows^®Server 2003

Enterprise Edition

Windows^®XP Professional x64

Edition

Windows^®Server 2003

Enterprise x64 Edition

•

Some old-version DDR2-667 DIMMs may not match Intel^®’s

On-Die-Termination (ODT) requirement and will automatically

downgrade to run at DDR2-533. If this happens, contact your

memory vendor to check the ODT value.

•

Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-667 with CL=4 will be downgraded

to run at DDR2-533 by default setting. If you want to operate with

lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually.

Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-533 with CL=3 will be downgraded

to run at DDR2-400 by default setting. If you want to operate with

lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually.

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Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)

DDR2-800 MHz capability

DIMM support

Size

512MB

Vendor

Chip No.

Brand

Side(s)

Part No.

KINGSTON

SAMSUNG

Qimonda

Hynix

K4T51083QC

KVR800D2N5/512

•

1024MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

256MB

K4T51083QC

KVR800D2N5/1G

•

Heat-Sink Package

EDD339XX

KHX6400D2LL/1G

M378T6553CZ3-CE7

M378T3354CZ3-CE7

HYS64T64520HU-2.5-A

HYMP564U64BP8-S5

HYMP512U64BP8-S5

MT8HTF6464AY-80EA3

MT16HTF12864AY-80EA3

MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4

MT16HTF12864AY-80ED4

MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4

MT16HTF12864AY-80ED4

CM2X512A-6400

K4T51163QC-ZCE7

HYB18T256800AF25

HY5PS12821BFP-S5

5JAIIZ9DQQ

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Hynix

MICRON

CORSAIR

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Crucial

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6CD22D9GKX

Heat-Sink Package

AD29608A8A-25EG

Heat-Sink Package

E2508AB-GE-E

CM2X1024-6400C4

M20AD6G3H3160I1E5E

BL6464AA804.8FD

•

Crucial

BL12864AA804.16FD

78.81091.420

Apacer

DDR2-667 MHz capability

DIMM support

Size

512MB

Vendor

Chip No.

Brand

Side(s)

Part No.

KINGSTON

SAMSUNG

MICRON

E5108AE-6E-E

KVR667D2N5/512

•

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256MB

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M378T6453FZ0-CE6

M378T3354CZ0-CE6

M378T6553CZ0-CE6

M378T2953CZ0-CE6

MT16HTF6464AY-667B4

HYS64T32000HU-3S-A

HYS64T64000HU-3S-A

HYS64T128020HU-3S-A

HYS72T64000HU-3S-A

HYS72T32000HU-3S-A

HYS72T128020HU-3S-A

HYS72T64000HU-3S-B

HYS72T128020HU-3S-B

HYS64T32000HU-3S-B

HYS64T64000HU-3S-B

HYS64T128020HU-3S-B

HYMP564U64AP8-Y5

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ZCE6K4T51083QC

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HYB18T512160AF-3S

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HYB18T256800AF3S(ECC)

HYB18T512800AF3S(ECC)

HYB18T512800BF3S(ECC)

HYB18T512160BF-3S

HYB18T512800BF3S

HY5PS12821AFP-Y5

•

(Continued on the next page)

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DDR2-667 MHz capability

DIMM support

Size

1024MB

Vendor

Chip No.

Brand

Side(s)

Part No.

Hynix

HY5PS12821AFP-Y5

HY5PS1G831FP-Y5(ECC)

HY5PS12821AFP-Y5(ECC)

HY5PS12821AFP-Y4

HY5PS12821AFP-Y4(ECC)

E5108AE-6E-E

HYMP512U64AP8-Y5

HYMP112U72P8-Y5

HYMP564U72AP8-Y5

HYMP512U72AP8-Y5

HYMP564U64AP8-Y4

HYMP564U72AP8-Y4

HYMP512U72AP8-Y4

EBE51UD8AEFA-6E-E

EBE11UD8AEFA-6E-E

BL6464AL664.16FB

BL12864AL664.16FA

KLCC28F-A8EB5

•

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512MB

1024MB

512MB

1024MB

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1024MB

512MB

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Hynix

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E5108AE-6E-E

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M20AD5Q3H3163J1C52

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AD29608A8B-3EG

E5108AE-6E-E

TS128MLQ64V6J

Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided

DIMM support:

Supports one module inserted into either slot, in Single-channel memory

configuration.

Supports one pair of modules inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as one

pair of Dual-channel memory configuration.

Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of

Dual-channel memory configuration.

Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2-800/667 MHz QVL.

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DDR2-533 MHz capability

DIMM support

Size

512MB

Vendor

Chip No.

Brand

Side(s)

Part No.

KINGSTON

SAMSUNG

Inﬁneon

Hynix

HYB18T512800AF37

5YDIID9GCT

KVR533D2N4/512

KVR533D2N4/1G

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K4T56083QF-GCD5

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K4T51083QB-GCD5(ECC)

HYB18T512800AC37

HYB18T512160AF-3.7

HYB18T512800AF37

HYB18T5121608BF-3.7

HYB18T512800BF37

HYB18T256800AF37(ECC)

HY5PS12821F-C4

M378T3253FG0-CD5

M391T6453FG0-CD5

M391T2953BG0-CD5

HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A

HYS64T32000HU-3.7-A

HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A

HYS64T128020HU-3.7-A

HYS64T32000HU-3.7-B

HYS64T64000HU-3.7-B

HYS64T128020HU-3.7-B

HYS72T32000HU-3.7-A

HYMP564U648-C4

HYMP512U648-C4

HYMP512U728-C4

HYMP564U728-C4

HYMP564U64AP8-C3

HYMP512U64AP8-C3

EBE51ED8ABFA-5C-E

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•

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HY5PS12821F-C4

Hynix

HY5PS12821F-C4(ECC)

HY5PS12821FP-C4(ECC)

HY5PS12821AFP-C3

E5108AB-5C-E(ECC)

E5108AB-5C-E

Hynix

ELPIDA

E5108AB-5C-E

•

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E5108AB-5C-E

CORSAIR

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E5108AE-5C-E

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E5108AE-5C-E

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Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided

DIMM support:

Supports one module inserted into either slot, in Single-channel memory

configuration.

Supports one pair of modules inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as one

pair of Dual-channel memory configuration.

Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of

Dual-channel memory configuration.

Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2-533 MHz QVL.

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2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other

system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both

the motherboard and the components.

To install a DIMM:

DDR2 DIMM notch

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by

pressing the retaining clips

outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket

such that the notch on the

DIMM matches the break on

the socket.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the

socket until the retaining clips

snap back in place and the

DIMM is properly seated.

Unlocked retaining clip

•

A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one

direction. Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the

DIMM.

•

The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install

DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets.

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the retaining

clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly

with your ﬁngers when

pressing the retaining

clips. The DIMM might get

damaged when it ﬂips out

with extra force.

DDR2 DIMM notch

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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2.5

Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following

sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing

expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and

damage motherboard components.

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card

To install an expansion card:

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that

came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already

installed in a chassis).

3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep

the screw for later use.

4. Align the card connector with the slot and press ﬁrmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

6. Replace the system cover.

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, conﬁgure the it by adjusting the

software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any.

See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support

“Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise,

conﬂicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system

unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for

details.

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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

Standard interrupt assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard Function

System Timer

Keyboard Controller

—

Re-direct to IRQ#9

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

Communications Port (COM1)*

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

Floppy Disk Controller

Printer Port (LPT1)*

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port*

Numeric Data Processor

Primary IDE Channel

Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

PCI slot 1

PCI slot 2

PCIX slot 1

PCIX slot 2

Onboard SATA

Onboard 1394

Onboard LAN 1/2

PCIE x16 1

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

shared

—

PCIE x16 2

USB controller 1

USB controller 2

USB controller 3

USB controller 4

USB 2.0 controller

Serial ATA

shared

—

HD Audio

—

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2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots

This motherboard supports two ATI

CrossFire™ PCI Express x16 graphics

cards that comply with the PCI

Express speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure

shows two graphics cards installed on

the PCI Express x16 slots.

Refer to the next page for the list

of qualiﬁed PCI Express x16 graphics

cards for this motherboard.

•

In CrossFire™ mode, install the master card in PCIEX16_1 (blue slot).

Each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth.

In single card mode, install the VGA card in PCIEX16_1 (blue slot) to

avail of full x16 bandwidth. Installing in PCIEX16_2 (black slot) will

cause the card to run at x8 bandwidth only.

•

Connect the EZ Plug™ when using two graphics cards and a 20-pin

ATX power supply, or if the cards do not have auxiliary power plugs.

2.5.5 PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as

a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and

other cards that comply with PCI

speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a

LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

2.5.6 PCI-X slots

The PCI-X slots support cards such as

a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and

other cards that comply with PCI-X

1.0 speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a

RAID card installed on a PCI-X slot.

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Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Model

Connect Interface

PCIEX16_1

OS Environment

WinXP Pro.

Status

Pass

Chipset/Driver Version

ASUS EAX300

ATI Radeon X300

V8.231.0.0

Rev: V1.00

(BIOS: V5b60.8.15.117.0)

ASUS EAX300SE-HM128

Rev: V1.00

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.(JPN)

Pass

ATI Radeon X300SE

(Hyper Memory)

(BIOS: V008.015.128.000)

ASUS EAX300SE-X

Rev: V1.00

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

Win2003-64

Standard R2

ATI Radeon X300SE

V8.252.0.0

(BIOS: V008.015.117.000)

ASUS EAX550 128

(BIOS: V5B60.8.15.139. AS05)

PCIEX16_1

Win2000 Pro.

WinXP-64 Pro.

WinXP Pro.

ATI Radeon X550

V8.241.0.0

ASUS EAX550GE 256M

ATI Radeon X550

V8.252.0.0

(BIOS: V5B60.8.15.139. AS01)

ASUS EAX600XT

ATI Radeon X600XT

V8.252.0.0

Rev. V1.02

(BIOS: V113-AA20306-100-AS)

ASUS EAX700

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

ATI Radeon X700

V8.231.0.0

(BIOS: V5E4D.9.7.1.3. A901)

ASUS EAX700-X 128M

Rev. V1.00a

ATI Radeon X700LE

V8.252.0.0

(BIOS: V009.008.001.004)

ASUS EAX700LE 128M

(BIOS: V5E4D.9.

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

WinXP Pro.(JPN)

Pass

ATI Radeon X700LE

V8.252.0.0

8.1.4. AS13)

ASUS EAX700PRO

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro. (JPN)

PCIEX16_2

ATI Radeon X700PRO

V8.252.0.0

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V113-AA.30602-100)

ASUS EAX800PRO

Win2003 Standard

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

WinXP Pro.

ATI Radeon X800PRO

V8.241.0.0

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V5549.9.4.1.10.AS)

ASUS EAX800XL

ATI Radeon X800XL

V8.241.0.0

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V554D.9.7.1.AS02)

ASUS EAX850PRO

ATI Radeon X850PRO

V8.241.0.0

(BIOS: V5D4F.9.7.

1.4.AS02)

ASUS EAX850XT 256MB

Rev. PN: 109-A47401-10

(BIOS: V009.007.001.004)

ASUS EAX850XT PE

Rev. PN: 109-A47401-10

(BIOS: V009.007.001.004)

ASUS EAX1300

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

ATI Radeon X850XT

V8.231.0.0

PCIEX16_1

Win2003 Standard

Pass

ATI Radeon X850XT PE

V8.241.0.0

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

ATI Radeon X1300

V8.231.0.0

(BIOS: V113.AA77100.102)

ASUS EAX1600XT

ATI Radeon X1600XT

V8.241.0.0

Silent 256MB V.1.00

(BIOS: 71C0.9.12.4.2)

ASUS EAX1800XT 512MB

(BIOS: V7100.9.12.

4.2.AS01)

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

WinXP Pro.

Pass

ATI Radeon X1800XT

V8.241.0.0

ASUS EAX1900XTX

(BIOS: V009.012.005.002)

ASUS EAX1900CrossFire

(BIOS: 7249.9.12.5.2AS05)

ASUS EN5900

PCIEX16_1

Pass

ATI Radeon X1900XTX

V8.241.0.0

PCIEX16_2 (CrossFire)

PCIEX16_1 (CrossFire) WinXP Pro.

PCIEX16_2 (CrossFire)

ATI Radeon X1900CF

V8.241.0.0

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce PCX5900

V6.14.10.8198

Rev. 1.01(BIOS: V04.35.20.45)

ASUS EN6200GE

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 6200

V6.14.10.8198

Rev V1.00A

(BIOS: V5.43.02.27.AS07)

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Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Model

Connect Interface

PCIEX16_1

OS Environment

WinXP Pro.

Status

Pass

Chipset/Driver Version

ASUS EN6500 128M

Rev V1.02

nVIDIA GeForce 6500

V6.14.10.8425

(BIOS: V5.44.02.45.0)

ASUS EN6600GT

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT

V6.14.10.8198

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V5.43.02.16.AS27)

ASUS EN6800

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 6800

V6.14.10.8198

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V5.41.02.17.AS01)

ASUS EN6800LE

nVIDIA GeForce 6800LE

V6.14.10.8425

Rev. V1.00

(BIOS: V5.41.02.34.AS01)

ASUS EN6800GT

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT

V6.14.10.8198

Rev. V1.02

(BIOS: V5.40.02.26.AS05)

ASUS EN6800ULTRA

(BIOS: V5.40.02.32.AS07)

ASUS EN7600GT

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX16_1

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 6800ULTRA

V6.14.10.8198

Win2003 Standard

Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 7600GT

V6.14.10.8198

Silent/256M

(Bios: V5.73.22.15.01)

ASUSEN7600GT/256MB

(Bios: V5.73.22.15.02)

ASUS EN7800GTX 256MB

(BIOS: V5.70.02.11.01)

ASUS EN7900GTX 512MX16

(Bios: V5.71.22.12.01)

ASUS EN7950GX2 1024MX16

(Bios: V5.71.24.06)

ATI Radeon X850 CrossFire

(BIOS: V009.010.001.015)

ELSA Falcox X85 XT 256B3 DTV

Rev: PN: 109 A47401-10

(BIOS: 009.007.001.004)

Elsa Gladiac 660GT 128MB3

Rev: 2B(BIOS: V5.43.02.46.E1)

ELSA Gladiac 780GTX 256B3

(BIOS: V5.70.02.11.E1)

Gecube RADEON X1600XT

(BIOS:V133.A671B2.102)

GIGABYTE-GV-

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 7600GT

WinXP-64 Pro.

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX

V6.14.10.8425

nVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX

V6.14.10.8421

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 7950*2

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

ATI Radeon X850

V8.241.0.0

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

Pass

ATI Radeon X850 XT

V8.241.0.0

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX16_1

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

Win2000 Pro. Pass

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT

V6.14.10.8198

nVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX

V6.14.10.8198

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX16_1

ATI Radeon X1600XT

V8.231.0.0

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

WinXP Pro.

Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT

NX79T256DBRH-256MX16

(BIOS5.71.22.12.02)

Gigabyte GV-RX70P128D

Rev: 1.1

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX16_1

ATI Radeon X700PRO

(BIOS: V009.004.001.032)

Leadtek WinFast

nVIDIA GeForce 6200

V6.14.10.8198

PX6200 TD Rev. A1

(BIOS: V5.43.02.36.68)

Leadtek WinFast

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT

V6.14.10.8198

PX6600GT TDH Rev. A

(BIOS: V5.43.02.16)

Leadtek WinFast

WinXP-64 Pro.

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT

V6.14.10.8198

PX6800GT TD256M Rev. C1

(BIOS: V5.40.02.32)

Leadtek WinFast

nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS

V6.14.10.8198

128MX16 PX7300GS

(BIOS:5.72.22.34.68)

PowerColor Radeon

ATI Radeon X800GT

V8.231.0.0

X800GT256M

(BIOS: V009.010.001.015)

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Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

(Workstation level)

Model

Connect Interface

OS Environment

Status

Chipset/Driver Version

3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm

500 256M Rev. 08

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.(CHT)

Pass

3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm P25

V4.5.854.0

(BIOS: V3.37)

ASUS EN6200TC128/T/16M

Rev V1.01

PCIEX16_1

WinXP-64 Pro.

Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 6200

(with Turbo cache)

V6.14.10.8425

(BIOS: V5.44.02.11)

ASUS EN6600 256M

Rev V1.00A

nVIDIA GeForce 6600

V6.14.10.8425

(BIOS: V5.43.02.16.AS11)

ASUS EN7800GT 256MB

Rev: V1.00

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX16_2

Win2003-64 Standard R2 Pass

nVIDIA GeForce 7800GT

V6.14.10.8198

(BIOS: V5.70.02.13.AS01)

ATI FireMV2200

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

ATI FireMV 2200

V8.263.0.0\

(BIOS: V113.A25915.100)

ELSA Gladiac 660LE 256MB

Rev: 3C (BIOS: V5.43.02.69.E2)

ELSA ATI Fire GL V3100

(BIOS: V113.A33429.100)

Gigabyte GV-NX62TC256D8

(BIOS: V5.44.02.32)

Leadtek WinFast PX6200TC 64M

Rev. A

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 6600LE

V6.14.10.8198

ATI FireGL V3100

V6.14.10.6521

Win2000 Pro.

WinXP Pro.

nVIDIA GeForce 6200TC

V6.14.10.8198

nVIDIA GeForce 6200

(with Turbo cache)

V6.14.10.8198

(BIOS: V5.44.02.18)

Leadtek Quadro FX540 128M

(BIOS:V5.43.02.64.35)

Leadtek Quadro FX1400 128M

(BIOS:V5.41.02.43.03)

NVS 280

PCIEX16_1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

nVIDIA Quadro FX540

V6.14.10.8198

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

Win2000 Pro.

nVIDIA Quadro FX1400

V6.14.10.8421

nVIDIA Quadro 280

(BIOS: V4.34.20.79.08)

NVS 285

nVIDIA Quadro 285

(BIOS: V5.44.02.31.16)

Qualified PCI graphics cards

Model

Connect Interface OS Environment

Status Chipset/

Type: PCI

Driver Version

ATI GC-R92SEPCI-C3

PCI1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

ATI Radeon 9200SE

V8.241.0.0

Rev.1.1(BIOS: V8.011.006)

Gecube R7000PCI-A3

ATI Radeon 7000

V8.221.0.0

Rev. 1.1(BIOS: V008.004)

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Qualified RAID cards

SATA disk controllers

Model

Connect Interface

OS Environment

Status

Chipset

Type: PCI

PCIPromise SATAII 150 TX2 Plus

(BIOS: V1.00.0.28)

PCI1

WinXP Pro.

Pass

Promise PDC20575

Promise PDC40518

Promise SATAII 150 TX4

(BIOS: V1.00.0.28)

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

SATA RAID controllers

Model

Connect Interface

OS Environment

Status

Chipset

Type: PCI

Promise FastTrak S150 SX4-M

(BIOS: V2.0.00.21)

PCI1

PCI2

PCI1

Win2003-64 Standard R2

Win2000 Pro. (CHT)

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

Pass

Promise PDC20621

Promise PDC20319

Promise PDC40519

Promise FastTrak S150 TX4

(BIOS: V1.00.0.37)

Promise FastTrak TX4200

(BIOS: V2.00.0.23)

Type: PCI-X

Adaptec AAR2410SA

(BIOS: V4.2-0)

PCIX_1

Win2003 R2 Standard(CHS)

Pass

Adaptec 2410SA

SCSI disk controller

Model

Connect Interface

PCIX_2

OS Environment

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

Status

Pass

Chipset

Type: PCI-X

ASUS PXL-S30

LSI LS153C1030

Rev.1.04 (BIOS:V5.07.03)

SCSI RAID controllers

Model

Connect Interface

PCIEX16_2

OS Environment

Status

Pass

Chipset

Type: PCIEX8

Intel SRCU42E Ultra320

(BIOS: H420)

Win2003 R2 Standard(CHS)

Intel 80332

Type: PCI-X

Intel SRCU42L

PCI2, PCIX_2

WinXP Pro.

Pass

GC80303

IDE RAID controllers

Model

Connect Interface

PCI1

OS Environment

WinXP Pro. (CHT)

Status

Pass

Chipset

Type: PCI

Adaptec 1200A

HighPoint HPT370

Rev.A (BIOS: V1.3)

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2.6

Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in

CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system

setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard

button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include

system setup information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the onboard battery.

3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the

cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back

to pins 1-2.

4. Reinstall the battery.

5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS

setup to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC

jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

CLRTC

Normal

(Default)

Clear RTC

P5WDG2-WS PRO Clear RTC RAM

You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to

overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU

Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS

can automatically reset parameter settings to default values.

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2. PCI-X Speed setting (6-pin PCIX_SPEED)

This jumper allows you to set the PCI-X slots’ maximum frequency

capability.

Default setting [Auto]: a single PCI-X card installed on a PCI-X slot

can provide 133 MHz capability, and two PCI-X cards installed on both

PCI-X slots can provide 100 MHZ capability for reliability.

3~4: the slots will have 133 MHZ capability whether you install one or

two cards.

5~6: the slots will have 100 MHZ capability whether you install one or

two cards.

PCIX_SPEED

3 5

4 6

3 5

4 6

AUTO by PCIX Card

(Default)

Force PCI-X 133MHz

Force PCI-X 100MHz

P5WDG2-WS PRO PCIX Speed setting

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2.7

Connectors

2.7.1 Rear panel connectors

5 6 7 8 9

12 11 10

1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.

2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or

other devices.

3. LAN1 (RJ-45) port. This Marvell^®LAN port allows Gigabit connection

to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the

table below for the LAN port LED indications.

4. LAN2 (RJ-45) port. This Marvell^®LAN port allows Gigabit connection

to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the

table below for the LAN port LED indications.

32-bit OS LAN port LED indications

Activity/Link

OFF

Speed LED

OFF

Description

Soft-off Mode

YELLOW*

OFF

10 Mbps connection

100 Mbps connection

1 Gbps connection

ORANGE

GREEN

YELLOW*

* Blinking

64-bit OS LAN port LED indications

Activity/Link

DNR

Speed LED

DNR

Description

Soft-off Mode

DNR

10 Mbps connection

100 Mbps connection

1 Gbps connection

DNR

DNR - Driver Not Ready

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5. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers

on a 4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio conﬁguration.

6. Center/Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/

subwoofer speakers.

7. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or

other audio sources.

8. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In

4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel conﬁguration, the function of this

port becomes Front Speaker Out.

Refer to the audio conﬁguration table below for the function of the audio

ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conﬁguration.

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration

Port

Headset

2-channel

4-channel

6-channel

8-channel

Light Blue

Lime

Line In

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Line In

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Pink

Mic In

Black

–

Rear Speaker Out

–

Rear Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer

Gray

–

Orange

Center/Subwoofer

9. Antenna jack. This jack is on the onboard wireless LAN module that

allows you to set up a wireless network and exchange information

with other wireless devices without tangling cables and wires. Connect

the moveable omni-directional antenna to this jack (for P5WDG2 WS

PRO/WiFi-AP model only).

10. ASUS Wi-Fi AP Solo™ LED indicator. The ASUS Wi-Fi AP Solo™ comes

with a green data transmission LED (AIR). For more information, refer

to the ASUS Wi-Fi AP Solo™ user guide (for P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP

model only).

11. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.

12 . Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in

an 8-channel audio conﬁguration.

13. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB)

ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

14. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB)

ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

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15. External SATA port. This port connects to an external SATA box or a

Serial ATA port multiplier.

The external SATA port

supports external Serial ATA

1.5 and 3 Gb/s devices. Longer

cables support higher power

requirements to deliver signal

up to two meters away, and

enables improved hot-swap

function.

Do not insert a different

connector to this port.

16. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output

device via an optical S/PDIF cable.

17. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output

device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

18. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

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2.7.2 Internal connectors

1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)

This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable.

Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other

end to the signal connector at the back of the ﬂoppy disk drive.

Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection

when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.

FLOPPY

NOTE: Orient the red markings on

the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

PIN 1

P5WDG2-WS PRO Floppy disk drive connector

2. Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)

The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA (133/)100/66 signal

cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66

signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the

motherboard’s IDE connector, then select one of the following modes

to conﬁgure your device.

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

ribbon cable to PIN 1.

P5WDG2-WS PRO IDE connector

•

Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole

on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion

when you connect the IDE cable.

•

Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices.

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Drive jumper

setting

Mode

of device(s)

Cable

connector

Single device

Two devices

Cable-Select or Master - Black

Cable-Select

Master

Slave

Black

Gray

Black or gray

Master

Slave

Master

Slave

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” make sure all other device

jumpers have the same setting.

3. ICH7R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red],

SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])

These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard

disk drives.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 conﬁguration with the Intel^®Matrix

Storage Technology through the onboard Intel^®ICH7R RAID controller.

•

These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default. In

Standard IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk

drives to these connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID

set using these connectors, set the Conﬁgure SATA As item in the

BIOS to [RAID]. See section “4.3.6 IDE Conﬁguration” for details.

•

For RAID 5, use at least three hard disk drives. For RAID 10, use

at least four hard disk drives. Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk

drives for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.

SATA4

SATA2

SATA3

SATA1

P5WDG2-WS PRO SATA connectors

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Important notes on Serial ATA

•

You must install Windows^®2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows^®XP

Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial

ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID 10) is available only

if you are using Windows^®2000/XP/Server 2003 or later version.

•

When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the

primary (boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.

Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive

connections.

Serial ATA hard disk drive connection

Connector

Color

Setting

Use

SATA1/SATA2

SATA3/SATA4

Red

Master

Slave

Boot disk

Data disk

Black

4. Marvell^®88SE614x Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin EXT_SATA1, EXT_SATA2, EXT_SATA3)

These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables. These connectors

support Serial ATA hard disk drives.

Set the Marvell SATA Controller and Marvell SATA BOOTROM items in

the BIOS to [Enabled] to use the connectors to build a RAID set. See

section “4.4.6 Onboard Devices Conﬁguration” for details.

EXT_SATA3 EXT_SATA2 EXT_SATA1

P5WDG2-WS PRO SATA 3 Gbps connector

Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that

you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA

hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the Marvell^®88SE6141

RAID utility.

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5. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio

connector at the back of the optical drive.

(black)

P5WDG2-WS PRO Internal audio connector

6. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module

that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard.

HD-Audio-compliant

pin definition

Legacy AC’97-compliant

pin definition

AAFP

P5WDG2-WS PRO Front panel audio connector

We recommend that you connect a high-deﬁnition front panel audio

module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s High Deﬁnition

Audio capability.

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7. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module

cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot

opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors

comply with USB 2.0 speciﬁcation that supports up to 480 Mbps

connection speed.

USB56

USB78

P5WDG2-WS PRO USB 2.0 connectors

Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will

damage the motherboard!

8. IEEE 1394a port connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_1; 10-1 pin

IE1394_2)

These connectors are for additional IEEE 1394a ports. Connect the

IEEE 1394a module cables to any of these connectors, then install the

module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

IE1394_1

IE1394_2

P5WDG2-WS PRO IEEE 1394 connectors

Never connect a USB port module cable to the IEEE 1394 connector.

Doing so will damage the motherboard!

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9. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor

or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch

cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends

a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component

is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis

intrusion event.

By default, the pins labeled “Chassis Signal” and “Ground” are shorted

with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to

use the chassis intrusion detection feature.

CHASSIS

(Default)

P5WDG2-WS PRO Chassis intrusion connector

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10. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN,

3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1, 3-pin CHA_FAN2)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24

W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V. Connect

the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making

sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the

connector.

Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors.

Insufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard

components. These are not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the

fan connectors!

PWR_FAN

CPU_FAN

CHA_FAN1

CHA_FAN2

PWR_FAN

GND

+12V

Rotation

+12V

GND

P5WDG2-WS PRO Fan connectors

Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN1 connectors support the

ASUS Q-Fan 2 feature.

If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear

chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 for

better thermal environment.

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11. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)

This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port

module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot

opening at the back of the system chassis.

COM1

PIN 1

P5WDG2-WS PRO COM port connector

12. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 2x4-pin EATX12V)

These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The power supply

plugs are designed to ﬁt these connectors in only one orientation.

Find the proper orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connectors

completely ﬁt.

EATXPWR

+3 Volts

+12 Volts

+5V Standby

Power OK

Ground

+5 Volts

-5 Volts

Ground

PSON#

Ground

-12 Volts

+3 Volts

EATX12V

+5 Volts

Ground

+5 Volts

Ground

+3 Volts

P5WDG2-WS PRO ATX power connectors

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•

You may use a 4-pin ATX12V

power plug for this connector.

Make sure to remove the cap on

the connector before connecting

an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug.

Remove the cap

before using an

8-pin power plug

•

Use only either a 4-pin ATX12V

or an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug.

Connecting other power plug types

may cause serious damage to the

system.

Connect a

4-pin power

plug here

Important notes on motherboard power requirements

•

For a fully conﬁgured system, we recommend that you use a power

supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Speciﬁcation 2.0 (or

later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W.

•

Do not forget to connect the 8-pin/4-pin EATX12 V power plug;

otherwise, the system will not boot up.

Make sure that the PSU can support at least 8 A on the +12V_1

lead and 13 A on the +12V_2 lead.

Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when

conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices. The

system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is

inadequate.

•

If you want to use two high-end PCI Express x16 graphics cards, use

a PSU with 450 to 500 W power to ensure system stability.

To support an Intel^®Dual-Core CPU up to 840 Extreme Edition, make

sure that the PSU can provide at least DC 16A (peak 22A) on the

+12V_2 lead.

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13. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system,

which can securely store keys, digital certiﬁcates, passwords, and

data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security, protects

digital identities, and ensures platform integrity.

TPM

P5WDG2-WS PRO TPM connector

The TPM module is purchased separately.

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14. System panel connector (12-pin PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

PLED

SPEAKER

PANEL

IDE_LED

RESET

PWRSW

* Requires an ATX power supply.

P5WDG2-WS PRO System panel connector

The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to

the connector description below for details.

•

System power LED (2-pin PLED)

This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the

chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED

lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the

system is in sleep mode.

•

Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED)

This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD

Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE_LED lights up or ﬂashes

when data is read from or written to the HDD.

•

System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning

speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW)

This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power

button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off

mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for

more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

•

Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for

system reboot without turning off the system power.

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This chapter describes the power up

sequence, the vocal POST messages,

and ways of shutting down the

system.

Powering up

Chapter summary

3.1

Starting up for the ﬁrst time................................................ 3-1

3.2

Turning off the computer..................................................... 3-2

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Starting up for the ﬁrst time

1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off.

3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the

system chassis.

4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a

surge protector.

5. Turn on the devices in the following order:

a. Monitor

b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)

c. System power

6. After applying power, the system power LED on the system front

panel case lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system

LED lights up when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor

complies with “green” standards or if it has a “power standby”

feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and

green after the system LED turns on.

The system then runs the power-on self tests or POST. While the

tests are running, the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below)

or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see

anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power,

the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper

settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.

AMI BIOS beep codes

Test Item

BIOS Beeps

VGA found beep

System boot

One short beep

One short beep (Quick Boot set to Disabled)

No memory found

One long beep, two short beeps,

pause a period of time, and loop

No keyboard error

No VGA found

One short beep

One long beep with three short beeps

One long beep with four short beeps

Hardware monitoring error

7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup.

Follow the instructions in Chapter 4.

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3.2

Turning off the computer

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function

If you are using Windows^®2000:

1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down...

2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click

the OK button to shut down the computer.

3. The power supply should turn off after Windows^®shuts down.

If you are using Windows^®XP or later version:

1. Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer.

2. Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer.

3. The power supply should turn off after Windows^®shuts down.

3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch

While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four

seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending

on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds

lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting.

Refer to section “4.5 Power Menu” in Chapter 4 for details.

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This chapter tells how to change

the system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions

of the BIOS parameters are also

provided.

BIOS setup

Chapter summary

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-1

BIOS setup program............................................................ 4-11

Main menu........................................................................... 4-14

Advanced menu.................................................................. 4-19

Power menu........................................................................ 4-32

Boot menu.......................................................................... 4-37

Tools menu......................................................................... 4-44

Exit menu............................................................................ 4-47

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Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows^®environment.)

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a ﬂoppy disk or a

USB ﬂash disk.)

3. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable ﬂoppy

disk.)

4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable ﬂoppy

disk/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 in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original

motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update

the motherboard BIOS in Windows^®environment. The ASUS Update utility

allows you to:

•

Save the current BIOS file

Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet

Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file

Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard

package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network

or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. See page 5-3 for the

Utilities screen menu.

3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

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Quit all Windows^®applications before you update the BIOS using this

utility.

Updating the BIOS through the Internet

To update the BIOS through the Internet:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows^®desktop by clicking

Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS

Update main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from

the Internet option from the

drop-down menu, then click

Next.

3. Select the ASUS FTP site

nearest you to avoid network

trafﬁc, or click Auto Select.

Click Next.

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4. From the FTP site, select the

BIOS version that you wish to

download. Click Next.

5. Follow the screen instructions to

complete the update process.

The ASUS Update utility is

capable of updating itself

through the Internet. Always

update the utility to avail of

all its features.

Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file

To update the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows^®desktop by

clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The

ASUS Update main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from a ﬁle

option from the drop-down menu,

then click Next.

3. Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the

Open window, then click Open.

4. Follow the screen instructions to

complete the update process.

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4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk

1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable ﬂoppy disk.

DOS environment

a. Insert a 1.44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive.

b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/Sthen press <Enter>.

Windows^®XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive.

b. Click Start from the Windows^®desktop, then select My Computer.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2

Floppy Disk window appears.

e. Windows^®XP users: Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from

the format options ﬁeld, then click Start.

Windows^®2000 environment

To create a set of boot disks for Windows^®2000:

a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive.

b. Insert the Windows^®2000 CD to the optical drive.

c. Click Start, then select Run.

d. In the Open ﬁeld, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:

assuming that D is your optical drive letter.

e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.

2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS ﬁle to the bootable

ﬂoppy disk.

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4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having

to go through the long process of booting from a ﬂoppy disk and using

a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is

accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS

ﬁle for the motherboard and rename the same to WDG2WSP.ROM.

2. Save the BIOS ﬁle to a ﬂoppy disk or a USB ﬂash disk, then restart the

system.

3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.

(1) Insert the ﬂoppy disk / USB ﬂash disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle

to the ﬂoppy disk drive or the USB port.

Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.00

FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC

Current ROM

BOARD: P5WDG2-WS Pro

VER: 0204

Update ROM

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

DATE: 07/04/2006

PATH: A:\

Note

[Enter] Select

[Tab] Switch

[S] Save

[ESC]Exit

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go th the Tools menu to select EZ

Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it.

You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the

correct ﬁle is found. Then press <Enter>.

4. When the correct BIOS ﬁle is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS

update process and automatically reboots the system when done.

•

This function can supp ort devices such as USB ﬂash disk, or ﬂoppy

disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

•

Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent system boot failure!

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4.1.4 AFUDOS utility

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS ﬁle in DOS environment

using a bootable ﬂoppy disk with the updated BIOS ﬁle. This utility also

allows you to copy the current BIOS ﬁle that you can use as backup when

the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.

Copying the current BIOS

To copy the current BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

•

Make sure that the ﬂoppy disk is not write-protected and has at

least 1.2 MB free space to save the ﬁle.

•

The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS

screen displays may not be same as shown.

1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support

CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /o[ﬁlename]

where the [ﬁlename] is any user-assigned ﬁlename not more than

eight alphanumeric characters for the main ﬁlename and three

alphanumeric characters for the extension name.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

Main filename

Extension name

3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy

disk.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

Reading ﬂash ..... done

Write to ﬁle...... ok

A:\>

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS

ﬁle.

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Updating the BIOS file

To update the BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS

ﬁle for the motherboard. Save the BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk.

Write the BIOS ﬁlename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact

BIOS ﬁlename at the DOS prompt.

2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support

CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /i[ﬁlename]

where [ﬁlename] is the latest or the original BIOS ﬁle on the bootable

ﬂoppy disk.

A:\>afudos /iWDG2WSP.rom

4. The utility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the BIOS.

A:\>afudos /iWDG2WSP.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ﬂash BIOS

Reading ﬁle ....... done

Reading ﬂash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ﬂash ...... done

Writing ﬂash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent system boot failure!

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5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is

completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

A:\>afudos /iWDG2WSP.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ﬂash BIOS

Reading ﬁle ....... done

Reading ﬂash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ﬂash ...... done

Writing ﬂash ...... done

Verifying ﬂash .... done

Please restart your computer

A:\>

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4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to

restore the BIOS ﬁle when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating

process. You can update a corrupted BIOS ﬁle using the motherboard

support CD, the ﬂoppy disk, or the USB ﬂash disk that contains the updated

BIOS ﬁle.

Prepare the motherboard support CD or the ﬂoppy disk containing the

updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Recovering the BIOS from the support CD

To recover the BIOS from the support CD:

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive.

3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks

the CD for the BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for ﬂoppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂashing the

corrupted BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for ﬂoppy...

Floppy not found!

Reading ﬁle “WDG2WSP.ROM”. Completed.

Start ﬂashing...

4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

Recovering the BIOS from a floppy/USB flash disk

To recover the BIOS from a ﬂoppy/USB ﬂash disk:

1. Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website (www.asus.com).

Rename the BIOS ﬁle to WDG2WSP.ROM.

2. Insert the ﬂoppy/USB ﬂash disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the

FDD/USB port.

3. Turn on the system.

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4. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS ﬁle. When

found, the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂashing the corrupted

BIOS ﬁle.

5. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

•

Only the USB ﬂash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition

can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be

smaller than 8 GB.

•

Flash time takes around one minute.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!

Doing so can cause system boot failure!

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4.2

BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable ﬁrmware chip that you can

update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and

updating your BIOS.”

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard,

reconﬁguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section

explains how to conﬁgure your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change

the conﬁguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can

enable the security password feature or change the power management

settings. This requires you to reconﬁgure your system using the BIOS Setup

program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record

them in the CMOS RAM or the ﬁrmware hub.

The ﬁrmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you

start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to

run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to

enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing

<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this

last option only if the ﬁrst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being

a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus

and make your selections from the available options using the navigation

keys.

•

The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most

conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes

unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings

to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default

Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section “4.8 Exit Menu.”

•

The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference

purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your

screen.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS

ﬁle for this motherboard.

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4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu items

Menu bar

Configuration fields

General help

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or

[SHIFT-TAB] to select

a ﬁeld.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

[10:55:25]

[Mon 07/05/2006]

[1.44M, 3.5 in]

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure the System

Time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

Third IDE Slave

Fourth IDE Master

Fourth IDE Slave

IDE Conﬁguration

[ST320410A]

[ASUS CD-S520/A]

[Not Detected]

System Information

Sub-menu items

Navigation keys

4.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main For changing the basic system conﬁguration

Advanced

Power

For changing the advanced system settings

For changing the advanced power management (APM)

conﬁguration

Boot

Tools

Exit

For changing the system boot conﬁguration

For conﬁguring options for special functions

For selecting the exit options and loading default

settings

To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the

keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.3 Navigation keys

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for

that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu

and change the settings.

Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.

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4.2.4 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar

displays the speciﬁc items for that

menu. For example, selecting Main

shows the Main menu items.

Use [ENTER],

[TAB], or [SHIFT-

TAB] to select

a ﬁeld.

System Time

System Date

[11:51:19]

[Wed 11/02/2005]

Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in]

Language

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure system.

Primary IDE Master [ST320413A]

Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CD-S520/A]

Third IDE Master [Not Detected]

Third IDE Slave

[Not Detected]

Fourth IDE Master [Not Detected]

Fourth IDE Slave [Not Detected]

IDE Conﬁguration

System Information

The other items (Advanced, Power,

Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have

their respective menu items.

Main menu items

4.2.5 Sub-menu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the

iteam has a sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press

<Enter>.

4.2.6 Configuration fields

These ﬁelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-

conﬁgurable, you can change the value of the ﬁeld opposite the item. You

cannot select an item that is not user-conﬁgurable.

A conﬁgurable ﬁeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when

selected. To change the value of a ﬁeld, select it then press <Enter> to

display a list of options. Refer to “4.2.7 Pop-up window.”

4.2.7 Pop-up window

Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with

the conﬁguration options for that item.

4.2.8 Scroll bar

Advanced Chipset settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below

A scroll bar appears on the right side

may cause system to malfunction.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Memory Acceleration Mode

DRAM Idle Timer

[Enabled]

[Auto]

of a menu screen when there are items

that do not ﬁt on the screen. Press the

Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up>

/<Page Down> keys to display the

other items on the screen.

[Auto]

DRAm Refresh Rate

[Auto]

Graphic Adapter Priority

Graphics Aperture Size

Spread Spectrum

[AGP/PCI]

[

64 MB]

[Enabled]

[1.4]

Select Screen

Select Item

ICH Delayed Transaction

MPS Revision

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Pop-up window

4.2.9 General help

Scroll bar

At the top right corner of the menu

screen is a brief description of the

selected item.

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4.3

Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,

giving you an overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section “4.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu

screen items and how to navigate through them.

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or

[SHIFT-TAB] to select

a ﬁeld.

System Time

[10:55:25]

[Mon 07/05/2006]

[1.44M, 3.5 in]

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Use [+] or [-] to

conﬁgure the System

Time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

Third IDE Slave

Fourth IDE Master

Fourth IDE Slave

IDE Conﬁguration

[ST320410A]

[ASUS CD-S520/A]

[Not Detected]

System Information

4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Sets the type of ﬂoppy drive installed. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled]

[360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

[2.88M, 3.5 in.]

4.3.4 Language [English]

Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options.

Conﬁguration options: [English] [Français] [Deutsch] [Japanese]

[Chinese (GB)] [Chinese BIG5]

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4.3.5 Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave

The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a

separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press

<Enter> to display the IDE device information.

Primary IDE Master

Device

: Hard Disk

: ST320413A

: 20.0GB

Vendor

Size

LBA Mode

Block Mode

PIO Mode

Async DMA

Ultra DMA

: Supported

: 16 Sectors

: Supported

: MultiWord DMA-2

: Ultra DMA-5

SMART Monitoring: Supported

Type

[Auto]

LBA/Large Mode

Block(Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto]

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

[Auto]

SMART Monitoring

32Bit Data Transfer

[Auto]

[Enabled]

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items

(Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra

DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-conﬁgurable.

These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection

of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speciﬁcally

conﬁguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media

Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.

Conﬁguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode

if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously

formatted with LBA mode disabled. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled]

[Auto]

Block (Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sector transfer mode. When set to [Auto],

the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a

time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to

[Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a

time. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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PIO Mode [Auto]

Selects the PIO mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.3.6 IDE Configuration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conﬁgurations for

the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter>

if you want to conﬁgure the item.

IDE Conﬁguration

When in AHCI/

RAID mode SATA

controller is

forced to Native

mode.

Conﬁgure SATA As

[Standard IDE]

[Enhanced Mode]

Onboard IDE Operate Mode

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

[35]

Configure SATA As [Standard IDE]

Sets the conﬁguration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the

Southbridge chip.

The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA

features that increases storage performance on random workloads by

allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands.

If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5, or the Intel^®

Matrix Storage Technology conﬁguration from the Serial ATA hard disk

drives, set this item to [RAID].

If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical

storage devices, keep the defaul setting [Standard IDE].

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If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host

Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. For details on AHCI, go to:

www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm

www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012305.htm

The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to [RAID]

or [AHCI]

The Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub-menu items appear only

when the Conﬁgure SATA As item is set to [Standard IDE].

Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]

Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed

operating system (OS). Set to [Enhanced Mode] if you are using OS

supporting native mode, including Windows^®2000/XP. Conﬁguration

options: [Disabled] [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode]

If you are using a Serial ATA optical drive, set this item to [Compatible

Mode] before creating a boot disk using the support CD.

Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]

Allows you to use OS supporting native mode on Serial ATA and

Parallel ATA ports. It is recommend that you do not change the

default setting for better OS compatibility. In this setting, you may

use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not install any

Serial ATA device.

The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for advanced users only.

If you set to any of these options and encountered problems, revert

to the default setting S-ATA. Conﬁguration options: [S-ATA+P-ATA]

[S-ATA] [P-ATA]

Combined Mode Option [Primary P-ATA +S-ATA]

Allows you to choose the IDE ports to be used.

Conﬁguration options: [Primary P-ATA +S-ATA] [S-ATA only]

[P-ATA only]

The [S-ATA only] and [P-ATA only] options are for advanced users

only. If you set to any of these options and encounter problems,

revert to the default setting [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA].

The Combined Mode Option item appears when you set the Onboard IDE

Operate Mode to [Compatible Mode].

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Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROOM [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM appears only when the Conﬁgure

SATA As item is set to [RAID].

ALPE and ASP [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Agressive Link Power Management

(ALPE) and Aggressive Slumber/Partial (ASP) management features.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The ALPE and ASP and its sub-menu item appear only when the

Conﬁgure SATA As item is set to [AHCI].

IDE Detect Time Out(Sec) [35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Conﬁguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

4.3.7 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations. The

BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.

AMIBIOS

Version

0201

07/03/06

Build Date

Processor

Type

Genuine Intel(R) CPU

2.80GHz

Speed

2800 MHz

Count

System Memory

Total

512MB

0MB

Appropritated :

Available

:512MB

AMI BIOS

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

Displays the auto-detected CPU speciﬁcation.

System Memory

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

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4.4

Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU

and other system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items.

Incorrect ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Adjust system

frequency/voltage.

JumperFree Conﬁguration

LAN Cable Status

USB Conﬁguration

CPU Conﬁguration

Chipset

Onboard Devices Conﬁguration

PCIPnP

4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration

Conﬁgure System Frequency/Voltage

Select the targe CPU

frequency, and the

relevant parameters

will be auto-adjusted.

Frequencies higher

than CPU manufacturer

recommends are not

guaranteed to be

AI Overclocking

Performance Mode

Stable Mode

[Auto]

[Disabled]

stable. If the system

becomes unstable,

return to the default.

AI Overclocking [Auto]

Allows you to select the overclocking options to achieve the desired

CPU internal frequency. Select either one of the preset overclocking

conﬁgiuration options.

Manual - allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.

Auto - loads the optimal settings for the system.

AI N.O.S. - the ASUS AI Non-delay Overclocking System feature

intelligently determines the system load and automatically boost

the performance for the most demanding tasks.

Overclock Proﬁle - loads overclocking proﬁles with optimal

parameters for stability when overclocking.

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The following item appears only when you install a CPU that supports the

lock free feature. Only some latest CPUs support this feature

CPU Lock Free [Auto]

This feature allows you to adjust the CPU multiplier to 14x. Setting this

item to [Auto] allows the motherboard to automatically reduce the

CPU multiplier value for more ﬂexibility when increasing external FSB.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item

to [Manual].

CPU Frequency [XXX]

Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and

PCI bus. The value of this item is auto-detected by the BIOS. Use the <+>

and <-> keys to adjust the CPU frequency. You can also type the desired

CPU frequency using the numeric keypad. The values range from 100 to

450.

DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [DDR2-400MHz] [DDR2-533MHz]

[DDR2-600MHz] [DDR2-667MHz] [DDR2-800MHz] [DDR2-889MHz]

[DDR2-1066MHz]

Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become

unstable! If this happens, revert to the default setting.

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Performance Mode [Auto]

Allows enhanced system performance. Setting to [Turbo] may cause the

system to become unstable. If this happens, revert to the default setting

[Auto]. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Turbo]

PCI Express Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. This item is set to [Auto] by

default. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [90] ~ [150]

PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto]

Allows you to synchronize the PCI frequency with the PCI Express or CPU

frequency. Conﬁguration options: [To CPU] [33.33MHz] [Auto]

CPU Clock Spread Spectrum [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the CPU clock spread spectrum.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCIE Clock Spread Spectrum [Disaabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCI Express clock spread spectrum.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items also appear when the AI Overclocking item is set to

[AI NOS].

Memory Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [1.80V] [1.90V] [1.95V] [2.00V] [2.05V]

[2.10V] [2.15V] [2.20V] [2.25V] [2.30V] [2.35V] [2.40V]

Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage.

Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module(s)!

CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to select the CPU VCore voltage. Conﬁguration options: [Auto]

[1.7000V] [1.6875V] [1.6750V] [1.6625V] [1.6500V] [1.6375V]

[1.6250V] [1.6125V] [1.6000V] [1.5875V] [1.5750V] [1.5625V]

[1.5500V] [1.5375V] [1.5250V] [1.5125V] [1.5000V] [1.4875V]

[1.4750V] [1.4625V] [1.4500V] [1.4375V] [1.4250V] [1.4125V]

[1.4000V] [1.3875V] [1.3750V] [1.3625V] [1.3500V] [1.3375V]

[1.3250V] [1.3125V] [1.3000V] [1.2875V] [1.2750V] [1.2625V]

[1.2500V] [1.2375V] [1.2250V] [1.2125V] [1.2000V]

Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage.

Setting a high Vcore voltage may damage the CPU!

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FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [1.20V] [1.30V] [1.40V] [1.50V]

Setting a high FSB termination voltage may damage the chipset and

CPU.

MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to select the chipset voltage of the memory controller hub

(MCH). Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [1.50V] [1.60V] [1.70V] [1.80V]

Setting a high MCH chipset voltage may damage the chipset!

ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to select the chipset voltage of the I/O controller hub (ICH).

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [1.05V] [1.20V]

Setting a high ICH chipset voltage may damage the chipset!

The following item appears only when the AI Overclocking item is set to

[Overclock Proﬁle].

Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]

Allows you to overclock the CPU speed through the available preset values.

Conﬁguration options:

[Overclock 5%] [FSB888/DDR2-667]

[Overclock 10%] [FSB960/DDR2-800]

[Overclock 15%] [FSB1200/DDR2-800]

[Overclock 20%] [FSB1280/DDR2-800]

[Overclock 30%] [FSB1333/DDR2-667]

[FSB1333/DDR2-834]

The following item appears only when the AI Overclocking item is set to

[AI NOS].

NOS Mode [Auto]

Sets the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode. Select either of the

following conﬁguration options:

Auto - loads the optimum sensitivity and overclocking percentage

setting.

Manual - allows you to manually set overclocking conﬁgurations.

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The following items appear if the NOS Mode item is set to [Manual]

Sensitivity [Sensitive]

Allows you to choose the sensitivity of the AI NOS sensor. Setting this

item to [Sensitive] will trigger AI NOS with less CPU loading. Conﬁguration

options: [Normal] [Sensitive] [Less-Sensitive]

Target Frequency [Overclock XX%]

Allows you to set the maximum overclock percentage for the selected NOS

Mode. Conﬁguration options: [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock

7%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] [Overclock 30%]

Selecting a very high frequency may cause the system to become

unstable. If this happens, revert to the default setting.

4.4.2 LAN Cable Status

This menu displays the status of the Local Area Network (LAN) cable

connected to the LAN (RJ-45) port.

POST Check LAN Cable

LAN Cable Status

[Disabled]

Check LAN cable

during POST.

Pair

Status

Length

1-2

3-6

4-5

7-8

N/A

1-2

3-6

4-5

7-8

N/A

POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST. When

enabled, the menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point

(length) where the fault or short is detected.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

This function is available only on Marvell LAN (LAN2).

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4.4.3 USB Configuration

The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

Enables USB host

USB Conﬁguration

controllers.

Module Version - 2.24.0-F.4

USB Devices Enabled: None

USB Function

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[HiSpeed]

[Enabled]

Legacy USB Support

USB 2.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

BIOS EHCI Hand-off

USB Mass Storage Device Conﬁguration

The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the

auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows

None.

USB Function [Enabled]

Enables or disables the USB host controllers.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting

to [Auto] allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at

startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB

device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

The following items appear only when the USB 2.0 Controller is set to

[Enabled].

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or

FullSpeed (12 Mbps). Conﬁguration options: [HiSpeed ] [FullSpeed ]

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BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI

hand-off feature. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB Mass Storage Device Conﬁguration

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

If Auto, USB devices

less than 530MB will

be emulated as Floppy

and remaining as hard

drive. Forced FDD

option can be used to

force a HDD formatted

drive to boot as FDD

(Ex.ZIP drive)

Device #1

Emulation Type

Device #1

ASUS Ai Flash-5

[Floppy]

ASUS Ai Flash-5

[Auto]

Emulation Type

USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec]

Conﬁguration options: [10 Sec] [20 Sec] [30 Sec] [40 Sec]

Emulation Type [Floppy]

Sets the emulation type for the USB device. When set to Auto,

USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as Floppy and the

remaining as hard drive. Forced FDD option can be used to force a

HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD (Ex. ZIP drive)

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk]

[CDROM]

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4.4.4 CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS

automatically detects.

Conﬁgure Advanced CPU settings

Sets the ratio

between CPU Core

Clock and the FSB

Frequency.

NOTE: If an invalid

ratio is set in CMOS

then actual and

setpoint values may

differ.

Manufacturer: Intel

Brand String: Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2.80GHz

Frequency

FSB Speed

: 2800 MHz

: 800 MHz

Cache L1

Cache L2

Cache L3

: 32 KB

: 2048 KB

: 0 KB

Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:08, Min:06)

Ratio Actual Value : 8

Ratio CMOS Setting:

Max CPUID Value Limit:

Execute Disable Function

Enhanced C1 Control

[8]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Virtulization Technology

Hardware Prefetcher

[Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]

Ratio CMOS Setting [8]

Sets the ratio between the CPU core clock and the Front Side Bus

frequency. The BIOS auto-detects the default value of this item. Use the

<+> or <-> keys to adjust the values.

You can only adjust the Ratio CMOS if you installed an unlocked CPU.

Refer to the CPU documentation for details.

Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]

Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot

even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute Disable Function [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection

Technology. Setting this item to [Enabled] forces the XD feature ﬂag to

always return to zero (0). Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Enhanced C1 Control [Auto]

Allows you to disable or set to auto the Enhanced C1 Control function.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Virtualization Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to disable or enable the virtualization technology.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Allows you to disable or enabled the hardward prefetcher function.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

Allows you to disable or enabled the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]

Allows you to disable or set to auto the CPU Internal Thermal Control

function. When set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically checks the CPU’s

capability to enable TM or TM2 support. In TM mode, the CPU power

consumption is reduced. In TM2 mode, the CPU core and VID are reduced.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Scroll down the screen to display the following item.

The following item appears only when you installed an Intel^®Pentium^®

CPU that supports the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST).

Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Disabled]

Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology. When set

to [Automatic], you can adjust the system power settings in the operating

system to use the EIST feature.

Set this item to [Disabled] if you do not want to use the EIST.

Conﬁguration options: [Minimum Speed] [Automatic] [Disabled]

•

Refer to the Appendix for details on how to use the EIST feature.

•

The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EIST.

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4.4.5 Chipset

The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

Advanced Chipset Settings

Enable or Disable

Conﬁgure DRAM

Timing by SPD

Conﬁgure DRAM Timing by SPD

DRAM ECC Mode

Hyper Path 3

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

DRAM Throttling Threshold

[Auto

Boot Graphic Adapter Priority

[PCI Express/PCI]

PEG Buffer Length

Link Latency

[Auto]

PEG Root Control

PEG Link Mode

[Auto]

Slot Power

High Priority Port Select

[Auto]

[Disabled]

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]

When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according

to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can

manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items.

The following sub-items appear when this item is Disabled.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DRAM CAS# Latency [5 Clocks]

Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time

the data actually becomes available. Conﬁguration options: [6 Clocks]

[5 Clocks] [4 Clocks] [3 Clocks]

DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks]

Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR

SDRAM. Conﬁguration options: [2 Clocks] ~ [6 Clocks]

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [4 Clocks]

Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the

read/write command. Conﬁguration options: [2 Clocks] ~ [6 Clocks]

DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge Delay [15 Clocks]

Conﬁguration options: [4 Clocks] ~ [18 Clocks]

DRAM Write Recovery Time [4 Clocks]

Conﬁguration options: [2 Clocks] ~ [6 Clocks]

DRAM ECC Mode [Disabled]

Allows you to disable or set to [Auto] the DRAM ECC mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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Hyper Path 3 [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Hyper Path 3 feature.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

DRAM Throttling Threshold [Auto]

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI]

Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device.

Conﬁguration options: [PCI Express/PCI] [PCI/PCI Express]

PEG Buffer Length [Auto]

Sets the length of the PCI Express graphics card buffer.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Long] [Short]

Link Latency [Auto]

Sets the PCI Express graphics card link latency.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Slow] [Normal]

PEG Root Control [Auto]

Allows you to enable, disable, or set to automatic the PCI Express graphics

card root control. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

PEG Link Mode [Auto]

Sets the PCI Express graphics link mode. Setting this item to [Auto]

allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics

link mode to the correct frequency based on the system conﬁguration.

Four additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Slow] [Normal] [Fast] [Faster]

Slot Power [Auto]

Sets the PCI Express graphics card slot power.

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Light] [Normal] [Heavy] [Heavier]

High Priority Port Select [Disabled]

Allows you to disable or select the high priority port. The speciﬁed high

priority port will be given arbitration above VC0 but below VC1.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [PCI Express Port 1] [PCI Express Port 5]

[PCI Express Port 6]

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4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration

Conﬁgure Win627EHG Super IO Chipset

Enable or disable

High Deﬁnition Audio

Controller.

HD Audio Controller

PCI-E Lan

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

PCI-E LAN PCI LAN BOOTROM

PCI Lan

PCI LAN BOOTROM

Marvell SATA Controller

Marvell SATA BOOTROM

Onboard 1394 Controller

Serial Port1 Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ

[3F8/IRQ4]

[378]

[ECP]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the high-deﬁnition audio CODEC.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

PCI-E Lan [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCI-E Lan.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

PCI-E LAN BOOTROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCI-E boot ROM. Conﬁguration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Lan [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCI Lan.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

PCI LAN BOOTROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCI LAN boot ROM. Conﬁguration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Marvell SATA Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell^®88SE6141 Serial ATA

controller. Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Marvell SATA BOOTROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Marvell^®88SE6141 Serial ATA

boot ROM. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller.

Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4]

[2E8/IRQ3]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]

Parallel Port Mode [ECP]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.

Conﬁguration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]

ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3]

Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [ECP]. This item

allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA.

Conﬁguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3]

EPP Version [1.9]

Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [EPP]. This item

allows the BIOS to select the parallel port EPP version.

Conﬁguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Allows you to select the parallel port IRQ.

Conﬁguration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]

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4.4.7 PCI PnP

The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for

PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources

for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block

for legacy ISA devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items.

Incorrect ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

NO: Lets the BIOS

conﬁgue all the

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

devices in the system.

YES: Lets the

Plug And Play O/S

PCI Latency Timer

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Palette Snooping

[No]

operating system

conﬁgure Plug and Play

(PnP) devices not

required for boot if

your system has a Plug

and Play operating

system.

[64]

[Yes]

[Disabled]

IRQ-3 assigned to

IRQ-4 assigned to

IRQ-5 assigned to

IRQ-7 assigned to

IRQ-9 assigned to

IRQ-10 assigned to

IRQ-11 assigned to

IRQ-14 assigned to

IRQ-15 assigned to

[PCI Device]

Plug And Play O/S [No]

When set to [No], BIOS conﬁgures all the devices in the system. When set

to [Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating

system conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.

Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI Latency Timer [64]

Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device

latency timer register. Conﬁguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160]

[192] [224] [248]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]

When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card

requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the

PCI VGA card even if requested. Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

Palette Snooping [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the palette snooping feature informs the PCI

devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the

latter can function correctly. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device]

When set to [PCI Device], the speciﬁc IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP

devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA

devices. Conﬁguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]

4.5

Power menu

The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and

Advanced Power Management (APM) features. Select an item then press

<Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

Suspend Mode

[Auto]

[No]

Select the ACPI state

used for System

Suspend.

Repost Video on S3 Resume

ACPI 2.0 Support

ACPI APIC Support

[No]

[Enabled]

APM Conﬁguration

Hardware Monitor

4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

state to be used for system suspend. Setting this item to [Auto] allows the

OS to select the ACPI state. Conﬁguration options: [S1 (POS) only]

[S3 only] [Auto]

4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]

Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.

Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]

Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Conﬁguration and Power

Interface (ACPI) 2.0 speciﬁcations. Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

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4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power

Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller

(APIC). When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the

RSDT pointer list. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.5.5 APM Configuration

APM Conﬁguration

Power Button Mode

Go into On/Off or

Suspend when Power

button is pressed.

[On/Off]

Restore on AC Power Loss

Power On By RTC Alarm

[Power Off]

[Disabled]

Power On By External Modems [Disabled]

Power On By PCI Devices

Power On By PCIE Devices

Power On By PS/2 Keyboard

Power On By PS/2 Mouse

[Disabled]

Power Button Mode [On/Off]

Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the

power button is pressed. Conﬁguration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power

loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.

When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state,

whatever the system state was before the AC power loss.

Conﬁguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The succeeding items appear when the Power On By RTC Alarm item is

set to [Enabled].

RTC Alarm Date [XX]

To set the alarm date, highlight this item and press the <+> or <->

key to make the selection. Conﬁguration options: [Everyday] [1] [2]

[3]... ~ [31]

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RTC Alarm Hour

To set the alarm hour, highlight this item and press the <+> or <->

key to make the selection. Conﬁguration options: [00] [1]... ~ [23]

RTC Alarm Minute

To set the alarm minute, highlight this item and press the <+> or <->

key to make the selection. Conﬁguration options: [00] [1]... ~ [59]

RTC Alarm Second

To set the alarm second, highlight this item and press the <+> or <->

key to make the selection. Conﬁguration options: [00] [1]... ~ [59]

Power On By External Modems [Disabled]

Allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the

computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in

Soft-off mode. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and

applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the

ﬁrst try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the

computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system

power on.

Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system

through a PCI LAN or modem card. This feature requires an ATX power

supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system

through a PCI Express device. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Allows you to use speciﬁc keys on the keyboard to turn on the system.

This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on

the +5VSB lead. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc]

[Power Key]

Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse

to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that

provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled]

[Enabled]

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4.5.6 Hardware Monitor

Hardware Monitor

Automatically

optimize BIOS

AI Quiet

CPU Temperature

MB Temperature

[Disabled]

settings to minimize

CPU FAN speed

according to system

[32.5ºC/90.5ºF]

[36.0ºC/96.5ºF]

CPU Fan Speed (RPM)

Q-Fan Control

[3813 RPM]

[Disabled]

[N/A]

[Disabled]

[N/A]

Chassis Fan1

Chassis Fan2

Chassis Q-Fan1 Control

Power Fan Speed (RPM)

VCORE Voltage

3.3V Voltage

5V Voltage

[ 1.320V]

[ 3.345V]

[ 5.094V]

[11.880V]

12V Voltage

AI Quiet [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the AI Quiet feature, which automatically

optimizes BIOS settings to minimize CPU FAN speed according to system

loading. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the

motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select [Disabled] if you do not wish to

display the detected temperatures.

CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU

fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the

motherboard, the ﬁeld shows N/A. Select [Ignore] from the item options to

disable CPU fan speed monitoring.

Q-FAN Control [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q-Fan feature that smartly

adjusts the fan speeds for more efﬁcient system operation. Conﬁguration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The CPU Q-Fan Mode and CPU Fan Proﬁle Mode items appear when you

enable the ASUS Q-FAN Control feature.

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CPU Q-Fan Mode [PWM]

Allows you to select the type of CPU fan cable connected to the CPU fan

connector. Set to [PWM] when using a 4-pin CPU fan cable. Set to [DC]

when using a 3-pin CPU fan cable. Conﬁguration options: [PWM] [DC]

Some CPU fans with a 4-pin cable do not comply with Intel^®’s PWM fan

speciﬁcation. When using this type of CPU fan, you can not reduce the

CPU fan speed even if you set the CPU Q-Fan Mode to [PWM].

CPU Fan Profile [Optimal]

Allows you to set the appropriate CPU fan performance. When set to

[Optimal], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU

temperature. Set this item to [Silent] to minimize fan speed for quiet CPU

fan operation, or [Performance] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed.

Conﬁguration options: [Optimal] [Performance Mode] [Silent]

Chassis Fan1/2 or [N/A]/[Ignored]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the

chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected

to the chassis, the speciﬁc ﬁeld shows N/A. Select [Ignore] from the item

options to disable chassis fan speed monitoring.

Chassis Q-Fan1 Control [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q-Fan feature that smartly

adjusts the chassis fan speeds for more efﬁcient system operation.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

•

The Chassis Q-Fan function is available only on CHA_FAN1.

•

The Chassis Fan Proﬁle Mode item appears when you enable the

Chassis Q-Fan Control feature.

Chassis Fan Profile [Optimal]

Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis Q-Fan.

Conﬁguration options: [Optimal] [Performance Mode] [Silent Mode]

Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]/ [Ignored]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the

power fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected

to the power fan connector, the speciﬁc ﬁeld shows N/A.

VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output

through the onboard voltage regulators.

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4.6

Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

Speciﬁes the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Removable Drives

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

Security

A virtual ﬂoppy disk

drive (Floppy Drive

B:) may appear when

you set the CD-ROM

drive as the ﬁrst

boot device.

4.6.1 Boot Device Priority

Speciﬁes the boot

sequence from the

available devices.

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

[HDD: PM-ST330620A]

[CDROM:ATAPI CD-ROM]

A device enclosed

in parenthesis has

been disable din the

corresponding type

menu.

1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available

devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends

on the number of devices installed in the system.

Conﬁguration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM]

[Disabled]

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4.6.2 Removable Drives

Speciﬁes the boot

sequence from the

available devices.

Removable Drives

1st Drive

2nd Drive

3rd Drive

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

[USB:ASUS Ai Flash-5]

A device enclosed

in parenthesis has

been disable din the

corresponding type

menu.

1st ~ xxth Drive [1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available

devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends

on the number of removable devices installed in the system.

Conﬁguration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [USB:ASUS Ai Flash-5]

[Disabled]

4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while

booting. This will

decrease the time

needed to boot the

system.

Quick Boot

Full Screen Logo

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Bootup Num-Lock

PS/2 Mouse Support

Wait For ‘F1’ If Error

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Interrupt 19 Capture

[Enabled]

[Force BIOS]

[On]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Quick Boot [Enabled]

Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST)

while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set

to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM.

Conﬁguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Conﬁguration options: [Off] [On]

PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when

error occurs. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run

Setup” during POST. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap

Interrupt 19. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.6.4 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

Security Settings

<Enter> to change

password.

<Enter> again to

disabled password.

Supervisor Password

User Password

: Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

TCG/TPM SUPPORT

[No]

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor

Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After

you set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:

1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item, then press <Enter>.

2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six

letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your

password.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a

user password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then

press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS

Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information

on how to erase the RTC RAM.

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After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow

you to change other security settings.

Security Settings

Supervisor Password

User Password

: Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

User Access Level

Change User Password

Clear User Password

Password Check

[Full Access]

[Setup]

User Access Level [Full Access]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.

Conﬁguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.

View Only allows access but does not allow change to any ﬁeld.

Limited allows changes only to selected ﬁelds, such as Date and Time.

Full Access allows viewing and changing all the ﬁelds in the Setup

utility.

Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password

item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a

password, this item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at

least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password

successfully.

To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user

password.

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Clear User Password

Select this item to clear the user password.

Password Check [Setup]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the

Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both

when accessing Setup and booting the system.

Conﬁguration options: [Setup] [Always]

TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No]

Enables or disables TPM/TCG (TPM1.1/1.2) support in BIOS.

Conﬁguration options: [Yes] [No]

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Tools menu

The Tools menu items allow you to conﬁgure options for special functions.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

EZ Flash 2

ASUS O.C. Proﬁle

4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2

Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a conﬁrmation

message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes]

or [No], then press <Enter> to conﬁrm your choice. Please see page 4-5,

section 4.1.3 for details.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.00

FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC

Current ROM

Update ROM

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

BOARD: P5WDG2-WS Pro

VER: 0204

DATE: 07/04/2006

PATH: C:\P5WDG2OC

WIN98ESE

NETTERM

<DIR>

DRIVERS

RECYCLED

WUTEMP

NEWFOL~1

INSTALL

TEST-REB

MSDOWNLD.TMP

Note

[Enter] Select

[S] Save

[ESC]Exit

[Tab] Switch

[Up/Down/Home/End] Move

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4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile

O.C. PROFILE Conﬁguration

Save to Proﬁle 1

O.C. Proﬁle 1 Status: Not Installed

O.C. Proﬁle 2 Status: Not Installed

Save to Proﬁle 1

Load from Proﬁle 1

Save to Proﬁle 2

Load from Proﬁle 2

Start O.C. Proﬁle

Save to Profile 1/2

Allows you to save the current BIOS ﬁle to the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to

save the ﬁle.

Load from Profile 1/2

Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Press

<Enter> to load the ﬁle.

Start O.C. Profile

Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS. Press <Enter> to run

the utility.

ASUSTek O.C. Proﬁle Utility B311

Current CMOS

Update CMOS

BOARD: Unknown

VER: Unknown

DATE: Unknown

BOARD: P5WDG2 WS Pro

VER: 0204.rom

DATE: 07/03/2006

PATH: C:\P5WDG2OC

WIN98SE

<DIR>

CMOS backup is done! Press any key to Exit.

NETTERM

<DIR>

DOCUME”1

PROGRA”1

SYSTEM”1

M2NPVVM

RECYCLED

TEST-REB

BOOTFONT.BIN

<DIR>

213830 2001-09-05 20:00:00

Note

[Enter] Select [Y] Yes [N/Esc] No [Left/Right]: Switch

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This function can supp ort devices such as USB ﬂash disk, or ﬂoppy

disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

•

Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to

prevent system boot failure!

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4.8

Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values

for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

Exit Options

Exit & Save Changes

Exit & Discard Changes

Discard Changes

Load Setup Defaults

Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the

options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Exit & Save Changes

Once you are ﬁnished making your selections, choose this option from

the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS

RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on

even when the computer is turned off. When you select this option, a

conﬁrmation window appears. Select OK to save the changes and exit.

If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes,

the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save

your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while

exiting.

Exit & Discard Changes

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you

made to the Setup program. If you made changes to ﬁelds other than

System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation

before exiting.

Discard Changes

Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously

saved values. After selecting this option, a conﬁrmation appears. Select Ok

to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

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Load Setup Defaults

Allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on

the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a

conﬁrmation window appears. Select Ok to load default values. Select Exit

& Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the

non-volatile RAM.

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This chapter describes the contents

of the support CD that comes with

the motherboard package.

Software

support

Chapter summary

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

Installing an operating system.............................................. 5-1

Support CD information........................................................ 5-1

Software information.......................................................... 5-10

RAID conﬁgurations ............................................................ 5-28

Creating a RAID driver disk .................................................5-40

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Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows^®2000/2003 Server/XP operating

systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding

updates to maximize the features of your hardware.

•

Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup

procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to

your OS documentation for detailed information.

•

Make sure that you install Windows^®2000 Service Pack 4 or the

Windows^®XP Service Pack1 or later versions before installing the

drivers for better compatibility and system stability.

5.2

Support CD information

The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the

drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all

motherboard features.

The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time

without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.

5.2.1 Running the support CD

Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the

Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

Click an icon to

display support

CD/motherboard

information

Click an item to install

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of

the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder.

Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD.

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5.2.2 Drivers menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

The screen display and driver options vary under different operating

system versions.

ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers

Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard.

Intel Chipset Inf Update Program

Installs the Intel^®Chipset INF Update Program. This driver enables

Plug-n-Play INF support for the Intel^®chipset components on the

motherboard. When installed to the target system, this driver provides the

method for conﬁguring the chipset components.

You can install this utility using three different modes: interactive, silent or

unattended preload. Installing the driver in interactive mode requires user

input during installation. User input is not required when installing the driver

in silent or unattended preload modes. Refer to the online help or readme

ﬁle that came with the utility for details.

SoundMAX ADI1988B Audio Driver

Installs the SoundMAX^®ADI1988B audio driver and application.

Marvell 61xx SATA controller Driver

Installs the Marvell^®61xx SATA controller driver.

Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver

Installs the Marvell^®Yukon^™Gigabit Ethernet driver.

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ASUS WiFi-AP Solo

(for P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP model only)

Installs the WiFi-AP Solo™ driver and application.

USB 2.0 Driver

Installs the USB 2.0 driver.

5.2.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the

motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.

Click to display

more items

ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities

Launches the ASUS InstAll utilities installation wizard.

Marvell Yukon VCT Application

The Virtual Cable Tester (VCT) is a cable diagnostic application that

analyzes and reports LAN cable faults and shorts.

ASUS AI Gear

Installs the ASUS AI Gear application.

ASUS AI Nap

Installs the ASUS AI Nap application.

ASUS AI Booster

The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in

Windows^®environment.

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ASUS PC Probe II

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system

voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you

keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASUS Update

The ASUS Update utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS

in Windows^®environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either

through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0

The Adobe Acrobat^®Reader V7.0 is for opening, viewing, and printing

documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

The Microsoft DirectX^®9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances

computer graphics and sounds. DirectX^®improves the multimedia features

of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing

videos, or playing games in your computer.

Anti-virus Utility

The anti-virus utility scans, identiﬁes, and removes computer viruses.

View the online help for detailed information.

Click

to see more items.

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WinDVD Copy5 Trial

Install WinDVD Copy5 Trial application.

InterVideo MediaOne Gallery

Install InterVideo MediaOne Gallery application.

Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE

Install the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE application.

CyberLink PowerBackup

Install the CyberLink PowerBackup application.

Corel Snapfire Plus SE

Install the Corel Snapﬁre Plus SE application.

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

The Make Disk menu allows you to make RAID/Serial ATA driver disks.

Intel ICH7R 32bit 2000/XP/2003 RAID Driver

Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32-bit Windows^®2000/

XP/2003 system.

Intel ICH7R 64bit XP/2003 RAID Driver

Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 64-bit Windows^®

XP/2003 system.

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Intel ICH7R 32bit Vista RAID Driver

Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32-bit Windows^®Vista

system.

Intel ICH7R 64bit Vista RAID Driver

Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 64-bit Windows^®Vista

system.

Marvell 6145 32bit 2000 Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell^®6145 RIAD driver disk for a 32-bit

Windows^®2000 system.

Marvell 6145 32bit XP/2003 Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell^®6145 RIAD driver disk for a 32-bit

Windows^®XP/2003 system.

Marvell 6145 64bit XP/2003 Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell^®6145 RIAD driver disk for a 64-bit

Windows^®XP/2003 system.

Marvell 6145 32bit Vista Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell^®6145 RIAD driver disk for a 32-bit

Windows^®Vista system.

Marvell 6145 64bit Vista Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell^®6145 RIAD driver disk for a 64-bit

Windows^®Vista system.

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5.2.5 Manuals menu

The Manuals menu contains the user manuals for third party components

and applications.

Most user manual ﬁles are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install

the Adobe Acrobat Reader application from the Utilities tab before

opening a user manual ﬁle.

5.2.6 Contact information

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also

ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.

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5.2.7 Other information

The icons on the top right corner of the screen provide additional

information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD. Click

an icon to display the speciﬁed information.

Motherboard Info

Displays the general speciﬁcations of the motherboard.

Browse this CD

Displays the contents of the support CD in graphical format.

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Technical Support Form

Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to ﬁll out

when requesting technical support.

Filelist

Displays the contents of the support CD in text format.

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5.3

Software information

Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will

conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or

readme ﬁle that came with the software application for more information.

5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™

The ASUS MyLogo2™ utility lets you customize the boot logo. The boot

logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power-On-Self-Tests

(POST). The ASUS MyLogo2™ is automatically installed when you install

the ASUS Update utility from the support CD. See section “5.2.3 Utilities

menu” for details.

•

Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the AFUDOS utility to make a

copy of your original BIOS ﬁle, or obtain the latest BIOS version from

the ASUS website. See section “4.1.4 AFUDOS utility.”

Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to [Enabled] if

you wish to use ASUS MyLogo3. See section “4.6.2 Boot Settings

Conﬁguration.”

You can create your own boot logo image in GIF, JPG, or BMP ﬁle

formats.

To launch the ASUS MyLogo2™:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility. Refer to section “4.1.1 ASUS Update

utility” for details.

2. Select Options from the drop down menu, then click Next.

3. Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before

ﬂashing BIOS, then click Next.

4. Select Update BIOS from a ﬁle from the drop down menu, then click

Next.

5. When prompted, locate the new

BIOS ﬁle, then click Next. The

ASUS MyLogo2 window appears.

6. From the left window pane, select

the folder that contains the image

you intend to use as your boot

logo.

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7. When the logo images appear on

the right window pane, select an

image to enlarge by clicking on it.

8. Adjust the boot image to your

desired size by selecting a value

on the Ratio box.

9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, ﬂash the original

BIOS to load the new boot logo.

10. After ﬂashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot

logo during POST.

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5.3.2 AI NET2

The AI NET2 features the Marvell^®Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT). VCT is

a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using

the Time Domain Reﬂectometry (TDR) technology. The VCT detects and

reports open and shorted cables, impedance mismatches, pair swaps, pair

polarity problems, and pair skew problems of up to 64 ns at one meter

accuracy.

The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a

highly manageable and controlled network system. This utility can be

incorporated in the network systems sofware for ideal ﬁeld support as well

as development diagnostics.

Using the Virtual Cable Tester™

To use the the Marvell^®Virtual Cable Tester™ utility:

1. Launch the VCT utility from the Windows^®desktop by clicking Start >

All Programs > Marvell > Virtual Cable Tester.

2. Click Virtual Cable Tester from the menu to display the screen below.

3. Click the Run button to perform a cable test.

•

The VCT only runs on systems with Windows^®XP or Windows^®2000

operating systems.

The VCT utility only tests Ethernet cables connected to Gigabit LAN

port(s).

The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester™ main window is disabled

if no problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to the LAN

port(s).

•

If you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before

entering the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS

Setup.

AI NET2 is available only on LAN2.

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5.3.3 AI Gear

ASUS AI Gear provides four system performance options that allows you

to select the best performance setting for your computing needs. This

easy-to-use utility adjusts the processor frequency and VCore voltage to

minimize system noise and power consumption.

After installing AI Gear from the bundled support CD, you can launch AI

Gear by double-clicking the AI Gear icon on your Windows OS taskbar.

Shift the gear to the performance setting that you like.

Maximum

Performance

Medium

Performance

High

Maximum

Performance

Power Saving

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You can also set the AI Gear modes by clicking the AI Gear icon on the

Windows taskbar.

•

When AI Gear is enabled, the system will automatically optimize the

CPU and chassis fan speed according to the system loading.

•

The AI Booster (AI NOS) and AI Gear functions cannot be enabled

simutaneously.

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5.3.4 AI Nap

This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your

computer whenever you are away. Enable this feature for minimum power

consumption and a more quiet system operation.

After installing AI Nap from the bundled support CD, you can launch the

utility by double-clicking the AI Nap icon on the Windows OS taskbar. Click

Yes on the conﬁrmation screen.

To exit AI Nap mode, press the system power or mouse button then click

Yes on the conﬁrmation screen.

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5.3.5 AI Booster

The ASUS Ai Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in

WIndows^®environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.

After installing AI Booster from the bundled support CD, you can launch the

utility by double-clicking the AI Booster icon on the Windows^®OS taskbar.

The options on the task bar allow you to use the default settings, adjust

CPU/Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal

overclocking conﬁgurations.

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5.3.6 ASUS PC Probe II

PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer’s vital components, and

detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe

II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among

others. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring

your computer the moment you turn it on. With this utility, you are assured

that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition.

Installing PC Probe II

To install PC Probe II on your computer:

1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab

appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.

If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the

support CD to locate the setup.exe ﬁle from the ASUS PC Probe II folder.

Double-click the setup.exe ﬁle to start installation.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II.

3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.

Launching PC Probe II

You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the

Windows^®desktop.

To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows^®desktop, click Start > All

Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.00.43. The PC Probe II

main window appears.

After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in the

Windows^®taskbar. Click this icon to close or restore the application.

Using PC Probe II

Main window

The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your

system and change the utility

conﬁguration. By default, the main

window displays the Preference

section. You can close or restore the

Preference section by clicking on the

triangle on the main window right

handle.

Click to close the

Preference panel

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Button

Function

Opens the Conﬁguration window

Opens the Report window

Opens the Desktop Management 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

Sensor alert

When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle

turns red, as the illustrations below show.

When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to

the Monitor panels section for details.

Preferences

You can customize the application using the

Preference section in the main window. Click

the box before each preference to activate or

deactivate.

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Hardware monitor panels

The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor

such as fan rotation, CPU temperature, and voltages.

The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes: hexagonal (large)

and rectangular (small). When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel

option from the Preference section, the monitor panels appear on your

computer’s desktop.

Small display

Large display

Changing the monitor panels position

To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop,

click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then

select another position from the list box. Click OK when

ﬁnished.

Moving the monitor panels

All monitor panels move together using

a magnetic effect. If you want to detach

a monitor panel from the group, click the

horseshoe magnet icon. You can now move

or reposition the panel independently.

Adjusting the sensor threshold value

You can adjust the sensor threshold

value in the monitor panel by clicking

the or buttons. You can also adjust

the threshold values using the Conﬁg

Click to

increase

window.

value

You cannot adjust the sensor threshold

values in a small monitoring panel.

Click to

decrease

value

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Monitoring sensor alert

The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower

than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below.

Small display

Large display

WMI browser

Click

to display the

WMI (Windows Management

Instrumentation) browser. This

browser displays various Windows^®

management information. Click an

item from the left panel to display

on the right panel. Click the plus

sign (+) before WMI Information to

display the available information.

You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right

corner of the browser.

DMI browser

Click to display the DMI

(Desktop Management Interface)

browser. This browser displays

various desktop and system

information. Click the plus sign (+)

before DMI Information to display

the available information.

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PCI browser

Click

to display the

PCI (Peripheral Component

Interconnect) browser. This browser

provides information on the PCI

devices installed on your system.

Click the plus sign (+) before the

PCI Information item to display

available information.

Usage

The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk

drive space, and memory usage. Click

to display the Usage browser.

CPU usage

The CPU tab displays real-time CPU

usage in line graph representation.

If the CPU has an enabled Hyper-

-Threading, two separate line

graphs display the operation of the

two logical processors.

Hard disk drive space usage

The Hard Disk tab displays the used

and available hard disk drive space.

The left panel of the tab lists all

logical drives. Click a hard disk drive

to display the information on the

right panel. The pie chart at the

bottom of the window represents

the used (blue) and the available

HDD space.

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Memory usage

The Memory tab shows both used

and available physical memory.

The pie chart at the bottom of the

window represents the used (blue)

and the available physical memory.

Configuring PC Probe II

Click

to view and adjust the sensor threshold values.

The Conﬁg window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The

Sensor/Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the

sensor threshold values. The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor

alerts, or change the temperature scale.

Loads the default

threshold values

for each sensor

Cancels or

ignores your

changes

Loads your saved

configuration

Applies your

changes

Saves your

configuration

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5.3.7 SoundMAX^®High Definition Audio utility

The ADI AD1988B High Deﬁnition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio

capability through the SoundMAX^®audio utility with AudioESP™ software to

deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements

high quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound positioning, and advanced

voice-input technologies.

Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from

the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the

SoundMAX^®audio utility.

•

You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this

setup.

SoundMAX^®requires Microsoft^®Windows^®2000/XP or later version.

Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before

installing SoundMAX^®.

•

Jack Retasking function works on High Deﬁnition front panel audio

ports only.

If the SoundMAX^®audio utility is correctly installed,

you will ﬁnd the SoundMAX^®icon on the taskbar.

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From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX^®icon to display the

SoundMAX^®Control Panel.

Audio Setup Wizard

By clicking the

icon from the SoundMAX^®control panel, you can easily

conﬁgure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions

and begin enjoying High Deﬁnition Audio.

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Jack configuration

Adjust speaker volume

This screen helps you conﬁgure

your computer’s audio ports,

depending on the audio devices

you have installed.

This screen helps you adjust

speaker volume. Click the Test

button to hear the changes you

have made.

Adjust microphone volume

This screen helps you adjust microphone volume. You will be asked to read

pre-written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you

speak.

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Audio preferences

Click the

icon to go to the Preferences page. This page allows you to

change various audio settings.

General options

Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices, enable/

disable the AudioESP™ feature, and enable/disable digital output.

DTS.

This feature is consists of two elements: DTS interactive and DTS NEO:PC. DTS

interactive re-encodes your stereo or multi-channel sound into a DTS audio

signal and send it out from your PC to any DTS enabled system.

While DTS NEO:PC turns your stereo audio such as MP3, WMA, CD, and other

sound format into a convincing multi-channel audio experience.

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Microphone options

Click the Listening Environment tab allows you to optimize your microphone

input settings.

Enhanced Microphone Features

No Filtering

Enables Noise Filter function. Detects repetitive and stationary noises

like computer fans, air conditioners, and other background noises then

eliminates it in the incoming sudio stream while recording. You can enable

it for a better recording quality.

Voice Recording

Receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and eliminates

interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations. You can

enable it to transit clearer sound during on-line games, MSN, or Skype.

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5.4

RAID conﬁgurations

The motherboard comes with the Intel^®ICH7R Southbridge RAID controllers

that allow you to conﬁgure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The

motherboard supports the following RAID conﬁgurations.

RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and

write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same

work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that

of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two

new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of

data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array

management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as

it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

conﬁguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the

entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive

for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the

existing drive.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity

(redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID

10 conﬁguration you get all the beneﬁts of both RAID 0 and RAID 1

conﬁgurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and

three new drives for this setup.

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard

disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 conﬁguration include better

HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5

conﬁguration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database

applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems.

Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

Intel^®Matrix Storage. The Intel^®Matrix Storage technology supported by

the ICH7R chip allows you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set using only

two identical hard disk drives. The Intel^®Matrix Storage technology creates

two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID

1 sets. This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive

partition size without losing any data.

If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a

created RAID set, copy ﬁrst the RAID driver from the support CD to a

ﬂoppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard

disk drive. Refer to section “5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.

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5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal

performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when

creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conﬁguration:

1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2. Connect the SATA signal cables.

3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

5.4.2 Intel^®RAID configurations

This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1), and

Intel^®Matrix Storage conﬁgurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through

the Intel^®ICH7R Southbridge chip.

Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID

set(s). To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the Main Menu, select IDE Conﬁguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Select the item Conﬁgure SATA As, then press <Enter> to display the

conﬁguration options.

4. Select RAID from the Conﬁgure SATA As item options, then press

<Enter>.

5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.

Refer to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on

entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

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Intel^®Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility

The Intel^®Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA

hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported

by the Southbridge.

To enter the Intel^®Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility:

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

2. Turn on the system.

3. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

RAID Volumes:

None deﬁned.

Physical Disks:

Port Drive Model

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size

Type/Status(Vol ID)

XXXXXXXXXXX

XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk

[↑↓]-Select

[ESC]-Exit

[ENTER]-Select Menu

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move

through the menus and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only

and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

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Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)

To create a RAID 0 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard

disk drives to conﬁgure as RAID. This pop-up screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

2 XXXXXXXXXXXX

3 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space>

to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>

after completing your selection.

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6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0

array, then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from

4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher

stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing.

7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>.

The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or

<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)

To create a RAID 1 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume1

RAID Level: RAID1(Mirror)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: N/A

Capacity: XX.X GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>.

4. When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume

capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value

indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

5. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

6. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N>

to go back to Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)

To create a RAID 10 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume10

RAID Level: RAID10(RAID0+1)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: XXX.X GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select RAID 10(RAID0+1), then press <Enter>.

4. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array, then press <Enter>.

The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The

default stripe size is 64 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher

stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing.

5. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press <Enter>

when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the

maximum allowed capacity.

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6. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

7. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or

<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)

To create a RAID 5 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

<Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume5

RAID Level: RAID5(Parity)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 64KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[Enter]-Select

2. Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select RAID 5(Parity), then press <Enter>.

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4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk

drives to conﬁgure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

2 XXXXXXXXXXXX

3 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set,

then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected

drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.

The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The

default stripe size is 64 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher

stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing.

7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>

when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the

maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or

<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Deleting a RAID set

Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard

disk drives when you delete a RAID set.

To delete a RAID set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume, then press

<Enter> to display this screen.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]

Name

Volume0

Level

RAIDX(xxxxx)

Drives

Capacity Status

XXX.XGB Normal

Bootable

Yes

[ HELP ]

Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) and

cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks.

WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON-RECOVERABLE.

[↑↓]-Select

[<ESC>]-Previous Menu

[<Del>]-Delete Volume

2. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete,

then press <Del>. This window appears.

[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]

ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!

Are you sure you want to delete volume “VolumeX”? (Y/N):

3. Press <Y> to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu;

otherwise, press <N> to return to the Delete Volume menu.

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Resetting Disks to Non-RAID

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-RAID. Resetting

a RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set hard disk drive:

1. From the utility main menu, select 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID, then

press <Enter> to display this screen.

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures

from the selected RAID disks. By removing these structures,

the drive will revert back to a non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

Port Drive Model

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size Status

XX.XGB Member Disk

Select the disks that should be reset.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

2. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want

to reset, then press <Space> to select.

3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conﬁrmation message

appears.

4. Press <Y> to reset the drive or press <N> to return to the utility main

menu.

Exiting the Intel^®Matrix Storage Manager utility

To exit the utility:

1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <Enter>. This

window appears.

[ CONFIRM EXIT ]

Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N):

2. Press <Y> to exit or press <N> to return to the utility main menu.

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Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive

Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-RAID. Resetting

a RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive.

To reset a RAID set hard disk drive:

1. From the utility main menu, select [3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID], then

press <Enter> to display the following screen.

[

RESET RAID DATA

]

Resetting RAID data will remove the internal RAID structures

from the selected RAID disks. By removing these structures

the drive will revert back to a Non-RAID disk.

WARNING: Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

Port Drive Model

Serial #

XXXXXXXX

Size

XX.0GB

Status

Member Disk

STXXXXXXXXX

Select the disk that should be reset

[

]-Previous/Next

[Space]-Selects [Enter]-Selection Complete

2. Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive you

want to reset, then press <Space> to select.

3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A conﬁrmation window

appears.

4. Press <Y> to reset the drive; otherwise, press <N> to return to the

utility main menu.

5. Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives.

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5.5

Creating a RAID driver disk

A ﬂoppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows^®

2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a

RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk

application in the support CD) or in Windows^®environment.

To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:

1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.

2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.

3. Select the optical drive as the ﬁrst boot priority to boot from the

support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.

4. Restart the computer.

5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD.

Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO!

Press any key to boot from CDROM...

The Makedisk menu appears.

1) Make ICH7R 32-bit RAID driver disk

2) Make ICH7R 64-bit RAID driver disk

3) Make Marvell 88SE6140 SATA2 RAID driver disk

4) Format ﬂoppy disk

5) FreeDOS command prompt

Please choose 1 ~ 6

6. Place a blank, high-density ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive, then

press the corresponding number to format the ﬂoppy disk. The

following message displays on screen.

Insert new diskette for drive B:\

and press ENTER when ready...

7. Press <Enter> to format the ﬂoppy disk.

8. When ﬁnished, select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create

by typing the number preceding the option, then press <Enter>. The

following message appears on screen.

Please insert your formatted ﬂoppy to drive B:\

Press a key to continue.

The screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not

exactly match the items on your screen.

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9. The RAID drivers are copied to the ﬂoppy disk. After creating a RAID

driver disk, eject the ﬂoppy disk, then write-protect it to prevent

computer virus infection.

10. Press any key to return to the Makedisk menu.

To create a RAID driver disk in Windows^®environment:

1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.

2. Click the Make Disk menu tab, then select the RAID driver disk you

wish to create:

•

Click Make ICH7R 32 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel^®ICH7R

RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system.

•

Click Make ICH7R 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel^®

ICH7R RAID driver disk for a 64-bit system.

•

Click Make Marvell 88SE6141 SATA2 RAID Driver Disk to create a

Marvell^®88SE6141 SATA2 RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system.

Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk

utility.

Refer to section “5.2.4 Make Disk menu” for details.

3. Insert a formatted high-density ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive.

4. Follow screen instructions to complete the process.

5. After creating a RAID driver disk, eject the ﬂoppy disk, then

write-protect it to prevent computer virus infection.

To install the RAID driver:

1. Install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. During

installation, the computer prompts you to press the F6 key if you are

installing a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.

2. Press <F6>, then insert the RAID driver disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive.

3. Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.

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The Appendix describes the CPU

features and technologies that the

motherboard supports.

CPU features

Chapter summary

A.1

A.2

A.3

Intel^®EM64T......................................................................... A-1

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST) ....................A-1

Intel^®Hyper-Threading Technology......................................A-3

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Intel^®EM64T

The motherboard supports Intel^®Pentium^®4 CPUs with the Intel^®EM64T

(Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel^®EM64T feature allows your

computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of

system memory for faster and more efﬁcient computing.

The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel^®LGA 775 processors

running on 32-bit operating systems.

Using the Intel^®EM64T feature

To use the Intel^®EM64T feature:

1. Install an Intel^®Pentium^®4 CPU that supports the Intel^®EM64T.

2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows^®XP Professional x64

Edition or Windows^®Server 2003 x64 Edition).

3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices

from the support CD.

4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.

Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit

the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.

A.2

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®

Technology (EIST)

The Enhanced Intel SpeedStep^®Technology (EIST) intelligently manages

the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core

frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed/power

requirement.

System requirements

•

Intel^®Pentium^®4 processor with EIST support

BIOS ﬁle with EIST support

Operating system with EIST support (Windows^®XP SP2/Windows^®

Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)

Using the EIST

To use the EIST feature:

1. Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.

2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Conﬁguration, then press

<Enter>.

3. Scroll down the options, select the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology

item, then press <Enter>. Refer to the BIOS screen on the next page.

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Conﬁgure Advanced CPU settings

Maximum: CPU speed is

set to maximum.

Minimum: CPU speed is

set to minimum.

Frequency

FSB Speed

: 2800 MHz

: 800 MHz

Automatic: CPU speed

is controlled by the

operating system.

Disabled: Default CPU

speed.

Cache L1

Cache L2

Cache L3

: 32 KB

: 2048 KB

: 0 KB

Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:14, Min:14)

Ratio Actual Value : 14

Ratio CMOS Setting:

VID CMOS Setting:

Microcode Updation

Max CPUID Value Limit:

Execute Disable Function

CPU Internal Thermal Control

[ 28]

[ 62]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Hyper Threading Technology

Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic]

[Enabled]

4. Select Automatic (default) from the options, then press <Enter>.

Set this item to [Maximum] or [Disabled] if you do not want to use the

EIST feature. The CPU constantly operates at a lower internal frequency

if you set this item to [Minimum].

5. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup.

6. After the computer restarts, right click on a blank space on the

desktop, then select Properties from the pop-up menu.

7. When the Display Properties window appears, click the Screen Saver

tab.

8. Click the Power button on the Monitor

power section to open the Power

Options Properties window.

9. On the Power schemes section, click

then select any option except

Home/Ofﬁce Desktop or Always On.

10. Click Apply, then click OK.

11. Close the Display Properties window.

After you adjust the power scheme,

the CPU internal frequency slightly

decreases when the CPU loading is low.

•

The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EM64T and EIST.

You can download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the ASUS website (www.asus.

com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS ﬁle.

•

The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the

operating system.

•

Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T and EIST features.

Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows^®64-bit OS.

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A.3

Intel^®Hyper-Threading Technology

•

The motherboard supports Intel^®Pentium^®4 LGA775 processors

with Hyper-Threading Technology.

•

Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under Windows^®XP/2003

Server and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. Under Linux,

use the Hyper-Threading compiler to compile the code. If you are

using any other operating systems, disable the Hyper-Threading

Technology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and

performance.

•

Installing Windows^®XP Service Pack 1 or later version is

recommended.

Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology item in BIOS

before installing a supported operating system.

For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit www.

intel.com/info/hyperthreading.

Using the Hyper-Threading Technology

To use the Hyper-Threading Technology:

1. Install an Intel^®Pentium^®4 CPU that supports Hyper-Threading

Technology.

2. Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup. Under the Advanced

Menu, make sure that the item Hyper-Threading Technology is set to

Enabled. See page 4-26 for details.

The BIOS item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper-

-Threading Technology.

3. Restart the computer.

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Appendix: CPU features

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