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2 E2167First Edition June 3 ContentsChapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5: Software support6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA¨ SLIª technology supportAppendix: CPU features 7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safetyOperation safety 9 How this guide is organizedWhere to find more information 10 Conventions used in this guideTypography 11 P5ND2-SLISeries specifications summary16 Chapter summary17 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS¨ P5ND2-SLISeries motherboard 1.2Package contents 18 1.3.1Product highlights19 DDR2 memory supportNVIDIA¨ QuickSync NVIDIA¨ DASP Built-inNVFirewallª and NVActiveArmorª 20 Serial ATA 3Gb/s and SATA-On-The-GoDual RAID solution Dual Gigabit LAN solution (Deluxe model only) PCI Expressª interface 21 CPU Lock FreeS/PDIF digital sound ready IEEE 1394a support USB 2.0 technology 22 1.3.2ASUS AI features23 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features24 ASUS MyLogo2ªASUS EZ Plugª C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 25 Hardware2 information27 2.1Before you proceedOnboard LED 28 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 29 2.2.3Motherboard layout30 2.2.4Layout contents32 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)33 2.3.1Installing the CPU35 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan37 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan39 2.4.1Overview40 2.4.2Memory configurations41 Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)43 2.4.3Installing a DIMM2.4.4Removing a DIMM 44 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 45 2.5.3Interrupt assignments46 2.5.4PCI slots2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot 47 2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots48 2.6 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 49 2 . Fan power (3-pinFANSEL)50 2.7.1Rear panel connectors51 9 . LAN(RJ-45) port 10 . LAN 32-bitOS LAN port LED indications 64-bitOS LAN port LED indications 11 . IEEE 1394a port 12 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 13 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 52 2.7.2Internal connectors53 2 . NVIDIA MCP-04SouthBridge IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)56 7 . Audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX)8 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) 57 9 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)10 . IEEE 1394 port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1) (Deluxe model only) 58 11 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)12 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 60 14 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)15 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG) 61 Table 1 Power Supply Unit Reference Vendors ListTable 2 Power supply requirements 62 16 . ASUS EZ selector card connector (144-pinSLI_CON)17 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) ¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) 67 3.1Starting up for the first time68 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 69 3.3.1Vocal POST messages71 3.3.2Winbond Voice Editor72 Changing the default languageLoad Write Yes 73 Customizing your POST messagesAdd Add Wave File 74 EditEvent Sound Editor Save .flh 77 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk78 4.1.2Updating the BIOS79 File Name to Program80 4.1.3Saving the current BIOS file81 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility82 Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk83 4.1.5ASUS EZ Flash utility84 4.1.6ASUS Update utility85 Updating the BIOS through the Internet86 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file87 4.2BIOS setup program88 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar 89 4.2.3Legend bar4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 90 4.2.7Pop-upwindow4.2.8General help 91 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Language [English] 4.3.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 92 4.3.5Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave93 PIO ModeUDMA Mode Transfer Mode 94 4.3.6First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master95 4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring4.3.8Installed Memory 96 4.4Advanced menu97 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration98 N.O.S. Option [Disabled]N.O.S. Mode [Auto] Sensitive Heavy Load Frequency Control 100 Spread Spectrum Control101 Voltage Control102 4.4.2Speech Configuration103 4.4.3LAN Cable Status104 4.4.4PEG Link Mode105 4.4.5CPU Configuration106 4.4.6Chipset107 Memory Timing Configuration108 4.4.7PCIPnP4.4.8Onboard Devices Configuration 109 IDE Function Setup110 NVRAID Configuration111 Onboard NV LAN [Enabled]OnBoard NV LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Intel LAN [Enabled] OnBoard Intel LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard PCI-ESATA II [Enabled] PCI-ESATA II Mode [BASE Mode] AC97 Audio [Enabled] PCI IEEE 1394a [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] 112 4.4.9USB Configuration113 4.4.10 SLI Configuration114 4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]4.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 115 4.5.3APM Configuration116 Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]Day of Month Alarm [Disabled] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 117 4.5.4Hardware Monitor118 4.6.1Boot Device Priority119 4.6.2Removable Drives4.6.3Hard Disk Drives 120 4.6.4CDROM Drives4.6.5Boot Settings Configuration 121 Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]Bootup Num-Lock[On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] Halt On [All Errors] 122 4.6.6Security123 A note about passwordsForgot your password Password Check 124 4.7Exit menuExit & Save Changes Ye s Exit & Discard Changes 125 Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Discard Changes 129 5.2.1Running the support CD130 5.2.2Drivers menu131 5.2.3Utilities menu132 5.2.4Make Disk menu133 5.2.5Manuals menu134 5.2.6ASUS Contact information5.2.7Other information 135 Browse this CDTechnical support Form 136 Filelist137 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2ª138 Ratio139 AI NETUsing the Virtual Cable Testerª 140 5.3.3Audio configurations141 Sound EffectS/PDIF option SPDIF 142 Speaker ConfigurationSpeaker Configuration Auto Test UAJ Automatic 143 AI Audio featureConnector Sensing Bracket Option 144 HRTF DemoHRTF Demo Play Stop 145 General settingsGeneral Language Rear panel audio ports function variation 146 5.3.4Using the NVIDIA¨ Firewallª147 Setting security profilesLockdown only Custom 1, 2 Off Current Firewall Profile Change Profile DonÕt Change P r o f i l e 148 Turning the NVFirewallª offCurrent Firewall Profile combo list box then select Off 2.Click Turn Firewall OFF 149 5.4RAID configurationsRAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks 150 5.4.1Installing hard disks151 5.4.2NVIDIA¨ RAID configurations152 Entering the NVIDIA¨ RAID utilityCreating a RAID Volume RAID Mode 154 Rebuilding a RAID array156 Deleting a RAID array157 Clearing a disk data158 5.4.3Silicon Image RAID configurations159 Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration UtilityLow Level Format Logical Drive Info Enter Ctrl-E :Exit 160 Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped)Create RAID set then press <Enter> to display an option menu 161 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored)Create RAID set then press <Enter>. The following sub-menuappears 162 configuration and press163 Create with data copy, the following pop-upmenu appears164 Creating a CONCATENATION setCreate RAID set then press <Enter CONCATENATION then press <Enter 165 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk¥Go to \Drivers\Chipset\MakeDisk\XP_32\sataraid ¥Go to \Drivers\Chipset\MakeDisk\XP_32\pataraid \Drivers\SiI3132\32bit\MakeDisk\MakeDisk_SATA \Drivers\SiI3132\32bit\MakeDisk\MakeDisk_RAID \Drivers\SiI3132\64bit\MakeDisk\MakeDisk_SATA \Drivers\SiI3132\64bit\MakeDisk\MakeDisk_RAID 169 Requirements170 6.2.1Setting the ASUS EZ selector card172 6.2.2Installing SLI-readygraphics cards173 PCIEX16_1PCIEX16_2 174 EZ_PLUG175 VGA cableDVI-I cable blue 176 6.2.3Setting the SLI mode in BIOS6.2.4Installing the device drivers 6.2.5Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows 177 D e s k t o p ManagementProperties Settings 6.Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab 178 SLImulti-GPU item 7.Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box 181 Using the Intel¨ EM64T featureA.2.1 System requirements 182 A.2.2 Using the EIST183 Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
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