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2 E2455Revised Edition February 3 ContentsChapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5: Software supportAppendix: CPU features 6 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 7 Electrical safetyOperation safety 8 How this guide is organizedWhere to find more information 9 Conventions used in this guideTypography 10 P5WDG2-WSspecifications summary14 Chapter summary15 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS¨ P5WDG2-WSWorkstation motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application CD Documentation 16 1.3.1Product highlights17 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep¨ Technology (EIST)DDR2 memory support PCI-X¨ interface PCI Expressª interface S/PDIF digital sound ready 18 8-channel+ 2-channelHigh Definition audioIEEE 1394a support USB 2.0 technology Dual Gigabit LAN solution 19 1.3.2ASUS Intelligence (AI) features20 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features21 ASUS Q-Fan2 technologyASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS MyLogo2ª ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS 25 2.1Before you proceedOnboard LED 26 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 27 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool28 2.2.4Motherboard layout29 2.2.5Layout contents31 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)32 2.3.1Installing the CPU34 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan36 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan38 2.4.1Overview2.4.2Memory configurations 40 Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)44 2.4.3Installing a DIMM2.4.4Removing a DIMM 45 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 46 2.5.3Interrupt assignments47 2.5.4PCI Express x16 slots2.5.5PCI slots 2.5.6PCI-Xslots 48 Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards50 Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards (Workstation level)51 Qualified RAID cards52 2.6 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 53 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)54 3 . PCI-XSpeed setting (6-pinPCIX_SPEED)55 2.7.1Rear panel connectors56 32-bitOS LAN port LED indications64-bitOS LAN port LED indications 58 2.7.2Internal connectors59 3 . ICH7R Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1 [red]SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) 60 Serial ATA hard disk drive connection61 5 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)6 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 62 7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78 [optional])8 . IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2 [Red] ) 63 9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 65 12 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)13 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG) 67 14 . TPM connector (20-1pin TPM)68 15 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) ¥Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange ATX power ¥Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET) 71 3.1Starting up for the first timeAMI BIOS beep codes 72 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 75 4.1.1ASUS Update utility76 Updating the BIOS through the Internet77 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS fileOpen Save 78 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk79 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash utility80 4.1.4AFUDOS utility81 Updating the BIOS file83 4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility84 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD85 4.2BIOS setup program86 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 87 4.2.4Menu items4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.9General help 88 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 89 4.3.5Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave90 4.3.6IDE Configuration91 Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]OS supporting native mode S-ATA 92 4.3.7System Information93 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration94 CPU Lock Free [Auto]CPU Frequency [XXX] DRAM Frequency [Auto] 95 Performance Mode [Auto]PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] CPU Clock Spread Spectrum [Enabled] PCIE Clock Spread Spectrum [Disaabled] Memory Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] 96 FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto] ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] NOS Mode [Auto] 97 4.4.2LAN Cable Status98 4.4.3USB Configuration99 4.4.4CPU Configuration100 Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]Execute Disable Function [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Scroll down the screen to display the following items Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic] 101 4.4.5Chipset102 Hyper Path 3 [Auto]DRAM Throttling Threshold [Auto] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Root Control [Auto] PEG Link Mode [Auto] Slot Power [Auto] High Priority Port Select [Disabled] 103 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration104 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 105 4.4.7PCI PnP106 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 107 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]4.5.5APM Configuration 108 Power On By External Modems [Disabled]Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 109 4.5.6Hardware Monitor110 CPU Q-FanMode [PWM]CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Fan1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]/[Ignored] Chassis Q-Fan1Control [Disabled] Chassis Fan Profile [Optimal] Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]/ [Ignored] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 111 4.6.1Boot Device Priority112 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration113 4.6.3Security114 User Access Level [Full Access]No Access View Only Limited Full Access Change User Password User Password 115 Clear User PasswordPassword Check [Setup] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes 116 Exit & Discard ChangesDiscard Changes O k Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes 117 Software5 support119 5.2.1Running the support CD120 5.2.2Drivers menu121 5.2.3Utilities menu122 ASUS UpdateASUS Screen Saver ADOBE Acrobat Reader Infineon Security Platform Software Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-virusUtility 123 5.2.4Make Disk menu124 5.2.5Manuals menu5.2.6Contact information 125 5.2.7Other information126 Technical Support FormFilelist 127 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2ª128 Ratio129 5.3.2AI NET2Using the Virtual Cable Testerª 130 5.3.3Audio configurations131 InformationMinimize Exit Configuration options 132 Sound EffectMixer 133 Bass Management settingAudio I/O 134 Microphone2.Click the Noise Suppression Acoustic Echo Cancellation 3D Audio Demo 135 5.3.4ASUS PC Probe136 Monitor panelsPreferences 137 Hardware monitor panelsEnable Monitoring Panel Scheme Config 138 WMI browserWMI Information DMI browser DMI Information 139 PCI browserPCI Information Usage Usage Hard Disk 140 Configuring PC ProbeSensor/Threshold 141 5.4RAID configurationsRAID Intel Matrix Storage 142 5.4.1Installing Serial ATA hard disks5.4.2Intel¨ RAID configurations 143 Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility144 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)1. Create RAID Volume RAID Level RAID 0(Stripe) Disks 146 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)RAID 1(Mirror) Capacity 147 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)RAID 10(RAID0+1) Stripe Size 148 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)RAID 5(Parity) 150 Deleting a RAID set2. Delete RAID Volume 151 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID Exiting the Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager utility 4. Exit 152 Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive[3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID] 153 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk157 A.1 Intel® EM64TUsing the Intel¨ EM64T feature A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) System requirements Using the EIST 2.Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press <Enter Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology 158 AutomaticProperties Display Properties Screen Saver Power Options Properties Power schemes Home/Office Desktop Always On Apply 11.Close the Display Properties window 159 Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
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