Asus E3303 B.SoundMAX

B.SoundMAX

If you are using Windows XP operating system, from the taskbar, double-click 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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Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support Appendix: CPU features Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography P5K Premium specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory IEEE USB ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Exclusive Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Page Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights Green ASUS Intel® Quad-coreProcessor Ready Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support Intel P35 Chipset Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go Dual RAID solution IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready Dual Gigabit LAN solution 1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Crystal Sound ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Multi-languageBIOS 1.3.3ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features Super Memspeed Technology (Super MST) AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) AI Booster Precision Tweaker Page Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Internal connectors 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations 64-bit P5K Premium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066MHzcapability P5K Premium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability P5K Premium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slots Primary PCI Express x16 slot Universal PCI-Eslot (max. x4 mode) 2.5.7AI Slot Detector 2.6Jumper 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications For WiFi-APEdition Only: Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration for details Configuration for details USB 2.0 ports 3 and Optical S/PDIF Out port USB 2.0 ports 5 and 2.7.2Internal connectors ICH9R Serial ATA connectors Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB 78, USB 9 10, USB 11 12) 5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 6.CPU, chassis and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-4, 3-pinPWR_FAN) 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 8.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2 x 4-pinEATX12V) 9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 10.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 11.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF, for ASUS HDMI VGA card) 12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) 2.8Installing the optional fans Page Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time BIOS Beep 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.3AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file Page 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk 4.2BIOS setup program 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Floppy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 4.3.5SATA Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 4.3.6SATA Configuration SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] 4.3.7AHCI Configuration ACHI Port1~6 [XXXX] 4.3.8System Information AMIBIOS Processor System Memory 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration Ai Overclocking [Auto] CPU Ratio Control [Auto] FSB Frequency [266] PCIE Frequency [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] Transaction Booster [Auto] Clock Over-ChargingMode [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU Voltage Reference [Auto] CPU Voltage Damper [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] 4.4.2USB Configuration USB Functions [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled] Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] 4.4.3CPU Configuration C1E Support [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] 4.4.4Chipset North Bridge Chipset Configuration 4.4.5OnBoard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio [Enabled] J-MicroneSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Realtek GigaBit LAN [Enabled] MarvelI GigaBit LAN [Enabled] 4.4.6PCIPnP Plug And Play O/S [NO] 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] 4.5.6Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto] Chassis Target Temperature [37°C] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive] 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] 4.6.3Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile Save to Profle 1/2 Load from Profile 1/2 Start O.C. Profile 4.7.3Ai Net Marvell POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Realtek POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD 5.2.2Drivers menu ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard Intel Chipset Inf Update Program SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities ASUS Update ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Suite Marvell Yukon VCT Application ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-VirusUtility 5.2.4Make disk menu Make Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver 5.2.5Manual menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Motherboard Info Browse this DVD Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo3™ Page 5.3.2AI NET2 Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3ASUS PC Probe Installing PC Probe Launching PC Probe Using PC Probe Page Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe 5.3.4ASUS AI Suite Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Other feature buttons 5.3.5ASUS AI Gear 5.3.6ASUS AI Nap 5.3.7ASUS AI N.O.S 5.3.8ASUS Q-Fan2 5.3.9ASUS AI Booster 5.3.10AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility) A.SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) Playback Speakers SPDIF Interface Preset settings Surround settings Recording Microphone Line In Record testing ANDREA settings Speakers Speaker Trim Speaker Delay Bass Preferences B.SoundMAX Test Page Noise Filtering Directional Array Speaker Phone 5.4RAID configurations RAID RAID 5.4.1Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations Setting the RAID item in BIOS Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) Page Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1) Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) Page 5.4.3JMicron® RAID Configuration Before creating a RAID set Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility Creating a RAID set [Create New RAID] Name : JRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe XXX GB Deleting a RAID set Resetting disks to non-RAID Solving a Mirror conflict Rebuilding a Mirror Drive Saving the settings and exiting setup 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® JMicron JMB363 Page Page Page 6.1.1Requirements 6.1.2Before you begin Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system 6.2Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards Page Page 6.3.1Installing the device drivers Yes Finish 6.3.2Using the Catalyst™ Control Center Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box Enable CrossFire™ Hotkeys Profiles Preferences Help Page Page Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology