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E1968
Revised edition
February
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software 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
P5AD2-EDeluxe specifications summary
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5AD2-EDeluxe motherboard
1.2Package contents
Motherboard
I/O modules
1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Intel® EM64T
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
Intel® 925XE chipset
Serial ATA technology
Dual RAID solution
PCI Express™ interface
8-channelhigh definition audio
Dolby® Digital Live™
S/PDIF digital sound ready
IEEE 1394a support
USB 2.0 technology
Gigabit LAN solution
1.3.2ASUS AI Proactive features
ASUS Stack Cool™
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
AI NET2
1.3.3Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS Q-Fan2 technology
ASUS POST Reporter™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
ASUS MyLogo2™
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool
2.2.4Motherboard layout
2.2.5Layout contents
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2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
Qualified Vendors Lists
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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 x16 slot
2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot
2.6 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2 . USB device wake-upjumpers (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1)
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
2.7.2Internal connectors
3 . IDE RAID connectors (40-1pin PRI_RAID1 [red], SEC_RAID1 [red])
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
5 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
6 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
8 . IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2 [orange])
9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME1)
10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)
11 . CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors
(3-pinCPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2)
12 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
13 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1)
14 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1)
•System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
System warning speaker (Orange
ATX power
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
3.3.1Vocal POST messages
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3.3.2Winbond Voice Editor
Launching the Voice Editor
Playing the default wave files
Changing the default language
Customizing your POST messages
Edit
Event Sound Editor
Save
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4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.2AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
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4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.1.4ASUS EZ Flash utility
4.1.5ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.2BIOS setup program
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:xxxx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4Language [English]
4.3.5Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
4.3.6IDE Configuration
Configure SATA As [Standard IDE]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
4.3.7System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclocking [Auto]
Performance Mode [Auto]
AiBooster Support [Enabled]
CPU Lock Free [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto]
Spread Spectrum [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
Chipset Core Voltage [Auto]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
NOS Mode [Auto]
Turbo NOS [Overclock XX%]
Twin Turbo NOS [Disabled]
4.4.2LAN Cable Status
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
4.4.3USB Configuration
USB Function [X USB Ports]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
4.4.4CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [ 8]
VID CMOS Setting [ 45]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Enhanced C1 Control [Auto]
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic]
4.4.5Chipset
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Hyper Path 2 [Auto]
Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI]
PEG Buffer Length [Auto]
Link Latency [Auto]
PEG Link Mode [Auto]
PEG Root Control [Auto]
4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Front Panel Support Type [AC97]
OnBoard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
OnBoard PCIEX GbE LAN [Enabled]
ITE8212F Controller [IDE Mode]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled]
4.4.7PCI PnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
4.4.8Speech Configuration
Speech POST Reporter [Enabled]
Report IDE Error [Disabled]
Report System Booting [Disabled]
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.5APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Wakeup Password
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored]
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]
CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC]
Chassis Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled]
Chassis Fan2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On 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]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
QFE Update
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
C-MEDIACMI9880 Audio Driver and Application
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
AI Booster
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Anti-virusUtility
Winbond Voice Editor
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
ASUS Screen Saver
5.2.4Manuals menu
5.2.5Contact information
5.2.6Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical Support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™
Ratio
5.3.2AI NET2
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
5.3.3C-Media3D audio configuration
Launching the C-Media3D Audio Configuration utility
Using the C-Media3D Audio Configuration utility
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Effect
Environment
More Option
Environment Size
Equalizer
Device Setting
Information
Using Dolby® Digital Live™
5.4RAID configurations
RAID
RAID 0+1
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
5.4.1Installing hard disks
Installing Parallel ATA hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
Deleting a RAID set
Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive
5.4.3ITE® 8212F RAID configurations
Setting the IDE RAID item in BIOS
ITE® 8212F Setup Utility
Auto-configuringa RAID array
Defining a RAID array
Deleting a RAID array
Rebuilding a RAID array
Viewing your RAID configuration
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
Make ITE8212 Driver Disk
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•ITE8212 RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\ITE8212\MakeDisk
•Intel® RAID Driver Disk:
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
