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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
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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
P5E3 WS Professional specifications
CPU
Chipset
System bus
Memory
Internal connectors
BIOS features
Manageability
Form factor
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Product1 introduction
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Green ASUS
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Ready
Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support
Intel X38 Chipset
DDR3 memory support
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
Dual RAID solution
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
1.3.2ASUS special features
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
1.3.3ASUS Stylish features
ASUS MyLogo2™
1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
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Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout contents
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2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5E3 WS Professional CPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
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
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slot
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot
2.5.6PCI-Xslots
2.5.7PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
2.5.8AI Slot Detector
2.6Jumper
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5E3 WS Professional Clear RTC RAM
2.PCI-XSpeed setting (6-pinPCIX_SPEED1)
The jumper cap on pins 1-2: Auto detection
The jumper cap on pins
3-4:
5-6:
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2
Optical S/PDIF Out port
USB 2.0 ports 5 and
2.7.2Internal connectors
2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
P5E3 WS Professional IDE connector
Mode of
device(s)
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
4.Marvell® 88SE6145 Serial ATA RAID connectors [black] (7-pin EXT_SATA1-2)
P5E3 WS Professional EXT_SATA connectors
5.2.4 Make Disk menu
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB78, USB 910, USB1112)
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1)
7.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5E3 WS Professional Internal audio connector
To activate ASUS Music Alarm:
8.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
P5E3 WS Professional COM port connector
9.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-2, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
P5E3 WS Professional Fan connectors
10.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5E3 WS Professional Chassis intrusion connector
11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5E3 WS Professional Analog front panel connector
Devices Configuration for details
12.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM) [Optional]
P5E3 WS Professional TPM connector
13.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V)
P5E3 WS Professional ATX power connectors
14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5E3 WS Professional System panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
Q-Connector(system panel)
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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4.1.1ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.4AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
afudos /i[filename]
4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
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:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4Language [English]
4.3.5SATA 1~6
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
AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15]
AHCI Port1~6 [XXXX]
4.3.8System Information
ASUS BIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1Ai Overclocker Tuner [Auto]
4.4.2CPU Ratio Control [Auto]
4.4.3FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto]
FSB Frequency [XXX]
PCIE Frequency [Auto]
4.4.4DRAM Frequency [Auto]
4.4.5DRAM Command Rate [Auto]
4.4.6DRAM Timing Control [Auto]
Pri. Information:
Sec. Information:
4.4.7DRAM Static Read Control [Auto]
4.4.8DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto]
4.4.9Ai Clock Twister [Auto]
4.4.10Ai Clock Skew for Channel A [Auto]
4.4.11Ai Clock Skew for Channel B [Auto]
4.4.12Ai Transaction Booster [Auto]
VCORE Voltage [Auto]
CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [Auto]
North Bridge Voltage [Auto]
South Bridge Voltage [Auto]
4.4.13CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
4.4.14PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]
4.5.1CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio Control [Auto]
C1E Support [Enabled]
CPU TM function [Enabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
4.5.2Chipset
North Bridge Configuration
4.5.3Onboard Devices Configuration
High Definition Audio [Enabled]
Marvell SATA/PATA Controller [Legacy Mode]
PCIE GigaBit LAN1 [Enabled]
PCIE GigaBit LAN2 [Enabled]
4.5.4USB Configuration
USB Functions [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled]
4.5.5PCI PnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
4.6.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.6.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled]
4.6.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
4.6.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.6.5APM Configuration
Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI/PCI-XDevices [Disabled]
4.6.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Fan Profile [Optimal]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled]
Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto]
Chassis Target Temperature [37ºC]
4.7.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]
4.7.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
4.7.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
4.8.1ASUS EZ Flash
4.8.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Save to Profle 1/2
Load from Profile 1/2
Start O.C. Profile
4.8.3Ai Net
Marvell POST Check LAN cable [Disabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support DVD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers
Intel(R) Chipset Inf Update Program
SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
Marvell Yukon VCT Application
Marvell Yukon CPA Application
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
5.2.4Make Disk menu
Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver
Make Marvell 61xx PATA/eSATA 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 MyLogo2™
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5.3.2SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility
Audio Setup Wizard
Jack configuration
Adjust speaker volume
Test
Adjust microphone volume
Audio preferences
General options
Listening Environment options
Microphone options
5.3.3ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preference
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
5.4.1RAID definitions
5.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks
5.4.3Intel® RAID configurations
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
Creating a RAID 10 set
Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)
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Deleting a RAID set
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®
Intel ICH9R
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6.1.1Requirements
6.1.2Before you begin
Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system
6.2Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards
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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
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio.