Asus p5e3ws 154

	Chapter summary	6
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6.1	Overview........................................................................................	6-1
6.2	Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards........................................	6-2
6.3	Software information....................................................................	6-5

ASUS P5E3 WS Professional

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page 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 Page 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) Page Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5E3 WS Professional CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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) Page Page Page AMI BIOS beep codes 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 4.1.2Creating 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 Page Software5 support Page 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™ Page 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) Page Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) Creating a RAID 10 set Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) Page 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 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