Asus P5E64 WS ATI® CrossFire™ technology support

This chapter tells how to install ATI®

CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail of

ATI’s Multi-Video Processing technology.

Chapetr 6: 6

ATI® CrossFire™ technology support

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Chapetr 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 •Chapter 1: Product introduction •Chapter 2: Hardware information •Chapter 3: Powering up •Chapter 4: BIOS setup Conventions used in this guide DANGER/WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT NOTE CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots AI Lifestyle Unique ASUS Power Saving solution: Features ASUS Workstation Features: ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: Internal connectors BIOS features Manageability Form factor Chapter 1: Product Page Page Green ASUS Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad Core™2 Duo Processor Support Intel X48 Chipset PCIe 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 High Definition Audio ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Workstation Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Crystal Sound ASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo2™ Precision Tweaker C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Chapter 2: Hardware Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.7 Connectors 2.2.4Layout contents Slots Jumper Rear panel connectors Page Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU P5E64 WS Evolution CPU Socket Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5E64 WS Evolution CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Recommended Memory Configurations 64-bit Page Page Side(s): SS - Single-sidedDS - Double-sided DIMM support: A*: 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x4 slot 2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue) 2.5.7Universal PCI Express x16 slots (black) 2.5.8AI Slot Detector P5E64 WS Evolution Slot Detectors 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) P5E64 WS Evolution Clear RTC RAM LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.7.2Internal connectors 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) P5E64 WS Evolution Floppy disk drive connector 2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) P5E64 WS Evolution 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) P5E64 WS Evolution 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) 8.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 9.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-4, 3-pinPWR_FAN) P5E64 WS Evolution Fan connectors 10.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) connector 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) P5E64 WS Evolution Analog front panel connector Configuration for details 12.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM) [Optional] P5E64 WS Evolution TPM connector 13.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V) P5E64 WS Evolution ATX power connectors 14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) P5E64 WS Evolution System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) 15.Q-Connector(system panel) 2.8.1G.P. Diagnosis card layout 2.8.2Installing G.P. Diagnosis card 2.8.3G.P. Diagnosis card check codes Chapter Powering up Page AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 4.6 Power Menu Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk Start My Computer Format Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility EZ Flash FAT 32/16 Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar Ai Tweaker Advanced Power 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 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] Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15] AHCI Port1~6 [XXXX] ASUS BIOS Processor System Memory 4.4.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] Manual Auto X.M.P Ai Overclock Tuner X.M.P. DIMM Installation Recommendation DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 FSB Frequency [XXX] PCIE Frequency [Auto] 1st Information: 2nd Information: 3rd Information: 4.4.9DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] 4.4.10DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto] 4.4.11Ai Clock Twister [Auto] 4.4.12Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] Ai Transaction Booster 4.4.14CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 4.4.15FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] 4.4.16DRAM Voltage [Auto] 4.4.17NB Voltage [Auto] •Setting the CPU PLL Voltage, FSB Termination Voltage, DRAM Voltage 4.4.18SB Voltage [Auto] 4.4.19Clock Over-ChargingVoltage [Auto] 4.4.20Load-LineCalibration [Auto] 4.4.21CPU GTL Voltage Reference [Auto] 4.4.22NB GTL Voltage Reference [Auto] 4.5.1CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] North Bridge Configuration High Definition Audio [Enabled] Marvell IDE/eSATA [Legacy Mode] PCIE GigaBit LAN1 [Enabled] PCI GigaBit LAN2 [Enabled] Firewire 1394 [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 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] 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] 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] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Energy Star 4.0C [Disabled] CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto] 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive] Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.8.1ASUS EZ Flash Save to Profle 1/2 Load from Profile 1/2 Start O.C. Profile Marvell POST Check LAN cable [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Chapter 5: support Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Intel(R) Chipset Inf Update Program SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Marvell 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities Marvell Yukon VCT Application ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Suite ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-VirusUtility Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Marvell 61xx 32/64bit Driver 5.2.5Manual menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information Motherboard Info Browse this DVD Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™ 5.2.3 Utilities menu 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility Configuration 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility Page Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ Installing PC Probe Launching PC Probe Using PC Probe Preference Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Page 5.3.5ASUS EPU Utility --AI Gear Turbo High Performance Medium Power Saving Max. Power Saving 5.3.6ASUS AI Nap Yes 5.3.7ASUS Q-Fan2 CPU Q-Fan CHASSIS Enabled 5.3.8ASUS AI Booster 5.3.9AI 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 Audio Setup Wizard Jack configuration Adjust speaker volume Adjust microphone volume Audio preferences General options Listening Environment options Microphone options Enhanced Microphone Features Intel ICH9R Southbridge RAID Marvell 88SE6145 RAID 5.4.1RAID definitions Intel Matrix Storage 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® Make Disk Intel ICH9R Page ATI® CrossFire™ technology support Page Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system Page Page Page 6.3.1Installing the device drivers Cancel Yes Finish Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box Advance Enable CrossFire™ Hotkeys Profiles Preferences Help Page Appendix: CPU features Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology Hyper Threading Technology