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E2099
Revised Edition
May
Contents
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
P5LD2 Deluxe specifications summary
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS¨ P5LD2 Deluxe motherboard
1.2Package contents
Motherboard
I/O modules
1.3.1Product highlights
PCI Expressª interface
Universal PCI Expressª slot (x4 mode)
Dual RAID solution
Theatre-levelaudio
(designed for Dolby¨ Master Studio)
S/PDIF digital sound ready
IEEE 1394a support
USB 2.0 technology
1.3.2ASUS AI Life features
1.3.3Innovative ASUS features
ASUS MyLogo2ª
ASUS HyperPath 3 technology
Fanless Design
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Hardware2 information
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2.1Before you proceed
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 (QVL)
DDR2-667
DDR2-533
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
2.5.4PCI Express x16 slots
2.5.5PCI slots
2.5.6PCI Express
2.6 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
9 . Microphone port (pink)
10 . Rear Speaker Out port (gray)
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
11 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and
12 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and
2.7.2Internal connectors
3 . IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_EIDE [red], SEC_EIDE [red])
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
5 . Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID2)
6 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
7 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
8 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)
11 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
12 . CPU, Power, and Chassis fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2)
14 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
15 . IEEE 1394 connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
16 . ATX power connectors
(24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG)
17 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
¥Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
System warning speaker (Orange
¥ATX power button/soft-offbutton (Light green 2-pinPWRSW)
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3.1Starting up for the first time
AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.2AFUDOS utility
Updating the BIOS file
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4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.1.4ASUS EZ Flash utility
4.1.5ASUS Update utility
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
Save
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]
4.3.5Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
4.3.6IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
S-ATA
ALPE and ASP [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
4.3.7System Information
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
Performance Mode [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX]
FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto]
ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
4.4.2LAN Cable Status
4.4.3USB Configuration
4.4.4CPU Configuration
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Enhanced C1 Control [Auto]
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]
Scroll down the screen to display the following items
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
4.4.5Chipset
Hyper Path 3 [Auto]
Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI]
Internal Graphics Mode Select [Disabled]
PEG Buffer Length [Auto]
Link Latency [Auto]
4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration
Silicon 3132 Controller [SATA2 Mode]
ITE8211F Controller [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
4.4.7PCI PnP
IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device]
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 On By PCIE Devices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU FAN PROFILE MODE [Optimal]
Chassis Fan1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Q-Fan1Control [Disabled]
Chassis FAN PROFILE MODE [Optimal]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
4.6.2Hard Disk Drives
4.6.3Boot Settings Configuration
4.6.4Security
User Access Level [Full Access]
No Access
View Only
Limited
Full Access
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
4.7Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
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Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Save Changes
Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
Make ITE8211 32/64 bit IDE Driver Disk
USB 2.0 Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
5.2.4Manuals menu
5.2.5ASUS Contact information
5.2.6Other information
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2ª
Ratio
5.3.2AI NET
Using the Virtual Cable Testerª
5.3.3Audio configurations
Information
Tools
Dolby¨ Feature Launch buttons
Minimize
Exit
Sound Effect
Mixer
Bass Management setting
Audio I/O
Microphone
3D Audio Demo
5.5RAID configurations
RAID
RAID 0+1
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
5.5.1Installing hard disks
5.5.2Intel¨ RAID configurations
Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
1. Create RAID Volume
RAID Level
RAID 0(Stripe)
Disks
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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
RAID 1(Mirror)
Capacity
Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)
RAID 10(RAID0+1)
Stripe Size
Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)
RAID 5(Parity)
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Deleting a RAID set
2. Delete RAID Volume
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
3. Reset Disks to
Non-RAID
Exiting the Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager utility
4. Exit
5.5.3Silicon Image RAID configurations
Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
Create RAID set
Delete RAID set
Rebuild RAID1 set
Resolve Conflicts
Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped)
Create RAID set then press <Enter> to display an option menu
Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored)
Create RAID set then press <Enter>. The following sub-menuappears
configuration and press
Create with data copy, the following pop-upmenu appears
Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)
Manual configuration a. Select Manual
configuration and
Creating a RAID 10 set (Mirrored+Striped)
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Creating a CONCATENATION set
Create RAID set then press <Enter
CONCATENATION then press <Enter
5.6Creating a 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