Asus P5LD2 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool

2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2

The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20¼C. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that critical components generate.

ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe

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Contents

Page 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 Page Page Page 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 Page Hardware2 information Page 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 Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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) Page Page 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 Page Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file Page 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 O k Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Save Changes Software5 support Page 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 Page 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) Page 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) Page Creating a CONCATENATION set Create RAID set then press <Enter CONCATENATION then press <Enter 5.6Creating a RAID driver disk Page Page Page Using the Intel¨ EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology