Asus P5LD2 12

P5LD2 specifications summary

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Contents

Page E2028 First 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 specifications summary Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5LD 2 motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O modules 1.3.1Product highlights Serial ATA technology Onboard RAID solution PCI Express™ interface 8-channelhigh definition audio S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology Gigabit LAN solution Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 1.3.2ASUS AI Life features 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features Precision Tweaker PEG Link Mode ASUS Hyper Path CPU Lock Free CrashFree BIOS Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard 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) Page Page 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 slots 2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 2.6 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2 . USB device wake-upjumpers (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 8 . Microphone port (pink) 9 . Rear Speaker Out port (gray) Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . ICH7R Primary IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 5 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 6 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 7 . USB port connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 8 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 9 . CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, PWR_FAN) 10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 11 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPW, 4-pinATX12V) 12 . 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 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 afudos /i[filename] 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.] 4.3.4Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 4.3.5IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] S-ATA 4.3.6System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration CPU Frequency [XXX] FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] Memory Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto] ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] N.O.S. Mode [Auto] Sensitivity [Sensitive] Normal Sensitive 4.4.2LAN Cable Status 4.4.3USB Configuration 4.4.4CPU Configuration Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Execute Disable Function [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Scroll down the screen to display the following items 4.4.5Chipset Hyper Path 3 [Auto] Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Root Control [Auto] 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration ITE8211F Controller Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 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 External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] 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] Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Ye s Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Makedisk menu 5.2.3Utilities menu 5.2.4Manuals menu 5.2.5Contact information 5.2.6Other information Browse this CD Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™ Ratio 5.3.2AI NET2 Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3Audio configurations Information Tools Minimize Exit Configuration options Sound Effect Mixer Bass Management setting Audio I/O Microphone 2.Click the Noise Suppression Acoustic Echo Cancellation 3D Audio Demo 5.4RAID configurations RAID RAID 10 (0+1) Intel Matrix Storage 5.4.1Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.4.2Intel® 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 Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive [3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID] 5.5Creating 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