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E2706
Revised edition
July
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Appendix:
CPU features
FederalCommunications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electricalsafety
Operation safety
Howthis guide isorganized
Where to find more information
Conventions used inthis guide
Typography
P5LD2 specifications summary
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5LD2 motherboard
1.2Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items
Motherboard
1.3.1Product highlights
Latestprocessor technology
Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready (Only PCB 2.0 or higher support)
EnhancedIntelSpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
Intel® 945P chipset
SerialATA technology
Onboard RAID solution
PCIExpress™interface
8-channelhigh definition audio
S/PDIFdigitalsound ready
USB 2.0 technology
Gigabit LANsolution
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
1.3.2ASUS AILifestylefeatures
AIQuiet
WiFi-TV Card (optional)
1.3.3InnovativeASUS features
AINOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
Precision Tweaker
PEG LinkMode
ASUS HyperPath
CPU LockFree
CrashFree BIOS
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layoutcontents
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2.3.1Installingthe CPU
3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle
4.Lift the load plate with your
thumb and forefinger to a 100º
angle (A), then push the PnP cap
from the load plate window to
6. Close the load plate (A), then
push the load lever (B) until
it snaps into the retention
tab
2.3.2Installingthe CPU heatsink and fan
Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN
P5LD2 CPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling
2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
Qualified Vendors Lists(QVL)
DDR2-533
DDR2-667
2.4.3Installinga DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installingan expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQassignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCIslots
2.5.5PCIExpressx16 slot
2.5.6PCIExpressx1 slot
2.6Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
2.Remove the onboard battery
2.USB device wake-upjumpers (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
P5LD2 USB device wake-up
USBPW34
USBPW12
USBPW56
2.7.1Rear panelconnectors
8.Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone
Rear Speaker Out port (gray)
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
USB 2.0 ports 3 and
USB 2.0 ports 1 and
2.7.2Internalconnectors
3.ICH7RPrimary IDEconnector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
P5LD2 IDE connector
[red]
[black]
[black])
BIOS to [RAID]. See section “4.3.5 IDE Configuration” on page 4-15for details
P5LD2 SATA connectors
Importantnotes on SerialATA
You must install Windows
When using the connectors in
5.Opticaldrive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5LD2 CD audio connector
6.Frontpanelaudio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
This connector is for a chassis-mountedfront panel audio I/O module
that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC’97 audio standard
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9.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fanconnectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1,CHA_FAN2,PWR_FAN)
P5LD2 Fan connectors
PWR_FAN
CHA_FAN1
11.ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPW, 4-pinATX12V)
12.System panelconnector (20-1pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mountedfunctions
P5LD2 System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply
•System power LED(Green 3-pinPLED)
•Harddisk drive activity LED(Red 2-pin IDE_LED)
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AMIBIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dualfunction power switch
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Managing and updating your BIOS
4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.2AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
4.The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS
4.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.1.4ASUS EZFlashutility
4.1.5ASUS Update utility
InstallingASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.2BIOS setup program
•The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5 Sub-menu items
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scrollbar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Dayxx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3LegacyDiskette A [1.44M,3.5 in.]
4.3.4Primary, Third and FourthIDEMaster/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/LargeMode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [4]
4.3.5IDEConfiguration
Configure SATA As [StandardIDE]
Onboard IDEOperate Mode [EnhancedMode]
ALPEand ASP [Disabled]
IDEDetect Time Out [35]
4.3.6System Information
AMIBIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AIOverclocking [Auto]
CPU Frequency[XXX]
DRAM Frequency[Auto]
PCIExpressFrequency[Auto]
PCIClock Synchronization Mode [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
FSBTermination Voltage [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock5%]
N.O.S. Mode [Auto]
Sensitivity [Sensitive]
Target Freqency[Overclock3%]
4.4.2LANCable Status
POST Check LANCable [Disabled]
4.4.3USB Configuration
USB Function[Enabled]
LegacyUSB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
4.4.4CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [8]
VID CMOS Setting [45]
CPU LockFree[Auto]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit[Disabled]
ExecuteDisable Function[Disabled]
EnhancedC1 Control[Auto]
CPU InternalThermalControl[Auto]
Hyper -ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
4.4.5Chipset
Advanced Chipset Settings
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
HyperPath 3 [Auto]
Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCIExpress/PCI]
PEG Buffer Length[Auto]
LinkLatency[Auto]
PEG Root Control[Auto]
4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration
HDAudio Controller [Enabled]
FrontPanelSupport Type [HDAudio]
OnBoard PCIEX GbELAN[Enabled]
ITE8211FController [IDEMode]
SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
ParallelPort Address [378]
ParallelPort Mode [ECP]
Onboard Game/MIDIPort [Disabled]
4.4.7PCIPnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCILatencyTimer [64]
Allocate IRQto PCIVGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
IRQ -xxassigned to [PCIDevice]
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.5.3ACPI2.0 Support [No]
4.5.4ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.5APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Restore on AC Power Loss[PowerOff]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled]
Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled]
Power On By PCIEDevices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
4.5.6 HardwareMonitor
AIQuiet [Disabled]
CPU Temperature [xx.xºC/xx.xºF]
MB Temperature [xx.xºC/xx.xºF]
CPU FanSpeed (RPM) [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
Chassis Fan1Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
Chassis Fan2Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~xxth Boot Device [1stFloppyDrive]
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
FullScreen Logo[Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [ForceBIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
4.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level[FullAccess]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Exit& Save Changes
Exit& Discard Changes
Discard Changes
LoadSetup Defaults
Software5 support
Installing an operating system
5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
QFEDriver
IntelChipset InfUpdate Program
Realtek Audio Driver
MarvellYukon Gigabit EthernetDriver
5.2.3Makedisk menu
Make IntelICH7 32-bitRAID Driver Disk
Make IntelICH7 64-bitRAID Driver Disk
Make ITE821132/64bit IDEDriver Disk
5.2.3Utilities menu
MarvellYukon VCT Application
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
5.2.4Manuals menu
5.2.5Contact information
5.2.6Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
TechnicalSupport Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™
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5.3.2AINET2
Using the VirtualCable Tester™
5.3.3Audio configurations
Realtek HDAudio Manager
Information
Minimize
Configuration options
Sound Effect
To set the sound effect options:
1.From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effecttab
shortcut
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5.4RAID configurations
RAID
(Data striping)
(Data mirroring)
RAID 10 (0
5.4.1InstallingSerialATA hard disks
5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations
Setting the RAID iteminBIOS
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
Press <Enter> when the
Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)
Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)
Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when the
Deleting a RAID set
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
Exitingthe Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility
Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1.Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive
2.Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup
4.Restart the computer
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features that the motherboard
supports
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Using the Intel® EM64Tfeature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper -ThreadingTechnology