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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Chapter 6:
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
Appendix:
CPU features1
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
P5N-Dspecifications summary
CPU
Chipset
Front Side Bus
Memory
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ASUS AI Lifestyle
ASUS Power Saving Solution:
Unique features
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features:
Rear panel
Internal connectors
BIOS features
Manageability
Support CD contents
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Chapter 1:
Product
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Core™2 Extreme CPU support
NVIDIA® nForce® 750i SLI chipset
NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
PCIe
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
Gigabit LAN solution
High Definition Audio
1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features
ASUS Power Saving Solution
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS MyLogo2™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
1.3.3ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Chapter 2:
Hardware
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout contents
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2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5N-DCPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
64-bit
P5N-DMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability
P5N-DMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability
P5N-DMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-533MHzcapability
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
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
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2.6Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC)
P5N-DClear RTC RAM
2.USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, USBPW5-8)
P5N-DUSB device wake up
3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
P5N-DKeyboard power setting
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
2.7.2Internal connectors
3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4)
P5N-DSATA connectors
4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
P5N-DUSB 2.0 connectors
5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
P5N-DIEEE 1394a connector
6.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5N-DChassis intrusion connector
CPU, chassis, power, and optional fan connectors
P5N-DFan connectors
8.ATX power connectors
(24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
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9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
10.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5N-DInternal audio connector
11.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5N-DSystem panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
12. ASUS Q-Connector(system panel)
2.7.3Installing the optional fan
Chapter 3: Powering up
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3.1Starting up for the first time
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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4.1.1ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.4Updating the BIOS
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4.1.5Saving the current BIOS file
4.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.2BIOS setup program
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
Load Default Settings
4.8 Exit Menu
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Legend bar
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8General help
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Language [English]
4.3.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave
PIO Mode [Auto]
UDMA Mode [Auto]
Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Transfer Mode
4.3.6SATA1/2/3/4
Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
Landing Zone
4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB]
4.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB]
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Tuning [Auto]
Overclock Options [Disabled]
System Clocks
Voltage Control
FSB & Memory Config
SLI-ReadyMemory [Disabled]
SLI-ReadyMemory CPUOC [CPUOC 0%]
4.4.2AI NET2
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
4.4.3CPU Configuration
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Disabled]
Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Virtualization Technology [Enabled]
Chipset
Memory Timing Setting
**Advanced Memory Settings
Spread Spectrum Control
LDT Frequency [5x]
4.4.5PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Primary Display Adapter [PCI]
4.4.6Onboard Device Configuration
IDE Function Setup
NVRAID Configuration
HD Audio [Enabled]
Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio]
Onboard nVidia LAN [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
4.4.7USB Configuration
4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
4.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.3APM Configuration
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off]
PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off]
Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled]
Power On By External Modem [Disabled]
Date (of Month) Alarm [XX]
Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ XX: XX: XX]
HPET Support [Enabled]
Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
4.5.4Hardware Monitor
CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
CPU Q-FanProfile [Performance]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis Q-FanProfile [Performance]
Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
M/B Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
CHA_FAN 1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable]
4.6.2Removable Drives
1. Floppy Disks
4.6.3Hard Disk Drives
1. SATA X:
4.6.4CDROM Drives
1. 1st Slave:
4.6.5Boot Settings Configuration
Case Open Warning [Enabled]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
Security
Supervisor Password
User Password
Password Check
4.7.1ASUS O.C. Profile
Load BIOS Profile
Load from Profile 1/2
Load from File
Save BIOS Profile
Save to Profle 1/2
Save to File
4.7.2ASUS EZ Flash
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Default
Discard Changes
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Chapter 5:
support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers
Nvidia Chipset Driver Program
Realtek® Audio Driver
ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Utility
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
Anti-VirusUtility
Anti-VirusUtility Download
Corel Snapfire Plus SE
DVD Copy5 Trial
Adobe Acrobat Reader
5.2.4Make disk menu
NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver
NVIDIA 32/64bit Vista SATA RAID Driver
5.2.5Manual menu
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
5.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™
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5.3.2Audio configurations
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Information
Minimize
Exit
Configuration options
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5.3.3ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
5.3.4ASUS AI Suite
Installing AI Suite
Launching AI Suite
Using AI Suite
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5.3.5ASUS EPU Utility --AI Gear
5.3.6ASUS AI Nap
5.3.7ASUS Q-Fan2
5.3.8ASUS AI Booster
5.3.9ASUS AI Direct Link
Using AI Direct Link
Incoming folder > Open incoming folder
AIDirectLinkIncoming
Refresh
5.4.1RAID definitions
5.4.2NVIDIA® RAID configurations
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
Setting the BIOS RAID items
Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility
Creating a RAID Volume
Rebuilding a RAID array
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Deleting a RAID array
Clearing a disk data
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
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Requirements
6.2.1Installing SLI-readygraphics cards
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6.2.2Installing the device drivers
6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows®
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Appendix:
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology