Asus P5N-D 158

5.From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced.

6.Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab.

7.Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi‑GPU item.

Slider

8.Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box.

9.Click OK when done.

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Contents

Page Page 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 P5N-D��specifications ��summary ASUS AI Lifestyle ASUS Power Saving Solution: Unique features ASUS AI Lifestyle Features: Rear panel Internal connectors BIOS features Manageability Support CD contents Page 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 Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5N-DCPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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 Page 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) Page 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 Page 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 Page 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 Page 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 Page Chapter 5: support Page 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™ Page 5.3.2Audio configurations Realtek HD Audio Manager Information Minimize Exit Configuration options Page Page 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 Page 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 Page Deleting a RAID array Clearing a disk data 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk Page Page Page Requirements 6.2.1Installing SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page 6.2.2Installing the device drivers 6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows® Page Appendix: Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology