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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 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
P5N-TDeluxe specifications summary
Chipset
Front Side Bus
Memory
Expansion slots
ASUS AI Lifestyle
ASUS Power Saving Solution:
Unique features
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features:
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
Rear panel
Internal connectors
BIOS features
Manageability
Form factor
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Product1 introduction
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® 780i SLI chipset
NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
NVIDIA® 3-WaySLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)
DDR2 memory support
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
Gigabit LAN solution
1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features
ASUS Power Saving Solution
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS MyLogo3™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
1.3.3ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features
AI Booster
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
P5N-TDELUXE
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-TDELUXE CPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
64-bit
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
P5N-TDeluxe Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability
P5N-TDeluxe Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slot
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
GeForce
8800 Ultra
8800 GTX
2.6Jumper
1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC)
P5N-TDELUXE Clear RTC RAM
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 SATA1-6)
P5N-TDELUXE SATA connectors
4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910)
P5N-TDELUXE USB 2.0 connectors
5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
P5N-TDELUXE IEEE 1394a connector
6.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
P5N-TDELUXE COM port connector
CPU, chassis, power, and optional fan connectors
P5N-TDELUXE Fan connectors
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5N-TDELUXE Chassis intrusion connector
9.ATX power connectors
(24-pinEATXPWR, 2 x 4-pinEATX12V)
P5N-TDELUXE ATX power connectors
Power supply requirements
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10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5N-TDELUXE Analog front panel connector
11.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5N-TDELUXE Internal audio connector
12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5N-TDELUXE System panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
13. ASUS Q-Connector(system panel)
2.7.3Installing the optional fans
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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
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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
4.2BIOS setup program
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
4.3.6SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
Landing Zone
4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB]
4.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB]
4.4.1AI Tuning [Auto]
Overclock Options [Disabled]
System Clocks
FSB & Memory Config
4.4.2Overclocking
**Advanced Memory Settings
Spread Spectrum Control
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Disabled]
Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
4.4.3Over Voltage
4.4.4NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled]
4.4.5SLI-ReadyMemory [Disabled]
4.4.6SLI-ReadyMemory CPUOC [CPUOC 0%]
4.5.1AI NET2
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
4.5.2PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Primary Display Adapter [PCI]
4.5.3Onboard Device Configuration
IDE Function Setup
Serial-ATAConfiguration
HD Audio [Auto]
Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio]
Onboard nVidia LAN [Enabled]
Marvell SATAII Controller [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
USB Configuration
4.6.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
4.6.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.6.3APM 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]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Date (of Month) Alarm [XX]
Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ XX: XX: XX]
HPET Support [Enabled]
Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
4.6.4Hardware Monitor
CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
CPU Q-FanProfile [Optimal]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis Q-FanProfile [Auto]
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]
4.7.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable]
4.7.2Removable Drives
1. Floppy Disks
4.7.3Hard Disk Drives
1. SATA X:
4.7.4CDROM Drives
1. 1st Slave:
4.7.5Boot 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
4.8.1ASUS 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
4.8.2ASUS EZ Flash
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Default
Discard Changes
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Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support DVD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program
SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver
Marvell61xx SATA RAID Controller
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS AI Direct Link
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
5.2.4Make disk menu
Marvell61xx 32/64bit Driver
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 DVD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo3™
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5.3.2AI NET2
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
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
Connect
Refresh
5.3.10AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)
A.SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2)
Playback
Speakers
SPDIF Interface
Preset settings
Voice Clarity
Recording
Microphone
Line In
Record testing
ANDREA settings
Speaker Trim
Speaker Delay
B.SoundMAX
Test
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Voice recording
Directional Array
Speaker Phone
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
5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®
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Requirements
6.2.1Installing three SLI-readygraphics cards
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6.2.2Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards
6.2.3Installing the device drivers
6.2.4Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows®
Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel
Advanced Settings
Enabling SLI configuration
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology