Asus P5N-T Deluxe Advanced Settings

From the Personalization window, select Display Settings.

From the Display Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings.

Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab, then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel.

ASUS P5N-T Deluxe

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 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 Page 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 Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout P5N-TDELUXE 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-TDELUXE CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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 Page 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 Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page 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 4.2BIOS 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 Page Software5 support Page 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™ Page 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 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 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 Page 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 Page 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® Page Page Page Requirements 6.2.1Installing three SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page 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 Page Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology