Asus P5N32-E SLI 116

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5.1	Installing an operating system	.................................................... 5-1
5.2	Support DVD information.............................................................	5-1
5.3	Software information....................................................................	5-9
5.4	RAID configurations...................................................................	5-26
5.5	Creating a RAID driver disk.......................................................	5-34

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 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 P5N32-ESLI Plus specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory High Definition Audio IEEE USB ASUS Exclusive Rear panel Internal connectors BIOS features Manageability Accessories Form factor Page Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights Green ASUS Intel® Core™2 / Quad-coreProcessor Ready NVIDIA® nForce® dual x16 SLI chipset NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) DDR2 memory support Serial ATA I/II technology IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready Dual Gigabit LAN solution 1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle features Advanced thermal design ASUS EZ DIY SupremeFX (ADI 1988b) DTS® Connect 1.3.3ASUS special features ASUS O.C. Profile AI NOS™ C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Multi-languageBIOS Page Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2.2.4Motherboard layout 2.2.5Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5N32-ESLI Plus CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.4Installing the optional fan 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations 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 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slots Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.7Audio card installation 2.8.1Rear panel connectors 32-bitOS LAN port LED indications 64-bitOS LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2, 3 and IEEE 1394a port Optical S/PDIF Out port PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2.8.2Internal connectors P5N32-ESLI Plus IDE connector 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) P5N32-ESLI Plus SATA connectors 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) P5N32-ESLI Plus USB 2.0 connectors 5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) P5N32-ESLI Plus IEEE 1394 connector 6.CPU, chassis, power, and optional fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3‑pin OPT_FAN1~5) P5N32-ESLI Plus Fan connectors 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) P5N32-ESLI Plus Chassis intrusion connector 8.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2 x 4-pinATX12V) P5N32-ESLI Plus ATX power connectors Page 9.S/PDIF output connector (4-1pin SPDIF_O2) P5N32-ESLI Plus SPDIF OUT connector 10.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) P5N32-ESLI Plus System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) Page 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 N.O.S Option [Disabled] 4.4.2Overclocking CPU Multiplier [17] Memory Timing Setting Spread Spectrum Control Intel SpeedStep [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Enhanced C1 (CIE) [Disabled] 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] POST Check LAN2 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 1st/2nd Nvidia LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] 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] Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ X: X: X] HPET Support [Enabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 4.6.4Hardware Monitor Temperature Monitor Fan Speed Monitor Fan Speed Control CPU Fan Speed warning [600 RPM] 4.7.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] 4.7.2Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks 4.7.3Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: 4.7.4CDROM Drives 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 Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 : Audio CD Drive [Primary IDE Master] Detect CD [Enter] 4.8.2ASUS 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 4.8.3ASUS 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 - Installation Wizard for Drivers Nvidia Chipset Driver Program SoundMAX® AD1988 Audio Driver USB 2.0 Driver 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Adobe Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-VirusUtility 5.2.4Make Disk menu Make NVIDIA 32bit XP/2000/2003 SATA RAID Driver Make NVIDIA 64bit 2003 SATA RAID Driver 5.2.5Manuals menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Motherboard Info Browse this DVD Technical support form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo3™ Page 5.3.2SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility Audio Setup Wizard Jack configuration Adjust speaker volume Adjust microphone volume Audio preferences General options DTS Microphone options Enhanced Microphone Features 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 Music Alarm Hardware setup BIOS configuration OS configuration Adjusting the volume Turning off the music alarm 5.3.5ASUS AI Booster 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 Requirements 6.2.1Installing SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page 6.2.2Installing the device drivers 6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows®