Asus P5N72-T Chapter 1: Product, introduction

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Chapter 1: Product
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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 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 P5N72-TPremium specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory ASUS AI Lifestyle ASUS Power Saving Solution: Unique features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: ASUS Crystal Sound: Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor Chapter 1: Product Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents SupremeFX II Audio Card 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo CPU support NVIDIA® nForce® 780i SLI chipset NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) NVIDIA® 3-WaySLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) Native DDR2 1066 memory support Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology Dual Gigabit LAN IEEE 1394a support Green ASUS 1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo3™ ASUS Multi-languageBIOS 1.3.3ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features AI Booster Precision Tweaker C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 1.3.4ASUS special features Supreme FX II features AI Gear 3+ Kaspersky® Anti-Virus Chapter 2: Hardware information Page Power LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Audio card layout 2.2.5Layout contents Internal connectors 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.4Installing the optional fans 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations P5N72-TPremium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066MHzcapability P5N72-TPremium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability P5N72-TPremium Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability 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 x16 slots Page 2.6Jumper 1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC_SW) 2.7Audio card installation 2.8.1Rear panel connectors Line In port (light blue) Line Out port (lime) Microphone port (pink) Center/Subwoofer port (orange) Rear Speaker Out port (black) 2.8.2Internal connectors 2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_EIDE) Mode of device(s) 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1–6) 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB 78; USB 910) 5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 6.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1–3) 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 8.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT for ASUS HDMI VGA card) 9.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V) 10.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) Page Chapter 3: Page 3.1Starting up for the first time BIOS beep codes 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 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.3 Updating the BIOS Page 4.1.4 Saving the current BIOS file 4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD 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 4.3.6SATA1–6 Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Landing Zone 4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB] 4.3.9Usable Memory [xxx MB] 4.3.10System Information BIOS revision 4.4.1AI Overclock Tuner [Auto] Overclock Options [Disabled] System Clocks FSB & Memory Config FSB-Memory Clock Mode FSB (QDR), MHz FSB - Memory Clock Mode Actual FSB (QDR), MHz 4.4.2Overclocking Memory Timing Setting Spread Spectrum Control CPU Internal Thermal Control [Disabled] Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled] Enhanced C1 (CIE) [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Virtualization Technology [Enabled] 4.4.3Over Voltage CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] CPU VTT Voltage [Auto] Memory Voltage [Auto] SB Core Voltage [Auto] 1.2V HT Voltage [Auto] CPU GTL_REF Ratio [Auto] 4.4.4Loadline Calibration [Disabled] 4.4.5NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] 4.4.6SLI-ReadyMemory [Disabled] 4.4.7ES Selection [Disabled] 4.5.1AI NET2 POST Check LAN/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] 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] USB Resume from S5 [Disabled] 4.6.4Hardware Monitor Voltage 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 Hard Disk Drives 1. SATA 1: CDROM Drives 4.7.5Boot Settings Configuration Case Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Bootup Num-Lock[On] 4.7.6Security Supervisor Password User Password Password Check 4.8.1ASUS O.C. Profile Load BIOS Profile Save BIOS Profile 4.8.3ASUS EZ Flash Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Page Chapter 5: support Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD 5.2.2Drivers menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Nvidia Chipset Driver Program SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities ASUS Update ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Suite Corel MediaOne Starter Ulead Burn.Now Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE 5.2.4Make Disk menu NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/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 NET Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility) A.SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) Playback Speakers SPDIF Interface Preset settings Surround settings Recording Microphone Line In Record testing ANDREA settings Speakers Speaker Trim Speaker Delay Bass Preferences B.SoundMAX Test Page Page 5.3.4ASUS 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 5.3.5ASUS AI Suite Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Page 5.3.6ASUS EPU Utility—AIGear 3+ Energy Saving Status 5.3.7ASUS AI Nap 5.3.8ASUS Q-Fan2 5.3.9ASUS 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 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® Page Page Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 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 Start the NVIDIA Control Panel Enabling SLI configuration Appendix: Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology