Asus P5N73-AM 1.5.3Motherboard layout, -AM

1.5.3Motherboard layout

19.3cm (7.6in)

PS/2KBMS	CPU_FAN
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard
COM1	ATX12V
	CHA_FAN
PORT
PARALLEL	PWR_FAN
	PWR_FAN
VGA1	8Mb
	BIOS
USB34
LAN1_USB12
AUDIO	RTL
	8201CP
	PCIEX1_1
	Super I/O

VIA

VT1708B

SPDIF_OUT

AAFP CD

LGA775			) )
MCP73V		-AM	DDR2 DIMM 1 (64 bit,240-pin module DDR2 DIMM 2 (64 bit,240-pin module
CR2032 3V		P5N73 R
CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell
CMOS Power
PCIEX16				PRI IDE
PCI1		CLRTC	SATA2	PRI IDE
PCI1		SATA1	SATA2
		SATA4	SATA3
	SB_PWR
PCI2
		CHASSIS	FLOPPY
USB56	USB78	SPEAKER	FLOPPY

EATXPWR

24.5cm (9.6in)

F_PANEL

ASUS P5N73-AM

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chpater 3: Software 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 P5N73-AMspecifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7050 / nForce™ DDR2 memory support Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology S/PDIF digital sound ready 1.3.2ASUS Special features Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.6.1Installling the CPU Page Page 1.6.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations 1.7.3DDR2 Qualified Vendors List DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List Page DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List 1.7.4Installing a DIMM 1.7.5Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard External devices interrupt Internal devices interrupt 1.8.4PCI slots 1.8.5PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.6PCI Express x16 Slot 1.9Jumper 1.10.1Rear panel connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.4 Updating the BIOS Page 2.1.5Saving the current BIOS file 2.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Legend bar 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8General help 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Language [English] 2.3.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Transfer Mode 2.3.6SATA 1~4 2.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 2.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB] 2.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB] 2.4.1JumperFree Memory Timing Setting 1.8VDual Over Voltage Control Default] 1.35V Over Voltage Control [Disabled] VCORE Over Voltage Control [Disabled] 2.4.2CPU Configuration 2.4.3Chipset 2.4.4PCIPnP 2.4.5Onboard Device Configuration Serial-ATAconfiguration HD Audio Controller [Auto] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Onboard nVidia LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] 2.4.6USB Configuration 2.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 2.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.3APM Configuration Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] HPET Support [Enabled] Power On By Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 2.5.4Hardware Monitor 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Removable Drives 2.6.4Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] Halt On [All Errors] 2.6.5Security ASUS EZ Flash 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support DVD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ADOBE Acrobat Reader Anti-VirusUtility Anti-VirusUtility Download Ulead Burn. Now 3.2.4Make Disk menu 3.2.5Manual menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.2.7Other information Technical Support Form Filelist 3.3Creating a RAID driver disk Page A.1.1 System requirements A.1.2 Using the EIST Page Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology