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Asus P5NSLI, P5NSLI/WIFI 3.2.2 Drivers menu, ASUS InstAll -Installation Wizard for Drivers, nVidia nForce Chipset Driver, SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver, USB 2.0 Driver

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3.2.2 Dri vers menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

ASUS I nstAll-I nstall ati on Wi zard for Dri vers

Installs all of the drivers through ASUS InstAll-Installation wizard.

nVi di a nForce Chi pset Dri ver

Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI chipset.

SoundMAX ADI 1986A Audi o Dri ver

Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1986A audio controller and application.

Marvell Yukon Gi gabi t Ethernet Dri ver

Installs the Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver.

USB 2.0 Dri ver

Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver.

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Contents

Page E2234 FirstEdition August Chapter 1:Product introduction Chapter 2:BIOS setup Chpater 3:Software Support Appendix: CPU features FederalCommunications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electricalsafety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary CPU Chipset FrontSide Bus Memory Overclocking features Specialfeatures BIOS features Power Requirement Rear panel Internalconnectors Manageability Support CD contents FormFactor 1 x Floppy disk drive connector Page Page 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5NSLI or ASUS® P5NSLI/WiFi motherboard 1.2Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items 1.3.1 Product highlights LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI™ Intel® Edition Intel® Dual -Core Technology CPU support Intel® EM64T DDR2 memory support SerialATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA on the go PCIExpress™ interface High Definition Audio S/PDIFdigitalsound ready 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Precision Tweaker AINET2 Fanless Design ASUS Two-slot thermaldesign ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS EZ Flash C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile Onboard LED 1.5.1 Placement direction 1.5.2 Screw holes 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle 4.Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN P5NSLI CPU Fan Connectors 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling 1.7.1 Overview 1.7.2 Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2 with 667 MHz capability DDR2-533 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments Standardinterrupt assignments IRQ assignments for thismotherboard 1.8.4 PCIslots 1.8.5 PCIExpress x1 slot 1.8.6 Two PCIExpress x16 slots PCIExpress x16 slot configurations 1.9Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2.Remove the onboard battery 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1, USBPW2) USBPW1 USBPW2 P5NSLI USB Device Wake Up •The USB device wake-upfeature requires a power supply that can 1.10.1 Rear panelconnectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration 1.10.2 Internalconnectors 2. IDEconnector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of P5NSLI IDE Connectors P5NSLI SATA Connectors 4. Audio connectors (4-pin CD, AUX) P5NSLI Internal Audio Connectors 5. USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) P5NSLI USB 2.0 Connectors 6. Azalia Analog Front Panel (10-1pin AAFP) P5NSLI Analog Front Panel Connector 7. CPU, Power and Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) P5NSLI Fan Connectors 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) P5NSLI Chassis Intrusion Connectors 9. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) P5NSLI ATX Power Connectors Power supply requirements 11. System panelconnector (20-pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mountedfunctions P5NSLI System Panel Connector •System power LED (3-pin PLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) Q-Connector(system panel) Page 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Updating the BIOS Type the BIOS file name in the Fil e Name to Program 7.Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file The following screen appears Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process 2.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk 2.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.6 ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.3 Legend bar 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2.2.7 Pop-upwindow 2.2.8 Generalhelp 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDEMaster/Slave Primary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto]; Secondary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode 2.3.5 SATA1, SATA2, SATA3,SATA4 Extended IDEDrive [Auto] Precomp Landing Zone 2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 2.3.7 Installed Memory 2.3.8 Usable Memory 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration AITuning [Auto] Overclock Options [Disable] Frequency Control System Clock Mode [Auto] New FSB Speed (QDR) [800] Current FSB Speed (QDR) Displays the current FSB speed Target FSB Speed (QDR) Spread Spectrum Control Voltage Control 2.4.2 LAN Cable Status AINET2[Disabled] 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2.4.4 Chipset LDT Frequency[4x] Memory Timing Configuration Page 2.4.5 PCIPnP Primary Display Adaptor [PCI] 2.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration IDEFunction Setup NVRAID Configuration Onboard MarvellLAN [Enabled] OnBoard MarvellLAN Boot ROM [Disabled] HD Audio [Enabled] SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] ParallelPort Address [378/IRQ7] ParallelPort Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] 2.4.7 USB Configuration USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] 2.5.1 ACPISuspend Type [S1&S3] 2.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.3 APM Configuration Restore on AC PowerLoss[Disabled] HDD Down In Suspend [Disabled] PWR Button < 4 secs [I nstant-Off] Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [Disabled] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor Q-FanController[Disabled] VCOREVoltage, +12V Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5VCC Voltage CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature CPU Fan Speed, PWR Fan Speed, CHA Fan Speed 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~xxth Boot Device [Removable] 2.6.2 Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks 2.6.3Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master:XXXXXXXXX 2.6.4 CDROM Drives 1. 1st Slave:XXXXXXXXX 2.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration Case Open Warning[Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] 2.6.6 Security Supervisor Password User Password Password Check 2.7Tools menu Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 :0 Audio CD Drive [Primary IDEMaster] Detect CD Starting Track Repeat Track [Disabled] 2.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile Load BIOS Profile Load from Profile 1/2 Load from File Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1/2 Save to File 2.7.3 ASUS EZ Flash Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Page Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu ASUS InstAll -Installation Wizard for Drivers nVidia nForce Chipset Driver SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver MarvellYukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver 3.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS InstAll -Installation Wizard for Utilities MarvellYukon VCT Application ASUS PC Probe ADOBEAcrobat Reader 3.2.4 Make Disk menu NVIDIA 32bit SATA RAID Driver NVIDIA 64bit SATA RAID Driver 3.2.5 Manuals menu Nvidia RAID User’s Guide RTL8187 Wireless LAN User’s Manual 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3.3.1 ASUS Music Alarm Hardware setup BIOS configuration OS configuration Adjusting the volume Turning off the music alarm 3.4.1 Requirements 3.4.2 Dualgraphics card setup Installing SLI -readygraphics cards Insert one graphics card into the blue slot labeled PCIEX16 Insert the second graphics card into the black slot labeled Installing the device drivers Enabling the multi -GPUfeature in Windows Page Setting the ASUS AISelector utility Table AI Selector settings Page features that the motherboard supports Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the H yper-Threading Technology