Asus P5NT WS 153

This chapter tells how to install PCI

Express graphics cards.

NVIDIA® 6dual graphics technology support

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: 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 P5NT WS 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 PCI Express™ x16 Graphics chipset DDR2 memory support Serial ATA 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 1.3.3ASUS special features ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Multi-languageBIOS AI NOS™ AI Gear AI Nap C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS MyLogo2 Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2.2.4Motherboard layout P5NT WS 2.2.5Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5NT WS CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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 slot 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.6PCI-Xslot 2.5.7PCI Express x16 slots 2.6Jumpers 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) P5NT WS Clear RTC RAM 2.PCI-XSpeed setting (6-pinPCIX_SPEED) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.7.2Internal connectors 2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of P5NT WS IDE connector 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) P5NT WS USB 2.0 connectors 5.Internal audio connector Int(4-pinCD [Black]) P5NT WS Internal audio connector 6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1; 10-1pin IE1394_2) P5NT WS IEEE 1394 connectors 7.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 8.CPU, chassis, and power connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1~4, 3-pinPWR_FAN) 9.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) P5NT WS Chassis intrusion connector 10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2 x 4-pinATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG) Page 11.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM) [Optional]) 12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) P5NT WS 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 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 4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file 4.1.6ASUS 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 4.3.6SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Landing Zone 4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB] 4.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB] 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning [Auto] Overclock Options [Disabled] N.O.S. Mode [Auto] N.O.S. Sensitivity [Normal] N.O.S. Overclock [3%] System Clocks FSB & Memory Config Advanced Voltage Control SLI-ReadyMemory [Disabled] 4.4.2AI NET2 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] POST Check LAN2 Cable[Disabled] 4.4.3CPU Configuration CPU Multiplier [16] 4.4.4Chipset Memory Timing Setting SLI Broadcast Aperture [Disabled] LDT Frequency [5x] NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] PCIEX16_2 Mode [Auto] Spread Spectrum Control 4.4.5PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Primary Display Adapter [PCI] 4.4.6Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATAConfiguration HD Audio [Auto] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard 1st/2nd Nvidia LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [EPP] Silicon SATAII Controller [Enabled] Silicon SATAII option ROM [Disabled] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] 4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 4.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.3APM 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:ss) [ X: X: X] HPET Support [Enabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 4.5.4Hardware Monitor CPU_FAN Type [PWM Mode] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU/CHA Fan Control [Duty-CycleMode] CPU_FAN/CHA_FAN Duty Cycle [100%] CHA_Fan Profile [Silent] CPU Fan Speed warning [600 RPM] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] 4.6.2Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks 4.6.3Hard Disk Drives 1. SATA X: 4.6.4Boot 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 4.7.1ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 : Audio CD Drive [Primary IDE Master] Detect CD [Enter] 4.7.2ASUS 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 4.7.3ASUS 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 nForce Chipset Driver Realtek Audio Driver Silicon Image Sil3531 SATA Driver 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-VirusUtility WinDVD Copy5 Trial InterVideo MediaOne Gallery 5.2.4Make Disk menu NVIDIA 32bit 2000/2003/XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver NVIDIA 64bit 2003/XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver Sil3531 32bit 2K/XP/2003/Vista SATA Driver NVIDIA 64bit XP/2003/Vista SATA 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 MyLogo2™ Page 5.3.2Audio configurations Realtek HD Audio Manager Information Minimize Page Page Page 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 Suite Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Page 5.3.6ASUS AI Gear 5.3.7ASUS AI Nap 5.3.8ASUS AI N.O.S 5.3.9ASUS Q-Fan 5.3.10ASUS 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 dual graphics cards Page Page 6.2.2Installing the device drivers 6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows®