Asus p5p43t manual

Motherboard

P5P43T

Contents

Main E5441 First Edition V1 March 2010 Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 2 BIOS information Page Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety About this guide How this guide is organized Where to nd more information Conventions used in this guide Italics Typography Bold text Page P5P43T specications summary Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Intel Core2 Extreme / Core2 Quad / Core2 Duo CPU support 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS EPU ASUS Express Gate ASUS AI NET2 Turbo Key Anti-Surge 1.4 Before you proceed SB_PWR P5P43T Onboard LED 1.5 Motherboard overview 1.5.1 Placement direction 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1.5.4 Layout contents 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. P5P43T CPU socket 775 Page Page 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5P43T CPU fan connector 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview 1.7.2 Memory congurations You may install 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction P5P43T Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1600 (O.C.) MHz capability ASUS P5P43T 1-15 (continued on the next page) DDR3-1333 MHz capability 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3-1067 MHz capability 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1.8 Expansion slots 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots 1.9 Jumpers 1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors P5P43T ATX power connectors P5P43T Digital audio connector EATXPWR ATX12V 1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction P5P43T Parallel Port Connector Install the Windows XP Service Pack or later version before using Serial ATA. SATA3 SATA6 SATA2 Page Page ASUS P5P43T 1-27 P5P43T USB2.0 connectors USB1112USB78 USB910 P5P43T Analog front panel connector AAFP 1.11 Software support 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1.11.2 Support DVD information To run the Support DVD Chapter 2 BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Updating the BIOS 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS Recovering the BIOS 2.2 BIOS setup program Entering BIOS Setup at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Submenu items 2.2.6 Conguration elds 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2.3 Main menu 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3 SATA 1-6 Type [Auto] 2.3.4 Storage Conguration ASUS P5P43T 2-9 2.3.5 System Information Scroll down to display the following iems: Bios Information 2.4 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1/A2/B1/B2 [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto] DRAM Read Training [Auto] DRAM Write Training [Auto] MEM. OC Charger [Auto] Page 2.5 Advanced menu 2.5.1 CPU Conguration CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] CPU/PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] CPU/NB Clock Skew [Auto] 2.5.2 Chipset 2.5.3 Onboard Devices Conguration JMB368 IDE [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 2.5.4 USB Conguration 2.5.5 PCI PnP 2.6 Power menu 2.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.6.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled] 2.6.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.6.4 APM Conguration 2.6.5 Hardware Monitor 2.7.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device 2.7 Boot menu VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage [xxxV] or [Ignored] Chassis Fan Prole [Optimal] 2.6.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 2.7.4 Security 2.7.2 Hard Disk Drives 2.7.3 Boot Settings Conguration Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password 2.8 Tools menu 2.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2.8.2 Express Gate [Auto] Password Check [Setup] 2.8.3 AI NET 2 2.9 Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) EC Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY