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E1906
Revised Edition
December
Contents
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
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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
P5P800 specifications summary
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5P800 motherboard
1.2Package contents
Motherboard
I/O modules
1.3.1Product highlights
1.3.2ASUS Proactive feature
1.3.3Innovative ASUS features
Hardware2 information
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2.1Before you proceed
Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout Contents
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2.3.1Installling the CPU
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Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
2.3.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2 Memory configurations
Recommended memory configurations
Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization
DDR 400 Qualified Vendors List
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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
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5AGP slot
2.6 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
2, 4, or 6-channelaudio configuration
7 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and
8 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and
9 . Serial port
10 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
2.7.2Internal connectors
3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
Native
Legacy
Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS
6 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2)
7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
8 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
4 . CPU and Chassis fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN)
5 . Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
9 . Internal audio connector (4-pinCD, AUX)
10 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)
11 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)
13 . System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL)
•System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
System warning speaker (Orange
•Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW)
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3.1Starting up for the first time
AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility
4.1.3AFUDOS utility
Updating the BIOS file
afudos /i[filename]
4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.1.5ASUS Update utility
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
Open
Save
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4Language [English]
4.3.5Primary and Secondary Master/Slave; Third and Fourth IDE Master
4.3.6IDE Configuration
only if
S-ATA
legacy
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
4.3.7System Information
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
CPU External Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected)
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
4.4.2CPU Configuration
CPU Ratio [ 14]
VID CMOS Setting [ 45]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
NX Technology [Disabled]
4.4.3Chipset
Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto]
DRAM Idle Timer [Auto]
DRAM Refresh Rate [Auto]
Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
4.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
Parallel Port Mode
EPP
Onboard Game/MIDI Port [200/330]
Onboard Game/MIDI Port
4.4.5PCI PnP
4.4.6USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
4.4.7Instant Music Configuration
4.4.8LAN Cable Status
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.5APM Configuration
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
4.6.3Security
User Access Level (Full Access]
No Access
View Only
Limited
Full Access
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
4.7Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
Yes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
5.2.3Utilities menu
5.2.4ASUS Contact information
5.2.5Other information
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™
Ratio
5.3.2ASUS Instant Music
To use ASUS Instant Music:
Instant Music function keys (Set 1)
Instant Music function keys (Set 2)
5.3.2AI NET
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
5.3.3AI Audio
Creative Digital Audio upgrade
Audio preferences
Listening environment options
MIDI Music Synthesizer
Microphone