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Asus P5W64 WS 5.2.3Utilities menu, ASUS PC Probe, USB 2.0 Driver, ASUS AI Booster, Marvell Yukon VCT Application, Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver

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Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver

Installs the Marvell® Yukon™ Gigabit Ethernet driver.

USB 2.0 Driver

Installs the USB 2.0 driver.

5.2.3Utilities menu

The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.

ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities

Launches the ASUS InstAll utilities installation wizard.

Marvell Yukon VCT Application

The Virtual Cable Tester (VCT) is a cable diagnostic application that analyzes and reports LAN cable faults and shorts.

ASUS AI Booster

The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment.

ASUS PC Probe II

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASUS P5W64 WS Professional

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Contents

Page E2743 First Edition August Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: 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 P5W64 WS Professional specifications summary Page Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5W64 WS Professional Workstation motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O modules 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® 975X Express/ICH7R chipset Intel® EM64T Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) DDR2 memory support Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go PCI Express™ interface S/PDIF digital sound ready 8-channelhigh definition audio USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2ASUS Intelligence (AI) features 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features ASUS Q-Fan2 technology ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash 2 BIOS Page Page Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2.2.4Motherboard layout 2.2.5Layout contents Page 2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Page Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) Page Page 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 Express x16 slots 2.5.5PCI slots Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards Page Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards (Workstation level) Qualified PCI graphics cards Qualified RAID cards 2.6 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 5 . Rear Speaker Out port (black) 7 . Line In port (light blue) 8 . Line Out port (lime) Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 9 . Microphone port (pink) 13 . External SATA port 14 . Optical S/PDIF Out port 15 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 16 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . ICH7R Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1 [red] SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 5 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 6 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 8 . IEEE 1394a port connectors (10-1pin IE1394_1 ; 10-1pin IE1394_2) 9 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) Page 11 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 12 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG) Page 13 . TPM connector (20-1pin TPM) 14 . System panel connector (12-pinPANEL) •System power LED •Hard disk drive activity LED •System warning speaker •ATX power button/soft-offbutton Page Page Page 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 Page Page 4.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Open Save 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.4AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file Page 4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Page 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:xx] 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, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 4.3.6IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] OS supporting native mode S-ATA 4.3.7System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration CPU Lock Free [Auto] CPU Frequency [XXX] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Performance Mode [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] CPU Clock Spread Spectrum [Enabled] PCIE Clock Spread Spectrum [Disaabled] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto] ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] 4.4.2LAN Cable Status 4.4.3USB Configuration BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled] 4.4.4CPU Configuration CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Scroll down the screen to display the following item Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic] 4.4.5Chipset DRAM ECC Mode [Disabled] Hyper Path 3 [Auto] DRAM Throttling Threshold [Auto] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration Marvell SATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] 4.4.7PCI PnP 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 Q-FanMode [PWM] CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Fan1/2 or [N/A]/[Ignored] Chassis Q-Fan1Control [Disabled] Chassis Fan Profile [Optimal] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 4.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] TCG/TPM SUPPORT [No] 4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile Page 4.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes O k Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS Update ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Nap ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c 5.2.4Make Disk menu 5.2.5Manuals menu 5.2.6Contact information 5.2.7Other information Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™ Ratio 5.3.2AI NET2 Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3AI Gear Page 5.3.4AI Nap 5.3.5AI Booster 5.3.6ASUS PC Probe Monitor panels Preferences Hardware monitor panels Enable Monitoring Panel Scheme Config WMI browser WMI Information DMI browser DMI Information PCI browser PCI Information Usage Usage Hard Disk Configuring PC Probe Sensor/Threshold 5.3.7SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility Audio Setup Wizard Jack configuration Adjust speaker volume Adjust microphone volume Audio preferences General options DTS Microphone options Enhanced Microphone Features 5.4RAID configurations RAID Intel Matrix Storage 5.4.1Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) 1. Create RAID Volume RAID Level RAID 0(Stripe) Disks Page Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) RAID 1(Mirror) Capacity Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1) RAID 10(RAID0+1) Stripe Size Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) RAID 5(Parity) Page Deleting a RAID set 2. Delete RAID Volume Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility 4. Exit Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive [3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID] 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk Page Page Page A.1 Intel® EM64T Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) System requirements Automatic Properties Display Properties Screen Saver Power Options Properties Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology