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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
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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
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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
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2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
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Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
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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 Express x16 slots
2.5.5PCI slots
Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards
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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)
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11 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
12 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V, 4-pinEZ_PLUG)
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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
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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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4.1.1ASUS 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
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4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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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
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4.8Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
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Load Setup Defaults
Exit & Save Changes
Software5 support
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio.