Asus P5W DH manual

P5W DH

Deluxe

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support Appendix: CPU features A.1 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 P5W DH Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory (continued) LAN High Definition Audio IEEE USB ASUS AI Life features Other ASUS special features Rear panel Internal connectors BIOS features Manageability Power requirements Support CD contents Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents ASUS Digital Home Accessories Accessories Documentation 1.3.1Product highlights ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) Intel® EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) PCI Express™ interface 8-channelhigh definition audio Theater-levelaudio (designed for Dolby® Master Studio) IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready Multi-RAIDsolution ASUS EZ-Backup Intel ICH7R Southbridge RAID 1.3.2ASUS AI Life features 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features AI NET2 8-PhasePower Design Fanless Design and Heat-pipe ASUS exclusive two-slotthermal design Precision Tweaker ASUS Hyper Path CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-Fan2 technology ASUS Multi-languageBIOS 1.3.4Digital Home features ASUS EZ Backup™ Page Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED P5W DH DELUXE 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) OS licensing support list Intel® Dual-CoreCPU support Intel® Dual-CoreCPU and 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5W DH DELUXE CPU fan connector 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Important notice on installing Windows® XP 32-bitversion Click the article titled “4GB memory installed but less memory size detected.” 32-bit 64-bit Qualified Vendors Lists DDR2-800 DDR2-667 Page DDR2-533 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 slots 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot 2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCIEX16_1 (orange) slot PCIEX16_2 (black) slot Speed Card type 2.6Jumpers 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) P5W DH DELUXE Clear RTC RAM 2.ASUS EZ-BackupRAID mode selection (RAID_SEL) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors Line In port (light blue) Line Out port (lime) Microphone port (pink) Side Speaker Out port (gray) Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration Coaxial S/PDIF Out port PS/2 keyboard port (purple) Antenna jack 2.7.2Internal connectors 3.Intel® ICH7R IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of P5W DH DELUXE SATA connectors Important notes on Serial ATA Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use ASUS P5W DH DELUXE EZ_RAID connectors 7.MP3-Inconnector (4-pinMP3IN [red])�� P5W DH DELUXE MP3-Inconnector 8.Internal audio connector (4-pinCD) P5W DH DELUXE Internal audio connector 9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) P5W DH DELUXE Analog front panel connector 10.USB connector (10-1pin USB56, USB78) P5W DH DELUXE USB 2.0 connectors 11.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1 [Red]) P5W DH DELUXE IEEE 1394a connector 12.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) P5W DH DELUXE Chassis intrusion connector P5W DH DELUXE Fan connectors Suggestions for installing the chassis fan: 14.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) P5W DH DELUXE ATX power connectors Important notes on motherboard power requirements Power Supply Unit reference vendors list Vendor Model Power wattage Loading 15.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) P5W DH DELUXE 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) Installing the optional fan Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time AMI BIOS beep codes Beep Description Error 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 Next Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate 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 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] Combined Mode Option Onboard IDE Operate Mode The Onboard Serial-ATABOOTROM appears only when the Configure SATA 4.3.7System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration CPU Frequency [XXX] FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency [Auto] Performance Mode [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] AI Overclocking item Memory Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto] ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] AI Overclocking Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] N.O.S. Mode [Auto] 4.4.2LAN Cable Status 4.4.3USB Configuration 4.4.4CPU Configuration Execute Disable Function [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Disabled] Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] 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 JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 4.4.7PCI PnP 4.4.8DH Feature page 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 PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 4.5.6Hardware Monitor Scroll down to display more items CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Q-FanMode [PWM] CPU Fan Profile [Optimal] Chassis Fan1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]/[Ignored] Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Power Fan1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] PWR Q-FanControl [Enabled] PWR Fan Profile [Optimal] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Hard Disk Drives 4.6.3Boot Settings Configuration Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 4.6.4Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password 4.7.1ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Alarm Day: Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/ Saturday [Enabled] Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 : Audio CD Device [Primary IDE Slave] Detect CD 4.7.2ASUS EZ Flash 4.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS Ai Booster Ez-BackupManager Utility ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 5.2.4Make Disk menu 5.2.5Manual menu 5.2.6Contact information 5.2.7Other information Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo Page 5.3.2AI NET2 Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3Audio configurations Information Tools Dolby® feature launch buttons Minimize Exit Page Page Page Designed for Dolby® Master Studio Using Dolby® Digital Live™ 5.3.4ASUS PC Probe Preferences Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe 5.3.5ASUS Music Alarm OS configuration Start > ASUS > ASUS Music Alarm Time for Next Alarm in the Alarm Options Adjusting the volume Turning off the music alarm 5.4RAID configurations RAID (Data striping) (Data mirroring) RAID 10 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) Page Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) Page Deleting a RAID set Resetting Disks to Non-RAID Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager utility Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive 5.4.3JMicron® RAID Configuration Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility Creating a RAID set Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID [Create New RAID] Name : JRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Page Page Resetting disks to non-RAID Repairing a Mirror conflict Saving the settings and exiting setup 5.4.4Silicon Image® RAID configuration BIG Building a RAID 1 set for the first time Creating a Big/Fast RAID set for the first time •The total RAID disk volume size should be less than 2.1 Terabytes (TB) EZ Backup RAID Mode Change EZ Backup RAID Mode will change Press F1 to continue Changing RAID modes Launching the ASUS EZ-BackupManager Status window File menu Edit menu Partitioning volumes Manage Disk Management New Partition Next Finish Back Rebuilding a hard disk drive Refresh EZ Backup RAID Mode Change Page Page 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® Page Page Page Page 6.1.1Requirements 6.1.2Before you begin 6.2Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards Page Page 6.3.1Installing the device drivers Yes Finish 6.3.2Using the Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box Standard Advance Enable CrossFire™ Hotkeys Profiles Preferences Help Page Page Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology