Asus P5N32-E SLI manual

Motherboard P5N32-E SLI Plus[...]

ii E2979 First Edition V1 December 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the pu[...]

iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix P[...]

iv Contents 2.5.4 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-20 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-20 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots ................................................... 2-20 2.6 Jumper .............................................................[...]

v Contents 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 4-13 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave ............................................. 4-14 4.3.6 S A T A 1 ~ 6 . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . [...]

vi Contents Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support DVD ............................................... 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu .........................[...]

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has [...]

viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect a[...]

ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware informatio[...]

x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Key s encl osed i n the less- than a nd gre ater-t han s ign mea ns tha t you [...]

xi P5N32-E SLI Plus specications summary CPU LGA775 socket for Intel ® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® Extreme / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D Processors Intel ® Quad-core CPU Ready Compatible with Intel ® 06/05B/05A processors Note : Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the Intel ® CPU support list. Chipset N[...]

xii P5N32-E SLI Plus specications summary High Denition Audio SupremeFX Audio Card - ADI 1988B 8-channel High Denition Audio CODEC - Supports Jack-Sensing, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out DTS ® Connect IEEE 1394 VIA6308P controller supports: controller supports: - 2 x IEEE 1394a connectors (1 at mid-board, 1[...]

xiii P5N32-E SLI Plus specications summary Internal connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for 2 devices 6 x Serial A T A connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support six additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394a port connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x 24-pin A TX power connector 1 x 8-pin A TX 12V power connector 1 x[...]

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1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5N32-E SLI Plus motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your packa[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard consumers’ he[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 1-3 DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY/PHILIPS Digital Interface) jacks.It allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality . See pages 2-24 a[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features ASUS has devoted special efforts to address the thermal issues across the motherboard, and most notably the areas that reside the CPU, power , Northbridge and Southbridge. Advanced thermal design Stack Cool 2 Stack Cool 2 is a fan-less and zero-noise cooling solution offered exclusively by [...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Connector The ASUS Q-Connector allows you to connect or disconnect chassis front panel cables in one easy step with one complete module. This unique adapter eliminates the trouble of plugging in one cable at a time, making connection quick and accurate. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 The ASUS CrashFree [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 1-7 1.3.3 ASUS special features ASUS O.C. Prole The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Prole that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate le, giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite overclocking settings. AI NOS™[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction[...]

2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7 2.4 System memory ..........[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5N 32-E SLI P lus ® 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage moth[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-3 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that critical components generate.[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Motherboard layout P ANEL P5 N32 -E S LI Plu s ® CHASSIS PRI_IDE 24.5cm (9.6in) CPU_FAN DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PWR_FAN LAN2_USB34 OPT_FAN5 FLOPPY Super I/O 8Mb BIOS PS/2KBMS T : Mous[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-5 2.2.5 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-15 2. PCI slots 2-20 3. PCI Express x1 slot 2-20 4. PCI Express x16 slots 2-20 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC_EN ) 2-21 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-23 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 2-23 3. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port. 2-23 4. LAN 2 (RJ-45) po[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-26 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2-26 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1-6) 2-27 4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910) 2-28 5. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 2-29 6. CPU, chassis, and power fan con[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-7 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Quad-core / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® Extreme / Pentium ® D/ Pentium ® 4 and Celeron ® D processors. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket an[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. PnP cap A B T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-9 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket then t the socket alignment key into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. 7. If installing a dual-[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information Fastener Motherboard hole 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. thermal condition and performance. condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Pla[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-1 1 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. B A A A B B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connect[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. B B A A A A B B 4. Carefully remove t[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-13 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.4 Installing the optional fan 1. Position the fan above the pipe and heatsink assembly . 2. Fit the grooved edge to the heatsink. 3. Carefully push down the fan until it snugly ts the heatsink, then connect the fan cables. 4. The above photo shows the fan installed on the motherboard. • Plug the optiona[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-15 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DD[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.2 Memorycongurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • For dual-channel conguration, the total size of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 + DIMM_A2 = DIMM_B1 + DIMM_B2). • Always install DIMMs w[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-17 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the n[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-19 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIEx16_1 – – – – shared – – – PCIEx16_2 – – – – – shared – – PCIEx16_3 – – – – shared – – – PCIEx1_1 – – – – – shared – – PCI Slot_1 shared – – – – – – – PCI Slot_2 – sh[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specications. Refer to the gure below for the location of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that co[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-21 P5N32-E SLI Plus ® P5N32-E SLI Plus Clear RTC RAM CLRTC_EN Normal Clear RTC (Default) 1 2 2 3 2.6 Jumper Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. T o erase the RTC RAM: 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Move the[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Audio card installation 1. T ake out the Audio card from the package. 2. Locate the slot on the motherboard. 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card sits on the slot completely . 4. The above photo shows the audio card installed on the motherboard.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-23 1 14 2 3 4 1 1 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 3. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port. Supported by NV Gigabit LAN controller , this port allow[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 64-bit OS LAN port LED indications Activity/Link Speed LED Description DNR DNR Soft-off Mode DNR DNR During Power ON/OFF DNR DNR 100 Mbps connection DNR DNR 1 Gbps connection 5. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player , or other audio sources. 6. Line Out port (lime). This port con[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-25 1 1. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2, 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 12. IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable devices. 13. Optical S/PDIF Out port . This port co[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.8.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-27 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1-6) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD conguration with the onboard NVIDIA with the onboard NVIDIA ® MediaShield™[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the right-angle side of SA T A signal cable to the SA T A device, or connect the right-angle side of the SA T A cable to the onboard SA T A port to avoid mechanical conict with huge graphics cards. Right-angle side 4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for USB 2.0 port[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-29 5. IEE E 1394 a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector . Doing so will damage the motherboard! Y ou[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. CPU, chassis, power , and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1, 3-pin PWR_F AN, 3-pin OPT_F AN1~5) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 1A~2.2A (26.4 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-31 8. AT X p owe r c on ne cto rs (24-pin EA TXPWR, 2 x 4-pin A TX12V) These connectors are for A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t. 7. Chassis intrusion connector [...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information • The A TX 12 V Specication 2.0-compliant (500 W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirement with the following conguration: Normal Loading CPU PSC 3.73G 1066 DDR800 1GB*2 VGA Nvidia 7800GTX*2 SA T A-HD SA TA*4 ESA T A-HD 1 IDE-HD 1 CD-ROM 1 USB 2 PCI 1 • If you want to use two EN[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-33 9. S/PDIF output co nne cto r (4-1 pin SPDIF_O2) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The S/PDIF module is purchased separately . P5N32-E SLI [...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin c[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 2-35 ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) Y ou can use the ASUS Q-Connector to connect/disconnect chassis front panel cables in a few steps. Refer to the instructions below to install the ASUS Q- Connector . 1. Connect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q-Connector . Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector to know the detailed pin d[...]

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3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus P5N32-E SLI Plus 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protec[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down... 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts d[...]

4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.[...]

Chapter summary 4 ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 Extreme T weaker menu .[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a oppy disk or a USB ash disk.) 3. Award BIOS Flash Utility [...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® deskt[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-3 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, t[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A: / S then press <Enter>. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-5 T o update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk, then restart the system. 3. Y ou can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods. (1) Insert the oppy disk/USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility . Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility . 1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site. Rename the le to P5N32-EP .BIN and save it to a oppy disk, CD ROM or a USB ash [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-7 7. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS le. The following screen appears. 8. The utility veries the BIOS le in the oppy disk, CD ROM or a USB ash disk and starts ashing the BIOS le. Do not turn off or reset the system during the ashing process! AwardBIOS Flash Utilit[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. The utility saves the current BIOS le to the oppy disk, then returns to the BIOS ashing process. 3. T ype a lename for the current BIOS le in the Save current BIOS as eld, then press <Enter>. T o save the current BIOS le using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-9 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.”[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century. Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Conguration elds Menu items Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setu[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-1 1 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu s[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conguration options for that item. F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extr[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-13 F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century. System Time 15 : 30 : [...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capaci[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-15 Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity . This item is not congurable. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable. Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is [...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.6 S A T A 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial A T A devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SA T A device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SA T A device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-17 Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. This item is not congurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not congurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu The Extreme menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to select overclock prole . AI Tuning [Auto] x Overclock Options Disabled x N.O.S. O[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-19 The following items become user-congurable when you set AI T uning to [ Manual ]. System Clocks This sub-menu allows you to adjust the system frequency-related items. Select an item, then press <Enter> to edit. Select Menu Item Specic Help Set C55 PCIE Overclock System Clocks PCIEX16_1 Frequency (MHz) [100] PC[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup FSB - Memory Ratio [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [1:1] [5:4] [3:2] [Sync Mode] FSB (QDR), MHz [800] Conguration options: [533 MHz]~[3000 MHz] N.O.S Option [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5:[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-21 4.4.2 Overclocking This sub-menu allows you to adjust the system frequency-related items. Select an item, then press <Enter> to edit. F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Overclocking[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum [Down Spread] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Down Spread] SA T A Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] LDT Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Center] [Down] Command Per Clock (CMD) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 clock] [2 [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-23 Intel SpeedStep [Disabled] This item is user-congurable only when you set [AI T uning] to [Standard], [Auto], or [AI N.O.S.]. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Limit CPUID MaxV al [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DDR2 Channel A Ref V oltage / DDR2 Channel B Ref V oltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR2 Controller/ChannelA/B Ref voltage. Conguration options: Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR2_V ol/2] [DDR2_ Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR2_V ol/2] [DDR2_ V ol/2-30mv] [DDR2_V ol/2-20mv] [DDR2_V ol/2-10mv] [DDR2_V ol/2+10mv[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-25 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] POST Check LAN2 Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the LAN/LAN2 cable during the Power-On Self-T est (POST). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.1 AI NET2 F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Selec[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to congure non-boot devices. PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Primary Display Adapter [PCI] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.5.2 PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] When set to[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-27 F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Onboard Device Conguration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Conguration HD Audio [Auto] HD Audio [Auto] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard 1st nV[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Serial-A T A Conguration This sub-menu allows you to change Serial A T A settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit. Select Menu Item Specic Help Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-ATA Conguration Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] RAID Enabled [Disabled] x SATA1 RAID Disabled x SAT[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-29 Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the onboard 1394 device support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Conguration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Select Menu Item Speci[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend T ype [S1&S3] Allows you to select the Advanced Con?[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-31 4.6.3 APM Conguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off] Allows you to enable or disable the Restore on AC Power Loss function. Conguration options: [Power-Off] [Power-On] [Last State] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Allows you to set the event after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds. Con[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ X: X: X] T o set the time of alarm: 1. Highlight this item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up menu for the hour eld. 2. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=23), then press <Enter>. 3. Press <T AB> to move to the minutes eld then press <Enter>. 4. Key-in a minute value (Min=0, M[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-33 V oltage Monitor Vcore / 3.3V / 5V / 12V V oltage +1.2V HT / +1.5V V oltage VTT CPU / DDR2 T ermination /DDR2 V oltage +1.4V / DDR2 V oltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to set. Phoenix-Award BIOS[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Fan Speed Monitor CPU Fan Speed 2960 RPM CHA_FAN1 Speed 0 RPM PWR FAN Speed 0 RPM Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Fan Speed Monitor CPU F AN / CHA _F AN1 Speed PWR F AN Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, Chassis, fan speed in rotations[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-35 CHA Fan Q-Fan Sense [CPU T emperature] Allows the Q-Fan to sense CPU/MB temperature and to adjust the fan speed. When the previous items are set to Q-F AN Mode, these items become user- congurable. Conguration options: [CPU T emperature] [MB T emperature] CPU Fan Speed warning [600 RPM] Allows you to set the CPU fan[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Fan Boost Function [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the fan boost function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] When the Fan Boost Function is enabled, the 3-pin CPU fan will run at full speed. 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <E[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-37 4.7.2 Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. Select Menu Item Specic Help Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. Sel[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.5 Boot Settings Conguration F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to enable or disable. Boot Settings Conguration Case Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boo[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-39 T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key . Conguration options: [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30] T ypematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Conguration options: [250] [500] [750] [1000] OS Sel[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. When prompted, conrm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press <Enter>. The password eld setting is changed to Set. T o clear the password: 1. Select the password eld and press <Enter> twice. The following message appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! Press any key to continue... 2. Pr[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-41 The succeeding items become user-congurable when you enable the ASUS Music Alarm. 4.8 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Menu Item Specic Help ASUS Music Alarm ASUS O.C. Prole ASUS EZ Flash[...]

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to select. ASUS BIOS Prole Load BIOS Prole Save BIOS Prole Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Select Menu Item Specic Help Load BIOS Prole from Prole 1. Load BIOS [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-43 Load from Prole 1/2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to load the le. Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS le saved in the hard disk/oppy disk/USB ash disk with the F A T32/16/12 format. Follow the instructions below to load the BIOS ?[...]

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a conrmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Y es] or [No], then press <Enter> to conrm your choice. ASUSTek O.C. Prole Utility B318 BOARD: P5N32-E SLI Plus VER: 0116 DATE: 10/30/2006 Curr[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-45 4.9 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Exit & Save Changes Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the [...]

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5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1 5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-9 5.4 RAID congurations ....[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-1 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the DVD. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 2000/2003 Server/XP/64-bit XP operating systems (OS). Always instal[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities Launches the ASUS InstAll utilities installation wizard. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and ale[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: Software support Adobe Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader that allows you to open, view , and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft ® DirectX 9.0c driver . The Microsoft DirectX ® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. Di[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ dual x16 SLI SA T A RAID driver disk. Make NVIDIA 32bit XP/2000/2003 SA T A RAID Driver Make NVIDIA 64bit 2003 SA T A RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA ® Serial A T A RAID driver disk for a 32-bit/64-bit system.[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. Most [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-7 5.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the Support DVD. Click an icon to display the specied information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specications of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the Support DVD [...]

5-8 Chapter 5: Software support Filelist Displays the contents of the Support DVD and a brief description of each in text format. T echnical support form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-9 5.3 Software information Most of the applications in the Support DVD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme le that came with the software application for more information. 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3™ The ASUS MyLogo3™ utility lets you customize the boot logo. [...]

5-10 Chapter 5: Software support 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility , ash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After ashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST . 8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 7. When the logo images appear[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-1 1 5.3.2 SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility The ADI AD1988B High Denition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements high quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound po[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: Software support From the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® icon to display the SoundMAX ® Control Panel. Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can easily congure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Denition Audio.[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-13 Jack conguration This screen helps you congure your computer ’ s audio ports, depending on the audio devices you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume. Click the T est button to hear the changes you have made. Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microph[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: Software support Audio preferences Click the icon to go to the Preferences page. This page allows you to change various audio settings. General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices, enable/ disable the AudioESP™ feature, and enable/disable digital output. DTS This feature is consists of two e[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-15 Microphone options Click the Listening Environment tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings. Enhanced Microphone Features Noise Filtering Enables Noise Filter function. Detects repetitive and stationary noises like computer fans, air conditioners, and other background noises then eliminates it in the inco[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer ’ s vital components, and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring you[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-17 Button Function Opens the Conguration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory , CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the [...]

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Changing the monitor panels position T o change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select another position from the list box. Click OK when nished. Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If you wan[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-19 Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below . Large display Small display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser . This browser displays various Windows® management info[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: Software support PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser . This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-21 Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory . The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available Conguring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. The Cong window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Sensor/ Thr[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.4 ASUS Music Alarm This motherboard is equipped with an audio alarm clock called ASUS Music Alarm. The ASUS Music Alarm gives you a personal wake-up called with your favorite CD music when the system is off. The onboard audio CODEC supports this feature, which requires an optical drive (CD-ROM, CD-RW , or DVD-RO[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-23 OS conguration T o congure ASUS Music Alarm in Windows ® 1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. 2. Click the Utilities tab and choose ASUS Music Alarm to install the utility . 3. Insert an audio CD into the optical drive. 4. Launch the ASUS Music Alarm application by going to Start > ASUS > ASUS Mus[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 7. Click the arrow ( ) next to Options in the Options section. The Options panel appears. Disable or select the Repeat mode, then specify the length of the alarm music to play . Set the desired volume. When done, click OK . 8. After you have nished making all the required settings, turn off the system. Adjusting [...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-25 5.3.5 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows ® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing the program from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Booster icon on the Windows ® OS taskbar . The optio[...]

5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID congurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to congure Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. • The NVIDIA ® nForce™ dual x16 SLI Southbridge includes a high performance SA T A RAID controller that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for six ind[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-27 If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, rst copy the RAID driver from the Support DVD to a oppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section “5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk” for details. Setting the BIOS RAID items After instal[...]

5-28 Chapter 5: Software support • For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA ® RAID conguration, refer to the “NVIDIA ® RAID User Guide” found in your motherboard Support DVD. • When using Windows ® 2000 operating system, make sure to install the Windows ® 2000 Service Pack 4 or later version. Make sure to re-enter your NVRAID settings[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-29 Creating a RAID V olume T o create a RAID volume: 1. From the NVIDIA ® RAID utility Dene a New Array menu, select RAID Mode then press <Enter>. The following submenu appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode then press <Enter>. Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning TIP: For server[...]

5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Rebuilding a RAID array T o rebuild a RAID array: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . [Ctrl-X]Exit [ ↑↓ ]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 - Array List - Boot Id Stat[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-31 A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen. 2. Press <R> to rebuild a RAID array . The following screen appears. 3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild, then press <F7>. The following conrmation message appears. [ ↑↓ ] Select [F6] Back [F7] Finish A[...]

5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Deleting a RAID array T o delete a RAID array: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Stripin[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 5-33 Clearing a disk data T o clear disk data: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 [...]

5-34 Chapter 5: Software support 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. T o create a RAID driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. Select Make Disk tab. 3. From the Mak[...]

6 This chapter tells how to install SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards. NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus Chapter summary 6.1 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics cards setup .......................................................... 6-2[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 6-1 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements • Y ou should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® certi[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® -certied. Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly . T o install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare two graphics cards. Each graphics car[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 6-3 4. Insert the second graphics card into the other slot (PCIEX16_3). Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards. 3. Insert one graphics card into one of the blue slots (PCIEX16_1). Make sure that the card is properly seated on the [...]

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 7. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the graphics card/s. We recommend to install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 5. Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldngers on each graphics card. Make sure that the connector is rmly in place. 6. When installing two[...]

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 6-5 NVIDIA Settings icon T o enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar . 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties. Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology . Download the latest driver from the [...]

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 5. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. 6. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. 7. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. 8. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. 9. Click OK when done. Slider[...]