Asus P5N72-T manual

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ii E3853 First Edition V1 April 2008 Copyright © 2008 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 purch[...]

iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information .....................................................................................[...]

iv Contents 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21 2.5.4 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-22 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots ..................................................... 2-22 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots .............................................[...]

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 Contents Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel ® EM64T .................................................................................. A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) ........................ A-1 A.2.1 System requirements ...................................................... A-1 A.2.2 Using the EIST ......................[...]

viii 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[...]

ix Safety information Electrical safety •   electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to o[...]

x About this guide  the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: ?[...]

xi 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   <Key>[...]

xii P5N72-T Premium specications summary CPU LGA775 socket for Intel ® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® Extreme / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 processors Supports Intel ® 45nm multi-core CPUs Compatible with Intel ® 06/05B/05A processors 06/05B/05A processors 05B/05A processors * Refer to www .asus.com for Intel CPU[...]

xiii (continued on the next page) P5N72-T Premium specications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design - ASUS AI Nap ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: StackCool 2 - ASUS Q-Fan 2 [...]

xiv Internal I/O Connectors 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SA T A connectors 4 x Fan connectors (1 x CPU / 3 x Chassis) 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 24-pin A TX Power connector 8-pin A TX 12V Power connector 1[...]

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

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5N72-T Premium 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 package[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Intel ® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo CPU support This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo processors in the LGA775 package. It is excellent for multi-tasking, [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-3 Native DDR2 1066 memory support T o attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the true potential of DDR2 memory . While in DDR2 1066 mode, ASUS’s exclusive technology offers a choice of FSB 1333, providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. See page 2-14 for[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing power and energy consumption. ASUS EPU         ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-5 Fanless Design—Heat-pipe solution The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back I/O ports, where it can be carried away by existing ?[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ASUS O.C. Prole   conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-7 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. See page 5-33 for details. Precision T weaker 2 Allows the user to adjust the CPU PLL V oltage, CPU VTT V oltage, NB Core  ?[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.4 ASUS special features Supreme FX II features This motherboard adopts ROG’s renowned audio solution. Supreme FX II [...]

2 Chapter 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 P5N72-T Premium Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6 2.4 System memory ...........[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-1 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supp[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard overview  [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout Refer to 2.8 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. 2.2.4 Audio card layout S UPREME FX II Listen with Absolute HD[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.5 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-14 2. PCI slots 2-22 3. PCI Express x 1 slots 2-22 4. PCI Express x 16 slots 2-22 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC_SW) 2-24 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2-26 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 2-26 3. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port 2-26 4. L[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-5 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-28 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) 2-29 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1–6) 2-30 4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910) 2-31 5. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 2-32 6. CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pi[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Pentium ® Extreme processors. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-7 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 not remove [...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the  alignment key into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) un[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-9 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. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four fas[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 thi[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-1 1 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembl y from the motherboard. B B A A A A B B 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan c[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-13 1. Position the fan above the pipe and heatsink assembly . 2. Fit the fan to the grooved edge of the heatsink. 3. Carefully push down the fan until  connect the fan cable. 4. The photo shows the fan installed on the motherboa[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-15 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. Recommended Memory Congurations     ?[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5N72-T Premium Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066MHz capability SS - Single-sided / DS - Double-sided DIMM support: • A*: Supports one module inserted in any slot as Single-channel    • B*: Supports one pair of modules inse[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-17 P5N72-T Premium Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. SS/ DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC SS KVR800D2N5/512 • • • 1024MB KINGST ON Heat-Sink Package DS KHX6400D2LL/1G • • • 1024MB KINGST ON Heat-Sink Package SS KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN • ?[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5N72-T Premium Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. SS/ DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON D6408TEBGGL3U SS KVR667D2N5/512 • • • 256MB KINGSTON HYB18T256800AF3S SS KVR667D2N5/256 • • 256MB KINGSTON 6SBI2D9DCG SS KVR667D2N5/256 • • ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-19 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. Unlo ck a DIM M so cket by pres sing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that th[...]

2-20 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 P5N72-T Premium 2-21 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared – – – – – – – LAN (8056) shared – – – – – – – SA T A (368) shared – – – – – – – LAN (8056) – shared – – – – – – PCIe x16_1 shared – – – – – – – PCIe x16_2 [...]

2-22 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 ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-23 • We recommend that you install a VGA card to the primary (blue) PCI Express x16 slots, and install any other PCI Express device to the universal (black) PCI Express x16 slot. • Currently , only NVIDIA ® SLI™-Ready GeF orce ® 9800 GTX , GeFor ce ® 8800 Ultra , and GeForce ® 8800 GTX graphics cards support 3-W ay [...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.6 Jumper 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC_SW) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and s ystem setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-25 2.7 Audio card installation 1. T ake out the audio card from the package. 2. Locate the audio slot on the motherboard. 3. Align the card connector with the  sits on the slot completely . 4. The photo below shows the [...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable. 3. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-27 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 connects a headphone or a speaker . In [...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.8.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)  [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-29 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray . Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE  [...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-31 4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB 78; USB 910) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 ?[...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 motherb[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-33 6. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1–3) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 350 mA–1000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A–3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the [...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector . The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis comp[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-35 •     ?[...]

2-36 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 P5N72-T Premium 2-37 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 [...]

2-38 Chapter 2: Hardware information[...]

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

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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 protector . 5. T urn on [...]

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 ® Vista™: 1. Click the Start button and select Shut Down . 2. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. If you are using Windows ® XP: 1. Click the Start button and select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T[...]

4 Chapter 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 P5N72-T Premium 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 AI T weaker menu .......[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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 ?[...]

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  click Auto Select. Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Interne[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-3 Updating 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 appe[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup T o update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:     the motherboard.  [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-5 4.1.3 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 .   ?[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup   following screen appears.  ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-7 4. The utility saves the  disk, then returns to the     ?[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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.” ?[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Conguration elds Menu items Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the internal time. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main AI Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-1 1 4.2.4 Menu items  For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other [...]

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  4.2.8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Pop-up men[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-13 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 [...]

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 device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity ,[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-15 Capacity   Cylinder ?[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.6 S A T A 1 – 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 dimmed items ([...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-17 Sector  After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility , such as FDISK, to partition a[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to select overclock prole . Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main AI Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit 4.4 AI Tweaker menu ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-19 The following items, System Clocks and FSB & Memory Cong , become  AI Overclock T uner to [ Manual ]. System Clocks This sub-menu allows you to adjust the system frequency-related items. Select an item, then press <Enter> to edit. ?[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup FSB - Memory Clock Mode [Auto] Allows you to set the system clock mode.  ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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. tCL (CAS Latency) [Auto] [...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]  SA T A Spread Spectrum [Disabled]  LDT Spread Spectrum [Au[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-23 CPU Internal Thermal Control [Disabled]  Limit CPUID MaxV al [Disabled] Setting this item to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. [...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Set CPU VID to desired voltage, but it will cause other CPU power management feature (such as C1E, EIST, and TM2) fail to control CPU VID. Select [Auto] to let CPU VID keep original value. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AI Tweaker F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Set[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-25 SB Core V oltage [Auto] Allows you to select the memory voltage. The values range from 1.50V to 1.85V with a 0.05V interval. 1.2V HT V oltage [Auto] Allows you to select the memory voltage. The values range from 1.20V to 1.95V with a 0.05V interval. • Setting these voltage values to a high level may damage the chipset, m[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration [Disabled]  4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-27 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 4.5.1 AI NET2 POST Check LAN/LAN2 Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the LAN/LAN2 cable during the Power-On  ?[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5.2 PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No]  [Y es] and if you install a Plug and Play op[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-29 IDE Function Setup This sub-menu contains IDE function-related items. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit. OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 0 controller . [...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup SA T A1/2/3/4/5/6 [Disabled]     ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-31 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced   ?[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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.  PWR Button < 4 [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-33 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  2. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=23), then press <Enter>.   ?[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Vcore, Memory , 3.3V , 5V , 12V V oltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. T emperature Monitor   The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-35 CPU F AN, CHA _F AN1/2/3 Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan and chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans ?[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CHASSIS F AN Duty Cycle [100%]  you set the CHASSIS F AN Control item to [Duty Cycle Mode]. [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-37 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appea[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.2 Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 1. SA T A 1: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 1. SA T A 2: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system. Select Menu[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-39 4.7.5 Boot Settings Conguration Case Open W arning [Enabled] Enables or disables the chassis open status feature. Setting to Enabled, clears the chassis open status. Refer to section “2.8.2 Internal connectors” for setting details. ?[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup T ypematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.  OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Set this item to OS2 only when you are running on an[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-41 Supervisor Password User Password  T o set a password: 1. Select an item then press <Enter>. 2. T ype in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight (8) alpha-numeric characters, then press &l[...]

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8 Tools menu   an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.8.1[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-43 Load from File    [...]

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2   message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Y es] or [No], [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Exit & Save Ch[...]

4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup[...]

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

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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 P5N72-T Premium 5-1 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support     ASSETUP .EXE to run the D[...]

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  ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities ?[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: Software support 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 AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. Corel MediaOne Starter Installs the Corel MediaOne Starter soft[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA ® nForce ® 570 SLI™ SA T A RAID driver disk. NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SA T A RAID Driver Allows you to create a NVIDIA ® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SA T A RAID driver disk.[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 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  Motherboard Info ?[...]

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   ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-9 5.3 Software information  ?[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: Software support     load the new boot logo.  [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-1 1 3. Click the Run button to perform a cable test. 5.3.2 AI NET 2 The AI NET 2 features the Marvell ® V irtual Cable T ester™ (VCT). VCT is a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the T ime Domain  [...]

5-12 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility)     capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility w[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-13 A. SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) If you are using Windows Vista™ operating system, from the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® BlackHawk icon to display the SoundMAX ® control panel. Enabling AI Audio 2 Click the power button to activate digital signal processing. AI Audio 2, with the new SoundMAX ® BlackHawk [...]

5-14 Chapter 5: Software support Playback Settings   Playback button on the control panel. Y ou can adjust the volume of the Speakers and SPDIF Interface or mute the audio. Preset settings Click and expand the drop-[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-15 More Settings Click  Equalizer Allows you to   the DSP presets frequencies. Recording Settings T o change the recording settings, click the Recording [...]

5-16 Chapter 5: Software support Speakers Allows you to adjust the Speaker T rim and Speaker Delay . Bass Allows you to do the Bass management. Preferences Displays the preference options for this utility , version information, AudioESP , etc.[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-17 B. SoundMAX If you are using Windows XP operating system, from the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® icon to display the SoundMAX ® Control Panel.  By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can [...]

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Jack configuration  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 mad[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-19 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. Listening Environment options Click the List[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: Software support Microphone options  settings.[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-21 5.3.4 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 your compute[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: Software support Button Function  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 [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-23 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 [...]

5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 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® managemen[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-25 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, hard [...]

5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 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. [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-27 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch AI Gear 3 + , AI Booster , AI Nap, and Q-Fan 2 utilities easily . Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before the ASUS AI Suite utility . Otherwise, ASUS AI Suite will not function properly . Installing AI Suite T o install AI Suite on your computer: 1. Plac[...]

5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Other feature buttons Click on right corner of the main window to open the monitor window . Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. Displays the CPU/ system temperature, CPU/memory/PCIE voltage, and CPU/ chassis fan speed Displays the FSB/[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-29 Auto Mode Calibration T urbo Mode High Performance Mode Medium Power Saving Mode Max. Power Saving Mode Settings 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility—AI Gear 3 + ASUS AI Gear 3 +  [...]

5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Energy Saving Status Displays the current CPU power Displays the time/date the calculator starts counting Displays the amount of electricity saved since the system started up Displays the amount of CO2 that has been reduced Click to open the Electricity Savings Calculator window . Y ou may reset the time for the cal[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-31 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap  whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a [...]

5-32 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 This ASUS Q-Fan 2 Control feature allows you to set the appropriate performance ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-33 5.3.9 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 AI Suite from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows ® OS taskbar and click the AI [...]

5-34 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID congurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA ® nForce ® 570 SLI™ Southbridge RAID         ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-35 Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in  T o set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Boot the system and press <Del> [...]

5-36 Chapter 5: Software support For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA ®  NVIDIA RAID User Guide found in your motherboard support DVD. ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-37 Creating a RAID V olume T o create a RAID volume: 1. From the NVIDIA ®   then press <Enter>. The following submenu appears. Use the up or down arrow key[...]

5-38 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 P5N72-T Premium 5-39 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 [...]

5-40 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 P5N72-T Premium 5-41 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 S[...]

5-42 Chapter 5: Software support 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk   ® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. [...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-43 T o install the RAID driver in Windows ® Vista™:                 port[...]

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

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Chapter summary 6.1 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Graphics card setup .................................................................... 6-2[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-1 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements • In Dual SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards tha[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 6.2 Graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ®  Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly . T o install the graphics cards:  ?[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-3   the second into the PCIEX16_3 slot (black), and the third into the PCIEX16_2 slot (blue). Make sure that the cards are proper[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 4. Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the three graphics cards separately . 5. Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to the graphics card/s. We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment.[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-5 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Insert one graphics card into the PCIEX16_1 slot (blue) and the other into the PCIEX16_2 slot (blue). Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.  [...]

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support • Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology . Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www .nvidia.com). • If you are using s 3-way SLI system, make sure to install the 3-way SLI driver under Windows ® Vista™ OS. The NVIDIA 3-way[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-7 From the Personalization window , select Display Settings . From the Display Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab, and then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel .[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears. Enabling SLI conguration When installing two graphics gards: From the NVIDIA Control Panel window , select Set SLI Conguration . Click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content. When done, click Apply . When installing three graph[...]

A Appendix: CPU features The Appendix describ es the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports.[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Chapter summary A A.1 Intel ® EM64T .................................................................................. A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) ........................ A-1 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology ........................................... A-3[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium A-1 A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems.    ?[...]

A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.2.2 Using the EIST T o use the EIST feature: 1. T urn on the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU C onguration , then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (tm) T ech. item to [Enabled], then press <Enter>. See page 4-23 for details. 4. Press <F10[...]

ASUS P5N72-T Premium A-3 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hy per -Thr ead ing Te chn ol ogy is sup por ted und er Win dow s ® Vista/XP and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only . Under Linux, use the Hyper- Threading compiler t[...]

A-4 Appendix: CPU features[...]