AsusメーカーP5N64 WSの使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Motherboard P5N64 WS Professional.
ii E3685 First Edition March 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, transmit.
iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ....................................................................................................... viii Safety information .
iv Contents 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue) ................................... 2-18 2.5.7 Universal PCI Express x16 slots (black and white) ....... 2-18 2.6 Jumper ...............................................................................
v Contents 4.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 4-12 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ......................................................... 4-12 4.3.4 Language .................................................
vi Contents 5.2.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu ...................................
vii Contents Using the Intel ® EM64T feature ...................................................... A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) ........................ A-1 A.2.1 System requirements ........................................
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.
ix 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.
x About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring 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.
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 Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
xii P5N64 WS Professional specications (continued on the next page) CPU LGA775 socket for Intel ® Core™ 2 / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® processor Supports Intel ® 45nm, Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo processor Intel ® EM64T / EIST / Hyper-Threading T echnology * Refer to www .
xiii P5N64 WS Professional specications IEEE 1394 VIA VT6308S 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) USB 8 x USB 2.
xiv P5N64 WS Professional specications Internal connectors 1 x U SB c onn ect or sup po rts two ad dit ion al U SB por ts 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial A T A connecto.
1 Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports..
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5N64 WS Professional motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it anothe.
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).
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-3 ASUS Express Gate With only 5 seconds boot-up time, the ASUS Express Gate allows you to instantly surf the Internet without entering Windows or the Hard Disk. Y ou can now enjoy Skype, IM, Y ouT ube, webmail and internet le downloads and sharing w henever and wherever you want! See page 5-33 for details.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction T riple RAID solution The NVIDIA ® nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset incorporates six Serial A T A connectors with high performance RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 functions, the .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS special features ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing power and energy consumption.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ASUS Workstation Features ASUS Workstation features provide complete support to system maintenance and storage technology .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-7 Fanless Design - Heat-pipe The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by existing airow from CPU fan or bundled optional fan.
1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ASUS O.C. Prole The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Prole 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 settings.
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 P5N64 WS Professional Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-1 2.1 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5N64 WS PRO 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout Refer to 2.7 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors.
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR3 DIMM slots 2-13 2. PCI slots 2-18 3. PCI Express x1 slot 2-18 4. PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue) 2-18 5. Universal PCI Express x16 slots (black and white) 2-18 Jumper Page Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 2-20 Rear panel connectors Page 1.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-5 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-24 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2-25 3. nForce ® 790i Ultra SLI™ Serial A T A connectors [red] (7-pin SA T A1-6) 2-26 4 Marvell ® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [yellow] (7-pin SAS1-2) 2-27 5.
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 / Core™ 2 / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® processors.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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.
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 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-9 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.
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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-1 1 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.
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. Narrow end of the groove The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-13 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 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information • Y ou may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel conguration. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-15 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 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 notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.
2-16 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-17 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI 1 shared ––––––– PCI 2 – shared –––––– 1394 ––– s.
2-18 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 specications.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-19 • In single VGA card mode, use any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance. • In SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better performance.
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information • Y ou do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P .R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-21 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 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.
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. Wireless LAN ports . These ports are on the onboard wireless LAN module that allow you to set up a wireless network and exchange information with other wireless devices without tagling cables and wires. Connect the moveable omni-directional antennas to these ports.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-23 16. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 17. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable.
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7.2 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-25 • Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector . This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100 IDE devices.
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. nForce ® 790i Ultra SLI™ Serial A T A connectors [red] (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 and optical disk drives. • Refer to the table below for the recommended SA T A hard disk drive connections.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-27 4. Marvell ® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [yellow] (7-pin SAS1-2) These connectors are for SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) signal cables that support SAS hard disk drives. T o congure RAID 0 or RAID 1, install two SAS hard disk drives to these two connectors.
2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. USB connector (10-1 pin USB 910) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. This USB connector complies with USB 2.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-29 7. Optical drive audio co nne cto r (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. 8. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector is for a serial (COM) port.
2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 9. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1-3, 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport cooli ng fan s of 3 50 mA~2000 mA (24 W max.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-31 1 1. Front panel audio co nne cto r (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports the HD Audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector .
2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with A TX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W . • Do not forget to connect the 8-pin EA TX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-33 • 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.
2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information 15. Q-Connector (system panel) Y ou can use ASUS Q-Connector to connect / disconnect chassis front panel cables by only a few steps. Directions below shows how to install ASUS Q- Connector . Step2. Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the System panel connctor .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-35 2.8 G.P. Diagnosis card installation 2.8.1 G.P . Diagnosis card layout 1. Locate the TPM co nne cto r (20-1 pin TPM) on the motherboard.
2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.8.3 G.P . Diagnosis card check codes D0 Initiate chip 75 Detect IDE D1 Enable IO device for bootlock 78 Initiate option ROM D2 Check and wake up system 85 Show p.
3 Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system..
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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.
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 ® XP or later version: 1. Click the Start button then select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T urn Off button to shut down the computer .
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 P5N64 WS Professional 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu ...........
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.
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 trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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.
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>.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 or a USB ash disk, then restart the system.
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-7 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier . 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[lename] where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy disk.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD or the USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-9 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable rmware 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, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Ai T weaker For changing the system performa.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-1 1 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic 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.
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-13 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.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.6 SA T A 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SA 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 IDE device information.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-15 Block (Multi-Sector T ransfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature.
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup SA T A1/2/3/4/5/6 [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the nVidia RAID Function item to [Enabled] and allows you to assign the SA T A ports used for creating RAID sets. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-17 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai T weaker menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Ai T weaker menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus FSB 1600 FSB 1333 FSB 1066 FSB 800 CPU External Frequency 400 MHz 333 MHz 266 MHz 200 MHz FSB Clock (Mhz) [1333] Th.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-19 Command Per Clock (CMD) [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] tRRD [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [1] [2] - [14] [15] tRC [Auto] Conguration options.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DRAM V oltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. The values range from 1.50V to 3.10V with a 0.02V interval. NB V oltage [Auto] Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage. The values range from 1.30V to 2.00V with a 0.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-21 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps).
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-23 V anderpool T echnology [Enabled] The V anderpool T echnology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously , enabling one system to virtually function as several systems.
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5.4 Onboard Devices Conguration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-25 6320 Boot ROM [Enabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled]. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 connectors.
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-27 4.6.5 APM Conguration Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss.
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-29 CPU Q-Fan Function [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-Fan function. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Smart Fan Mode [Optimal] This item appears only when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Function item and allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan.
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-31 4.7.2 Boot Settings Conguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items.
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. T o set a Supervisor Password: 1.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-33 User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility .
4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.8 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a conrmation message appears.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-35 4.8.2 Express Gate [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. The ASUS Express Gate feature is a unique instant-on environment that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype. Refer to section 5.
4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Save to Proe 1/2 Allows you to save the current BIOS le to the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to save the le. Load from Prole 1/2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to load the le.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 4-37 Marvell Phy POST Check LAN cab [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST . When enabled, the menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point (length) where the faults or shorts are detected.
4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.9 Exit menu Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. 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.
5 Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package..
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1 5.3 Software information .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 ® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit V ista operating systems (OS).
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 Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.
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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create NVIDIA ® nForce nForce ® 790i Ultra SLI™ SA T A RAID driver disk / Marvell ® 61xx eSA T A driver disk / Marvell ® 63xx SAS controller driver disk.
5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. Most user manual les are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader from the Utilities tab before opening a user manual le.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 specied information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specications of the motherboard.
5-8 Chapter 5: Software support T echnical support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support. File list Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 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.
5-10 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-1 1 5.3.2 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.
5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle turns red, as the illustrations below show . When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to the Monitor panels section for details.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-13 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.
5-14 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 .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-15 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.
5-16 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 physical memory . Conguring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-17 5.3.3 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 + AI Gear 3 Driver before the ASUS AI Suite utility . Otherwise, ASUS AI Suite will not function properly .
5-18 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-19 5.3.4 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3 + ASUS AI Gear 3 + is a utility designed to congure and support all ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) features.
5-20 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 .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a quieter system operation.
5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.6 ASUS Q-Fan 2 This ASUS Q-Fan 2 Control feature allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan 2 or the Chassis Q-Fan 2 for more efcient system operation.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-23 5.3.7 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.
5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.8 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Denition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-25 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.
5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Playback Settings T o congure the playback settings, click the Playback button on the control panel. Y ou can adjust the volume of the Speakers and SPDIF Interface or mute the audio.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-27 More Settings Click for the further congurations. Equalizer Allows you to congure and customize all the DSP presets frequencies. ANDREA settings Allows you to select an enhanced microphone input features, including No Filtering , Speakerphone , V oice Recording , and Directional Beam .
5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Preferences Displays the preference options for this utility , version information, AudioESP , etc. Speakers Allows you to adjust the Speaker T rim and Speaker Delay .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-29 Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can easily congure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Denition Audio.
5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Jack conguration This screen helps you congure 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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-31 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.
5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Microphone options Click the Microphone tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings. Enhanced Microphone Features V oice recording Enables Noise Filter function.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-33 5.3.9 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access to web and Skype. Within a few seconds of powering on your computer , you will be at the Express Gate menu where you can start the web browser , Skype, or other Express Gate applications.
5-34 Chapter 5: Software support Besides using the LaunchBar , you can also switch between applications by pressing <Alt> +<T ab> on the keyboard. Y ou can also right-click anywhere on the desktop to bring up a menu of applications. The red triangle on an application icon in the LaunchBar denotes that the application is already running.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-35 • The number of the LAN ports may differ from motherboards. • Y ou can connect the LAN cable to either port, and Express Gate will automatically use the connected port. Also specify whether each port uses DHCP (most common) or static IP .
5-36 Chapter 5: Software support click to choose input language and method as well as keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl-Space by default) click to change LaunchBar options (auto-hide, docking position, etc). click to show ”About Express Gate”. click to open Express Gate Help.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-37 3. Make the proper network congurations in the Network dialog box. Each network interface is enabled immediately when you check the box next to it. • If you use a network cable connected to a home router (which is then connected to your DSL/cable modem), enable both LAN1 and LAN2.
5-38 Chapter 5: Software support Conguring Express Gate in BIOS Setup Enter BIOS setup by pressing DEL key after powering on or by clicking on the BIOS setup icon on Express Gate’s rst screen. Express Gate conguration options are under T ools conguration menu page.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional P5N64 WS Professional 5-39 The Updater can preserve your Express Gate settings and personal data (web browser bookmarks, etc.) while doing an update. Use the checkbox “Keep user prole” to decide whether the Updater should do so.
5-40 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID congurations The motherboard comes with three RAID controllers that allow you to congure SA T A / SAS hard disk drives as RAID sets.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-41 Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for detailed information on RAID congurations.
5-42 Chapter 5: Software support Entering the NVIDIA ® MediaShield BIOS RAID utility T o enter the NVIDIA ® MediaShield BIOS RAID utility 1. Boot up your computer .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-43 Creating a RAID V olume T o create a RAID volume: 1. From the Dene a New Array screen, use the <T AB> key to highlight the RAID Mode eld, and then press <Enter>. The following sub-menu appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode, and then press <Enter>.
5-44 Chapter 5: Software support Rebuilding a RAID array T o rebuild a RAID array 1. From the Array List screen, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array , and then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-45 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 conrmation message appears. Rebuild array? [ENTER] OK [ESC] Cancel 4.
5-46 Chapter 5: Software support Deleting a RAID array T o delete a RAID array 1. From the Array List screen, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array , and then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-47 Clearing a disk MBR T o clear disk MBR 1. From the Array List screen, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array , and then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear . A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen.
5-48 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.3 Marvell ® eSA T A RAID congurations The Marvell ® 88SE6121 external SA T A controller allows you to congure RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets on the external SA T A hard disk drives, or RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 set(s) on external port-multiplier devices.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-49 Marvell ® RAID BIOS Conguration utility T o enter the Marvell ® RAID BIOS Conguration utility: 1. Boot up your computer . 2. During POST , press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility main menu. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd.
5-50 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar , highlight Create on the top. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-51 4. The "Create Array" screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status * 0 0 SATA: HDS721010KLA330 164.
5-52 Chapter 5: Software support 6. A conrmation screen appears. Press <Y> to conrm the array creation. 7. The newly created array appears in Arrays Information. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2006 Marvell Technology, Ltd. Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Speed Status * 0 0 SATA: HDS721010KLA330 164.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-53 Deleting an array T o delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar , select Delete on the top and press <Enter>. The "Delete array" screen appears. 2. Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT .
5-54 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.4 Marvell ® SAS RAID congurations The Marvell ® 88SE6320 SAS controller allows you to congure RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 set(s) on the SAS hard disk drives. Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-55 Marvell ® RAID BIOS Conguration utility T o enter the Marvell ® RAID BIOS setup utility 1. Boot up your computer . 2. During POST , press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility main menu. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
5-56 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set T o create a RAID set: 1. From the utility menu bar , select RAID > Create array . 2. Press <Enter>. The screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID set. Use the arrow key to select a disk and press <Enter> or <Space> to include this disk in the array .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-57 4. The Create Array screen appears. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Cong Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.
5-58 Chapter 5: Software support 6. A conrmation screen appears. Press <Y> to conrm the array creation. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Cong Create the array?[Y] Select free disks to create ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-59 Deleting an array T o delete a RAID set 1. From the utility menu bar , select RAID > Delete array , and then press <Enter>. The Delete array screen appears. 2. Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT .
5-60 Chapter 5: Software support Advanced Operation From the utility menu bar , select Devices , and then press <Enter>. The Advanced Operation screen appears. Y ou can run Disk V erify and Low Level Format in the Advanced Operation screen. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-61 T o run Low Level Format 1. In the Advanced Operation screen, use the arrow key to select a disk and press <Enter> or <Space>. The Advanced Menu appears. Select Low Level Format and press <Enter>. 2. Press <Y> after the conrmation screen appears.
5-62 Chapter 5: Software support Controller Conguration From the utility menu bar , select Controller , and then press <Enter>. The Controller Cong screen appears and allows you to change controller settings. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-63 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP/Vista operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS T o create a RAID/SA T A driver disk without entering the OS: 1.
5-64 Chapter 5: Software support T o install the RAID driver in Windows ® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver . 2. Press <F6> then insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy disk drive.
6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support This chapter tells how to set up NVIDIA ® SLI™ graphics cards to avail of NVIDIA ’s Multi-Video Processing technology .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional Chapter summary 6.1 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Graphics card setup .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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.
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 ® -certied. Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 6-3 2. Insert the rst graphics card into the PCIEX16_1 slot (blue), the second into the PCIEX16_3 slot (white), and the third into the PCIEX16_2 slot (blue). Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. 3. Align and rmly insert the 3-way SLI bridge connector to the goldngers on each graphics card.
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 P5N64 WS Professional 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. 2. Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldngers on each graphics card.
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.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 6-7 From the Personalization window , select Display Settings . From the Display Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings .
6-8 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears. Enabling SLI conguration When installing two graphics gards: From the NVIDIA Control Panel window , select Set SLI Conguration . Click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content.
A Appendix: CPU features The Appendix describ es the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports..
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 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 .
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional A-1 A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .
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 Conguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep T echnology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>.
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional A-3 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hyper-Threading T echnology is supported under Windows ® Vista/XP and Linux 2.
A-4 Appendix: CPU features.
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