Asus P5N-T Deluxe User Manual

Motherboard

Table of contents

Document Outline

Notices
Safety information
About this guide
P5N-T Deluxe specifications summary
Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
1.2 Package contents
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features
1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features
Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed
2.2 Motherboard overview
2.2.1 Placement direction
2.2.2 Screw holes
2.2.3 Motherboard layout
2.2.4 Layout contents
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1 Installing the CPU
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
2.4 System memory
2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Memory configurations
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
2.5 Expansion slots
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
2.5.4 PCI slot
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
2.6 Jumper
2.7 Connectors
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
2.7.2 Internal connectors
2.7.3 Installing the optional fans
Powering up
3.1 Starting up for the first time
3.2 Turning off the computer
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
BIOS setup
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility
4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.4 Updating the BIOS
4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
4.2 BIOS setup program
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
4.2.2 Menu bar
4.2.3 Legend bar
4.2.4 Menu items
4.2.5 Sub-menu items
4.2.6 Configuration fields
4.2.7 Pop-up window
4.2.8 General help
4.3 Main menu
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3 Language [English]
4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave
4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
4.3.8 Installed Memory [xxx MB]
4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB]
4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu
4.4.1 AI Tuning [Auto]
4.4.2 Overclocking
4.4.3 Over Voltage
4.4.4 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled]
4.4.5 SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled]
4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC [CPUOC 0%]
4.5 Advanced menu
4.5.1 AI NET2
4.5.2 PCIPnP
4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration
4.6 Power menu
4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.6.3 APM Configuration
4.6.4 Hardware Monitor
4.7 Boot menu
4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
4.7.2 Removable Drives
4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives
4.7.4 CDROM Drives
4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration
4.7.6 Security
4.8 Tools menu
4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile
4.8.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
4.9 Exit menu
Software support
5.1 Installing an operating system
5.2 Support DVD information
5.2.1 Running the support DVD
5.2.2 Drivers menu
5.2.3 Utilities menu
5.2.4 Make disk menu
5.2.5 Manual menu
5.2.6 ASUS Contact information
5.2.7 Other information
5.3 Software information
5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3™
5.3.2 AI NET2
5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II
5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite
5.3.5 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3
5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap
5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2
5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster
5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link
5.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)
5.4 RAID configurations
5.4.1 RAID definitions
5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations
5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
6.1 Overview
Requirements
6.2 Graphics card setup
6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
6.2.3 Installing the device drivers
6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows®
CPU features
A.1 Intel® EM64T
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
2.1 Before you proceed
2.2 Motherboard overview
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.4 System memory
2.5 Expansion slots
2.6 Jumper
2.7 Connectors