Asus P5ND2-SLI - Manual (Page 181)

A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s A S U S P 5 N D 2 - S L I S e r i e s
A.1 Intel ® EM64T
• The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775
processors running on 32-bit operating systems.
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T. You
can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website
(www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS
file. See Chapter 4 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature.
• Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows ® 64-bit OS.
Using the Intel Using the Intel Using the Intel Using the Intel Using the Intel ® ® ® ® ® EM64T feature EM64T feature EM64T feature EM64T feature EM64T feature
To use the Intel ® EM64T feature:
1. Install an Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPU that supports the Intel ® EM64T.
2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows ® XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows ® Server 2003 x64 Edition).
3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD.
4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit
the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ®
Technology (EIST)
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can
download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website
(www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to update the
BIOS. See Chapter 4 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature.
A.2.1 A.2.1 A.2.1 A.2.1 A.2.1 System requirements System requirements System requirements System requirements System requirements
Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following
requirements:
• Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor with EIST support
• BIOS file with EIST support
• Operating system with EIST support (Windows ® XP SP2/Windows ®
Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)