Asus P5W User Manual
Motherboard
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Contents
- Notices
- Safety information
- About this guide
- P5W 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 Life features 
- 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS 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 ASUS Stack Cool 2
- 2.2.4 Motherboard layout
- 2.2.5 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 slots
- 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot
- 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots
- 2.6 Jumpers
- 2.7 Connectors
- 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
- 2.7.2 Internal connectors
- 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 AFUDOS utility
- 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
- 4.2.2 Menu bar
- 4.2.3 Navigation keys
- 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 Scroll bar
- 4.2.9 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 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
- 4.3.4 Language [English]
- 4.3.5 Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
- 4.3.6 IDE Configuration
- 4.3.7 System Information
- 4.4 Advanced menu
- 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
- 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status
- 4.4.3 USB Configuration
- 4.4.4 CPU Configuration
- 4.4.5 Chipset
- 4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 4.4.7 PCI PnP
- 4.5 Power menu
- 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
- 4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
- 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
- 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
- 4.5.5 APM Configuration
- 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor
- 4.6 Boot menu
- 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority
- 4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives
- 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration
- 4.6.4 Security
- 4.7 Tools menu
- 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm
- 4.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
- 4.8 Exit menu
- Software support
- 5.1 Installing an operating system
- 5.2 Support CD information
- 5.2.1 Running the support CD
- 5.2.2 Drivers menu
- 5.2.3 Utilities menu
- 5.2.4 Make Disk menu
- 5.2.5 Manual menu
- 5.2.6 Contact information
- 5.2.7 Other information
- 5.3 Software information
- 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 2
- 5.3.2 AI NET2
- Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
- 5.3.3 Audio configurations
- 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II
- 5.3.5 ASUS Music Alarm
- 5.4 RAID configurations
- 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
- 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations
- 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration
- 5.4.4 Silicon Image® RAID configuration
- 5.4.5 Cross-RAID Configuration: Creating a RAID 10 set with ASUS EZ-Backup and Intel ICH7R®
- 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 driver disk in Windows®
- ATI® CrossFire™ technology support
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.1.1 Requirements
- 6.1.2 Before you begin
- 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards
- 6.3 Software information
- 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers
- 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center
- CPU features
- A.1 Intel® EM64T
- Using the Intel® EM64T feature
- A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
- A.2.1 System requirements
- A.2.2 Using the EIST
- A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
- Using the Hyper-Threading Technology