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Asus P5W User Manual

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ASUS P5W

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AI NET2

AI NET2 is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that detects and reports Ethernet cable

faults and shorts. With this utility, you can easily monitor the condition of the

Ethernet cable connected to the LAN (RJ-45) port. During the bootup process, AI

NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to

100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. See pages 4-22 and 5-12 for details.

8-Phase Power Design

The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design prolongs CPU lifespan and keeps the system

stable by preventing high power stress to the CPU and power supply module. The

design ensures high efficiency operation to generate less heat compared with

conventional power solutions, thus achieving cool system environment and making

this motherboard ideal for overclocking.

Fanless Design and Heat-pipe

The ASUS fanless design allows multi-directional heat flow from major thermal

sources in the motherboard to lower overall system temperature, resulting in

quieter operation and longer system life. ASUS has devoted special efforts to

address the thermal issues across the motherboard, and most notably in the

following areas: CPU, power, VGA, Northbridge and Southbridge. The heat pipe,

heatsink, and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat in the most

efficient manner.

ASUS exclusive two-slot thermal design

ASUS two-slot thermal design provides better air-flow and lower

VGA cards temperature than other brans’ one-slot design, which also

ensures better system stability and longer component life cycle.

Precision Tweaker

This feature allows you to fine-tune the CPU/memory voltage and gradually

increase the Front Side Bus (FSB) and PCI Express frequency to achieve

maximum system performance.

PEG Link Mode

This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance by allowing

the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the

correct frequency based on the system configuration. Four additional settings are

available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode. See page 4-27 for details.