Asus P5E WS Motherboard Installation Guide
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express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 3
guide x P5E specifications summary xii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Overclocking memory 2-14 2.4.1 Overview 2-14 2.4.2 Memory - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 4
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility 4-6 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-8 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-10 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-10 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4-10 4.2.4 Menu items 4-11 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4-11 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4-11 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4-11 4.2.8 Scroll bar - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 5
SATA 1-6 4-13 4.3.6 SATA Configuration 4-14 4.3.7 AHCI Configuration 4-15 4.3.8 System Information 4-16 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu 4-17 4.4.1 Ai Overclock Repost Video on S3 Resume 4-29 4.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support 4-29 4.6.4 ACPI APIC Support 4-29 4.6.5 APM Configuration 4-30 4.6.6 Hardware Monitor 4- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 6
configurations 5-35 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-35 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-36 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-44 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-44 vi - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 7
™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center 6-7 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel® EM64T - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 8
. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 9
motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 10
need when installing and configuring 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. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 11
the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 12
45nm multi-core CPUs Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X38 / ICH9R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology 1333/1066/800 MHz Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support ECC/non-ECC, unbuffered DDR2 1066 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 13
P5E specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - ASUS AI Gear 3 (ASUS EPU Utility) - ASUS AI Nap ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS New Generation 8-Phase - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 14
SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Software Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) Image-Editing Suite Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 15
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 16
Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 17
Floppy disk drive cable ASUS Q-Shield (Advance I/O shield) ASUS Optional Fan SupremeFX II Audio Card 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Retail version only) ASUS motherboard Support DVD User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. ASUS P5E 1- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 18
most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world. See page 2‑9 for details. Intel® X38 Chipset The Intel® X38 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support 8GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/667 MHz memory architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side Bus), dual PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 19
overclocking both the CPU and memory- providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. See page 2‑19 for details. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 20
the mouse or press a key. See page 5-21 for details. ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking capability. New Generation 8-Phase Power Design The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design provides highly efficient operation to generate less heat - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 21
innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is specifically designed to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules . ASUS P5E 1- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 22
eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections. See page 2-35 for details. ASUS O.C. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 23
case the system hangs due to overclocking. When the system hangs due to overclocking, C.P.R. eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. Simply shut down and reboot the system, and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter. ASUS P5E 1- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 24
1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 25
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. 2 Hardware information - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 26
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-19 2.6 Switch 2-22 2.7 Aduio card Installation 2-23 2.8 Connectors 2-24 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 27
• Before you install or remove any component, ensurethat the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. SB_PWR ® P5E WS PRO ON Standby Power P5E WS Professional Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 28
or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 29
(12.0in) USB34 LAN1_USB12 CHA_FAN1 PCIEX1_1 ICS Intel® X38 88E8056 VIA VT6308P Super I/O PCI1 ® PCIEX16_1 PCIEX1_2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power P5E PCIEX1_3 ASAP PCIEX16_2 JMB368 CLRTC_SW Intel® ICH9R PCI2 IE1394_2 BIOS ADH CHASSIS USB910 USB78 HD_LED SATA12 SATA34 SATA56 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 30
2.2.5 Layout contents Slots 1. 2. 3. 4. DDR2 DIMM slots PCI slots PCI Express x 1 slots PCI Express 2.0 x 16 slots Onboard switch 1. Clear RTC RAM (Gaming Level Switch Design) Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 3. LAN (RJ-45) port 4. Line In - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 31
(4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1~2, 3-pin PWR_FAN) 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 8. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT for ASUS HDMI VGA card) 9. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 10. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) Page 2-26 2-27 2-28 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 32
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 33
2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. ® P5E P5E CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the installing a CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. ASUS P5E 2- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 34
to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove (B). B A Load plate Alignment key 5. Position the CPU over the stability. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 35
make sure that you use only Intel®‑certified multi‑directional heatsink and fan. • Your Intel® LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly Motherboard hole Fastener Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 36
heatsink and fan assembly in B place. A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM ® P5E P5E CPU fan connector DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 37
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 B the motherboard. A A B A B B A 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. ASUS P5E 2-11 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 38
5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 39
the heatsink, then on the motherboard. connect the fan cable. • Plug the optional fan cables to any of the CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN3, and PWR_FAN connectors on the motherboard. • Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and motherboard components. ASUS P5E 2-13 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 40
. With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2-1066 MHz. See the table below. FSB 1333 1333 1333 1066 1066 1066 DDR2 1066* 800 667 1066* 800 667 • *If you install a DDR2-1066 memory module, make sure that you set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to [DDR2 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 41
up of 128 Mb chips. Notes on memory limitations • Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up to 8 GB on the operating systems listed below. You may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot. 64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64 Edition • Some old - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 42
P5E Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800 MHz Package 4 N/A DS CM2X1024-6400C4 ELPIDA E1108AB-8E-E(ECC) 5 ELPIDA SS EBE10EE8ABFA-8E-E ELPIDA E1108AB-8E-E(ECC) 5 ELPIDA DS EBE21EE8ABFA-8E-E Crucial Heat- -25C N/A Elixir DS M2Y1G64TU8HB0B-25C DIMM socket support (Optional - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 43
- Supports one pair of modules inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration. C - Supports four modules inserted into the orange and black slots as two pairs of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 QVL. ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 44
components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. 2.4.4 Removing - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 45
unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details. ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 46
for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 compatible mouse port* 13 8 Numeric data processor 14 9 SATA Primary IDE (legacy mode) 15 10 SATA Secondary IDE (legacy mode) * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices. IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 47
slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. • Install the audio card prior to other compatible cards to the black PCIe x1 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 48
clear the CMOS memory of date, time P5E Clear RTC RAM CLRTC_SW Enable Disable (Default) • You 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 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 49
card Installation 1. Take out the Audio card from the package. 2. Locate the audio slot on the motherboard. 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely. 4. The photo below shows the audio card installed on the motherboard. ASUS P5E 2-23 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 50
2.8 Connectors 2.8.1 Rear panel connectors Line in 1 2 4 Front-out 5 Mic in 6 Cen/Sub 7 3 8 Rear-out 9 Side-out 14 13 12 11 10 1. 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 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 51
audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 14. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. ASUS P5E 2-25 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 52
to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ® P5E PIN 1 P5E Floppy disk drive connector 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 53
black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure your device. ® P5E P5E IDE connector PRI_EIDE NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. ASUS P5E 2-27 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 54
to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 55
+12V TPB1+ GND TPA1+ P5E IEEE 1394a connector Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector. Doing so will damage the motherboard! You can connect the 1394 cable to ASUS Q-Connector (1394, red) first, and then install the Q-Connector (1394) to the 1394 connector onboard. ASUS P5E 2-29 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 56
the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors! CPU_FAN PWR_FAN CHA_FAN1 ® P5E CHA_FAN2 P5E Fan connectors support the ASUS Q-Fan 2 feature. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the chassis fan cable to the motherboard - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 57
when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. +5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND ® P5E CHASSIS P5E Chassis intrusion connector (Default) 8. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT for ASUS HDMI VGA card) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 58
P5E GND +12V DC Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts Ground P5E ATX power ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 59
supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED SPEAKER PLED+ PLED+5V Ground Ground Speaker PANEL IDE_LED+ IDE_LED- PWR Ground Reset Ground ® P5E P5E System panel connector IDE_LED RESET PWRSW * Requires an ATX warnings. • ATX power button/soft mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 60
a few steps. Refer to the instructions below to install the ASUS QConnector. 1. Connect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q-Connector. Refer to the labels 2. Install the ASUS Q-Connector to the system panel connector, making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard. 3. The front - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 61
This chapter describes the power up Powerin3g up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system. - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 62
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Turning off the computer 3-2 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 63
beep followed by four short beeps Description VGA detected Quick boot set to disabled No keyboard detected No memory detected No VGA detected Hardware component failure 7. At power on, hold down the key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS P5E 3- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 64
the computer. 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. If you are using Windows® Vista™: 1. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. The mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 65
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 4 BIOS setup - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 66
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-12 4.4 Ai Tweaker 4-17 4.5 Advanced menu 4-23 4.6 Power menu 4-29 4.7 Boot menu 4-33 4.8 Tools menu 4-37 4.9 Exit menu 4-40 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 67
or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. ASUS P5E 4- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 68
the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from the 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest Internet option - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 69
> ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, then click Next. 3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 4. Follow the screen instructions to P5E.ROM complete the update process. P5E ASUS P5E 4- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 70
Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 4- Chapter - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 71
so it is accessible by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the system - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 72
utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. 4- Chapter - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 73
BIOS filename at the DOS prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support BIOS Reading file ....... done Reading flash ...... done Advance Check ...... Erasing flash ...... done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 74
• If you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/SATA 2/SATA3/SATA4 connector; otherwise, the utility will not function. Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD To recover the BIOS from the support DVD: 1. Turn on the system. 2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 75
item under the Exit Menu. See section 4.9 Exit Menu. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. ASUS P5E 4- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 76
Configuration fields Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot ] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] SATA Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to configuration For changing the overclocking settings For changing the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 77
highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, System Time System Date Floppy Diskette A Language SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 SATA Configuration System Information [06:22:54] [Mon 04/23/2007] [1.44M, . Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5E 4-11 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 78
items and how to navigate through them. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] SATA Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 79
supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the data transfer mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 80
[Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 81
system. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system. Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. Configration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E 4-15 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 82
of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS BIOS Version : 0102 Build Date : 08/24/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo @ CPU 3.00GHz :3000 MHz : 2 System Memory Available : 512 MB Select - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 83
the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. eXtreme Memory Profile [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [X.M.P.]. Allows you to select the X.M.P. mode supported by your Memory module. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Profile #1] [Profile #2] ASUS P5E 4-17 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 84
the CPU Ratio Control item to [Manual]. Allows you to set the ratio . The value of this item is auto-detected by the BIOS. Use the and keys to adjust the FSB frequency MHz The following item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to PCIE Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 85
the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. • The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. CAS# Latency [5 DRAM Clocks] Read Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks]~[15 DRAM Clocks] ASUS P5E 4-19 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 86
to get better compatibility. Use the and keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0 to 3. The following seven items appear only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and [X.M.P.] and values range from 1.20V to 1.50V with a 0.02V interval. 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 87
, memory module Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and [X.M.P.]. CPU Voltage Damper [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU voltage damper. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Voltage Reference [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0.63x] [0.61x] [0.59x] [0.57x] ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 88
] 4.4.10 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to disable or set to auto the PCI Express clock spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 89
system to malfunction. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Auto Manual CPU Ratio Control C1E Support CPU TM function Vanderpool Technology Execute Disable Bit Max CPUID Value Limit Intel(R) Manual] The following item appears when the item CPU Ratio Control is set to [Manual]. ASUS P5E 4-23 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 90
depending on the CPU you install. C1E Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable C1E Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU to [Enabled] allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Configuration options: [Disabled] - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 91
. North Bridge Configuration North Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG Port Control PEG to [Auto] PEG Port Force x1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E 4-25 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 92
4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Device Configuration High or disable the High Definition Audio Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 93
you enable the USB 2.0 Controller. BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] Allows you to enable the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand support. This item should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non-USB aware OSes. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 94
legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] 4.5.5 PCIPnP , American Megatrends, Inc. Plug And Play O/S [NO] When set to [NO], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set to [YES] and if you - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 95
] Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 96
4.6.5 APM Configuration APM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Restore on AC Power to disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 97
4.6.6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power CPU Temperature MB Temperature [47ºC/116.5ºF] [32ºC/89.5ºF] CPU Fan Speed CPU Q-Fan chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. ASUS P5E 4-31 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 98
hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect this item. 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 99
Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard : [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI DVD-ROM] [Disabled] ASUS P5E 4-33 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 100
POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo3™ feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 101
press to display the configuration options. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password press . The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 102
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : password. Password Check [Setup] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 103
to display the sub-menu. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. Profile Ai Net 2 Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility doesn't support : 1.NTFS format Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 104
Backup [ESC] Exit [Tab] Switch [Up/Down/Home/End] Move • This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk or a floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure! 4-38 Chapter - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 105
[Disabled] Marvell Check LAN cable during POST. v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Marvell POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Marvell LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E 4-39 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 106
to fields other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. Discard Changes This option allows you menus. When you select this option or if you press , a confirmation window appears. Select Ok to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes or - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 107
This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. 5 Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 108
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 109
that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 110
installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset inf update program. SoundMAX - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 111
in healthy operating condition. ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS P5E 5- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 112
the following utilities from the ASUS Superb Software Library DVD. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data. You can also download the utility by clicking the Security tab. Anti-Virus Utility Download Allows you to choose the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 113
5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH9R or JMicron® JMB368 RAID/AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create an ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS P5E 5- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 114
are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 115
give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. ASUS P5E 5- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 116
Technical support form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format. 5- Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 117
Next. 4. Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu, then click Next. 5. When prompted, locate the new BIOS file, then click Next. The ASUS MyLogo window appears. 6. From the left window pane, select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo. ASUS P5E 5- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 118
image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST. 5-10 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 119
Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester™ main window is disabled if no problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to the LAN port(s). • If you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup. ASUS P5E 5-11 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 120
, 3D sound positioning, and advanced voice-input technologies. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 121
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 stereo speakers or headphones. SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio2) is available only under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. ASUS P5E 5-13 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 122
settings tab to display the rear panel ports configuration for the speakers or rear panel digital port configuration for the SPDIF interface. 5-14 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 123
, Speakerphone, Voice Recording, and Directional Beam. More Settings Click for the further configurations. Equalizer Allows you to configure and customize all the DSP presets frequencies. ASUS P5E 5-15 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 124
Speakers Allows you to adjust the Speaker Trim and Speaker Delay. Bass Allows you to do the Bass management. Preferences Displays the preference options for this utility, version information, AudioESP, etc. 5-16 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 125
Panel. Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings. Simply follow the succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. ASUS P5E 5-17 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 126
microphone volume. You will be asked to read pre-written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak. 5-18 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 127
digital output. Listening Environment options Click the Listening Environment tab to set up your speaker, acoustic environment, and enable/disable the Virtual Theater Surround function. ASUS P5E 5-19 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 128
Microphone options Click the Microphone tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings. 5-20 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 129
your computer: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 130
Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 131
can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by clicking the or buttons. You can also adjust the threshold values using the Config window. You cannot adjust the sensor threshold values in a small monitoring panel. Click to increase value Click to decrease value ASUS P5E 5-23 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 132
Large display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser. This browser displays various Windows® management information. Click an item from the left panel before DMI Information to display the available information. 5-24 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 133
The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. Click to display the Usage browser. CPU usage The CPU tab displays realtime CPU panel. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available HDD ASUS P5E 5-25 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 134
physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available Configuring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. The Config window has Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 135
AI Suite on your computer: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. Launching AI Suite You can - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 136
open the monitor window. Displays the CPU/ system temperature, CPU/memory/PCIE voltage, and CPU/ chassis fan speed Displays the FSB/CPU frequency Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 137
needs. After installing ASUS AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch ASUS AI Gear 3 by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on your Windows OS taskbar and enter AI Nap mode. Auto Mode ASUS P5E Turbo Mode High Performance Mode Medium Power Saving Mode Max Power Saving Mode Calibration - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 138
and a quieter system operation. After installing AI Suite from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI Nap button on the AI Suite main window. Click Yes on the confirmation screen. To exit AI Nap mode - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 139
from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the QFan 2 button on the AI Suite mAIn window. Click the at the bottom to save the setup. ASUS P5E click to display the dropdown list and select a Q-Fan 2 mode 5-31 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 140
on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the AI Suite main window. The options on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 141
Incoming folder > Enable incoming folder. For Windows XP Home edition users, click Steps of enabling file sharing on this pop-up message and follow the instructions to enable the incoming folder. 2. If disable the incoming folder, select Incoming folder > Disable incoming folder. ASUS P5E 5-33 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 142
folder under another directory. To connect to another computer: This function is valid for ASUS products only. 1. From the Windows® taskbar, right click on the AI Direct Link icon and select Connect. The following log in and have full access to this shared folder. 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 143
motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. 5.4.1 RAID definitions RAID required for this setup. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) This RAID configuration RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 144
a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel® ICH8R Southbridge chip. Setting the RAID item in BIOS - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 145
hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. To enter the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility: 1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2. Turn on the system. 3. During POST, press to display the utility main menu - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 146
Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) the selected drive. Press after completing your selection. 5-38 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 147
key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press . The available used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press . The default to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to the - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 148
Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is RAID 1 set, then press . 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID the RAID volume and return to main menu or - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 149
Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID identify the RAID volume. This RAID 10 set, then press . 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10 (RAID stripe size for the RAID 10 array, then in the RAID volume capacity - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 150
menu or to go back to the Create Volume menu. Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) To create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press . This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 151
drives to configure as RAID. The following pop‑up RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press . The 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want RAID volume and return to the main menu or to - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 152
screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver to - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 153
To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. P5E 5-45 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 154
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This chapter tells how to install ATI® CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail of ATI's Multi-Video Processing technology. 6 ATI® CrossFire™ technology support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 156
Chapter summary 6 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 ASUS P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 157
only the following operating systems: - Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. • Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. Download the latest driver from the ATI website (www.ati.com - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 158
6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards Before installing a CrossFire™ system, refer to the user guide that came with the ATI® CrossFire™ Edition graphics card. To install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 159
3. Insert the CrossFire™-ready (Slave) graphics card into the PCI Express x16_2 slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards. ASUS P5E 6- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 160
5. Connect one end of the external cable to the Master graphics card. 6. Connect the other end of the external cable to the Slave graphics card. 7. Connect the loose end to the corresponding port on your monitor. 6 7 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 161
your graphics card package to install the device drivers. The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. • Windows® Vista 32/64 bit Edition. (Will be ready - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 162
prepares the installation wizard that will guide you to setup process. Windows automatically configures the ATI Catalyst Control Center. The status windows indicates the progress of the installation. 7. The Setup Complete window appears, indicating that the driver files have been copied to your - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 163
ways to launch the Catalyst™ Control Center: • On the Windows® task bar, click Start > ATI Catalyst™ Control Center > Catalyst™ Control Center • Double-click the Catalyst™ Control Center desktop shortcut. • On the Windows® task bar, doubleclick the Catalyst™ Control Center icon. ASUS P5E 6- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 164
advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software Set to Advance view to enable the CrossFire™ function. 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 165
tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the Hotkeys Manager, which allows you to create key combinations as shortcuts for performing certain functions quickly. ASUS P5E 6- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 166
tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to select a language, restore defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon. 6-10 Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 167
Help Click the Help tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the Catalyst™ Control Center version information. ASUS P5E 6-11 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 168
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CPU featAures The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports as well as the debug code table for the LCD Poster. - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 170
Chapter summary A A.1 Intel® EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-1 A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 A.4 Debug Code Table A-4 P5E - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 171
• The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® 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 - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 172
computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press . 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to Click Apply, then click OK. 10. Close the Display Properties window. After you adjust the power scheme, the CPU internal frequency - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 173
and performance. • Installing Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later version is recommended. • Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system. • For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit www.intel. com/info/hyperthreading - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 174
memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS time area in F000 for ESDVD & DMI support. Use walking 1's algorithm to check out interface SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level ( - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 175
onboard IDE controller. 4. Measure CPU speed. 5. Invoke video BIOS. 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. Initialize PS/2 Mouse Prepare memory size information & install co-processor P5E A- - Asus P5E WS | Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 176
PnP boot devices 1. USB final Initialization 2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure 3. Switch screen back to text mode 4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7. Initialize APM 8. Clear noise of IRQs. Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti
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