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8.

Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4)

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk

drives and optical disk drives. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with the

Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster

than the standard parallel ATA (133 Mb/s).

7.

Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)

This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports

either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel

audio I/O module cable to this connector.

•

We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this

connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-definition audio capability.

•

If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set

the

Front Panel Support Type

item in the BIOS setup to

[HD Audio]. If

you want to

connect an AC'97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to

[AC97]

. By

default, this connector is set to

[HD Audio]

.

See section

2.4.3 Chipset

for details.

The numbers (1, 3, 2, 4) on the SATA ports only indicate the order that the SATA devices

are detected and will not affect the use of the SATA devices.

Section	Page
Notices	5
About this guide	6
Safety information	6
P5KPL IPC/SI specifications summary	8
Chapter 1	10
Product introduction	10
1.1 Before you proceed	10
1.2 Motherboard overview	11
1.2.1 Motherboard layout	11
1.2.2 Layout contents	12
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	12
1.4 System memory	13
1.4.1 Overview	13
1.4.2 Memory configurations	13
1.5 Expansion slots	17
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card	17
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	17
1.5.3 PCI slots	17
1.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot	17
1.6 Jumpers	18
1.7 Connectors	20
1.7.1 Rear panel connectors	20
1.7.2 Internal connectors	21
1.8 Software support	26
1.8.1 Installing an operating system	26
1.8.2 Support CD information	26
Chapter 2	27
BIOS information	27
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	27
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	27
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	28
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	29
2.2 BIOS setup program	30
2.3 Main menu	30
2.3.1 System Time	31
2.3.2 System Date	31
2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~4	31
2.3.4 Storage Configuration	32
2.3.5 System Information	32
2.4 Advanced menu	32
2.4.1 USB Configuration	32
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	33
2.4.3 Chipset	34
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	35
2.4.5 PCI PnP	35
2.5 Power menu	36
2.5.1 Suspend Mode	36
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	36
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	36
2.5.4 APM Configuration	37
2.5.5 Hardware Monitor	37
2.6 Boot menu	38
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	38
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	38
2.6.3 Security	39
2.7 Tools menu	40
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	40
2.7.2 AI NET 2	40

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