Asus P6T SE User Manual - Page 17

ASUS P6T SE

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Chapter 1

ASUS 8+2 Phase Power Design

With power efficiency so important to operating temperatures, ASUS 8+2 phase VRM design

(8-phase to vCore; 2-phase to vDRAM/QPI controller inside CPU) leads the industry with its

96% power efficiency. High quality power components such as low RDS (on) MOSFETs for

minimum switching loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with lower hysteresis loss,

and high quality Japanese-made conductive polymer capacitors all add up to ensure longer

component life and lower power loss—creating more energy efficiency.

ASUS Express Gate

Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup, Express Gate is the one-stop gateway to

instant fun! It’s a unique motherboard built-in OS. You can utilize the most popular Instant

Messengers (IM) like MSN, Skype, Google talk, QQ, and Yahoo! Messenger to keep in touch

with friends, or quickly check on the weather and e-mails just before leaving your house.

What’s more, the user-friendly picture manager lets you view your pictures without entering

Windows at anytime! See page 3-31 and 4-8 for details.

The actual boot time depends on the system configuration.

ASUS Power Saving Solution

ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing

power and energy consumption.

ASUS EPU-6 Engine

The new ASUS EPU—the world’s first power saving engine, has been upgraded to a

new 6 engine version, which provides total system power savings by detecting current

PC loadings and intelligently moderating power in real-time. With auto phase switching

for components (which includes the CPU, VGA card, memory, chipset, hard drives and

CPU cooler / system fans), the EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power

usage via intelligent acceleration and overclocking—helping save power and money.

See page 4-6 for details.

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking

capability.

Fanless Design—Heat-pipe solution

The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the

heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by existing airflow from

CPU fan or bundled optional fan. The purpose of the innovative heat pipe design on

this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime

problems as a chipset fan does. Furthermore, it provides options for users to install

side-flow fan or passive cooler. The Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless

thermal solution to date.

DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by yourself. Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the

heat dissipation performance.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	7
Safety information	8
About this guide	9
P6T SE specifications summary	11
Chapter 1: Product introduction	15
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Special features	16
1.3.1 Product highlights	16
1.3.2 ASUS Unique features	16
Chapter 2: Hardware information	21
2.1 Before you proceed	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	22
2.2.1 Motherboard layout	22
2.2.2 Layout contents	23
2.2.3 Placement direction	24
2.2.4 Screw holes	24
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	25
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	25
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	28
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	29
2.4 System memory	30
2.4.1 Overview	30
2.4.2 Memory configurations	31
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	36
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	36
2.5 Expansion slots	37
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	37
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	37
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	38
2.5.4 PCI slots	39
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot	39
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots	39
2.6 Jumpers	41
2.7 Connectors	43
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors	43
2.7.2 Audio I/O connections	44
2.7.3 Internal connectors	47
2.8 Starting up for the first time	56
2.9 Turning off the computer	56
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	57
3.1 Knowing BIOS	57
3.2 Updating BIOS	57
3.2.1 ASUS Update utility	58
3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	60
3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	61
3.3 BIOS setup program	62
3.3.1 BIOS menu screen	62
3.3.2 Menu bar	62
3.3.3 Navigation keys	63
3.3.4 Menu items	63
3.3.5 Submenu items	63
3.3.6 Configuration fields	63
3.3.7 Pop-up window	63
3.3.8 Scroll bar	63
3.3.9 General help	63
3.4 Main menu	64
3.4.1 SATA 1-6	64
3.4.2 Storage Configuration	66
3.4.3 AHCI Configuration	66
3.4.4 System Information	67
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu	68
3.5.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]	68
3.5.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]	69
3.5.3 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]	69
3.5.4 Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech [Enabled]	69
3.5.5 DRAM Frequency [Auto]	70
3.5.6. DRAM Timing Control [Auto]	70
3.5.7 CPU Voltage [Auto]	72
3.5.8 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]	72
3.5.9 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto]	72
3.5.10 IOH Voltage [Auto]	72
3.5.11 IOH PCIE Voltage [Auto]	72
3.5.12 ICH Voltage [Auto]	73
3.5.13 ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto]	73
3.5.14 DRAM Bus Voltage [Auto]	73
3.5.15 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto]	73
3.5.16 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto]	74
3.5.17 Load-Line Calibration [Auto]	74
3.5.18 CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]	74
3.5.19 CPU Clock Skew [Auto]	74
3.5.20 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]	74
3.5.21 IOH Clock Skew [Auto]	74
3.5.22 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]	74
3.6 Advanced menu	75
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	75
3.6.2 Chipset	77
3.6.3 Onboard Device Configuration	78
3.6.4 USB Configuration	79
3.6.5 PCIPnP	80
3.7 Power menu	80
3.7.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	80
3.7.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]	80
3.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]	80
3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	81
3.7.5 APM Configuration	81
3.7.6 Hardware Monitor	82
3.8 Boot menu	83
3.8.1 Boot Device Priority	83
3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration	84
3.8.3 Security	84
3.9 Tools menu	86
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	87
3.9.2 Express Gate	87
3.9.3 ASUS O.C. Profile	88
3.9.4 AI NET 2	89
3.10 Exit menu	90
Chapter 4: Software support	91
4.1 Installing an operating system	91
4.2 Support DVD information	91
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	91
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	92
4.3 Software information	93
4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II	93
4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite	94
4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert	95
4.3.4 ASUS EPU-6 Engine	96
4.3.5 ASUS TurboV	97
4.3.6 ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate	98
4.3.7 Audio configurations	99
4.4 RAID configurations	100
4.4.1 RAID definitions	100
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	100
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	101
4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility	101
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk	105
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	105
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	105
Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support	107
5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	107
5.1.1 Requirements	107
5.1.2 Before you begin	107
5.2 Installing CrossFireX™ graphics cards	108
5.2.1 Dual CrossFireX installation	108
5.2.2 Triple CrossFireX installation	109
5.3 Software information	110
5.3.1 Installing the device drivers	110

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