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P5N32-SLI Deluxe specifications summary

1. P5N32 SLI 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM B2 DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM_B1 Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB and 4 GB unbuffered non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets e For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM B2 e Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details e Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 16 GB system memory when you installed four 4 GB DDR2 memory modules e This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 2048 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules The motherboard can support up to 16 GB on the operating systems listed below You may install a maximum of 4 GB DIMMs on each slot Windows 2000 Advanced Windows Server 2003 Standard Server x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Professional x64 Enterprise Edition Edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe e715 2 16 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 667 MHz capability DIMM support Size Vendor Component CL Brand S
2. Chapter 5 Software support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Seria motherboard nanna nd lidad dupperrt 2aoftewara Tor FPFLMIZ SLI Desoriptr don li AE oo z ALDE I O R i lt k AD RF privar w3 10 00 4690 Por virdowi 20008 wire Ehipset 700I xd vidia Ghipiet Griver v for d bit windoes 7003 ETE i dia Chipser RAIO Detver D Sk ia pat P dia chipset oriver v 88 for wIndges Pods aie redd P idia Shipset C amp river Who Tor G blt vIinddez HP Cate I AT Pile migdia Chipset Driver vwo 66 Tor Wirnd eai 2000 P ntg F i MP El sku 1 lt a noes MArSE TT uken Gigabit Erharret Driver v 24 5 5 for window WoT MarvalT VET package YZ 11 1 3 Por 2000 7203 amp f BIT P D share UNDE briver Por EFIII WI 0J Vi art 233 Harveltl vukon client 32 6Griver VI 03 DEI Marwai 3 ODI Briver wr OF H E H r M ryvall Tuken Harwarea 4 0 OF iver wr 03 FErYETT Yukon Netware 4 14 Driver vr oe iLi a Hiarwel 225 umi sware 7 4 5 Briv r and Gpeniunin 6 60 RIZ M rsveli RIS Driver WB 727 4 17 Per 2000 mP 200I Ma arwyal RIS Driver v 27 3 for Gable Pyrook W ik Marvel vukon Gigabit Etharnet breiver wh 27 2 for window TLZ bit aie 81 11 con Image Aatld Sriver v 2 25 42 and vriiiry far windoe Zblt TATA Ti teen
3. The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 37 Smart Q FAN Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The following items appear when you enable the Smart Q FAN Function CPU Q Fan Mode PWM Allows you to select the type of CPU fan cable connected to the CPU fan connector Set to PWM when using a 4 pin CPU fan cable Set to DC when using a 3 pin CPU fan cable Configuration options PWM DC Z Some CPU fans with a 4 pin cable do not comply with Intel s PWM fan specification When using this type of CPU fan you can not reduce the CPU fan speed even if you set the CPU Q Fan Mode to PWM a CPU Fan Start Voltage 5 0V Configuration options 4 0V 4 5V 5 0V 5 5V 6 0V CPU Fan Start Speed Temp 25 C Configuration options 25 C 26 C 27 C 75 C CPU Fan Full Speed Temp 66 C Configuration options 25 C 26 C 27 C 75 C Chassis Fan1 Start Voltage 5 0V Configuration options 4 0V 4 5V 5 0V 5 5V 6 0V Chassis Fan1 Start Speed Temp 25 C Configuration options 25 C 26 C 27 C 75 C Chassis Fan1 Full Speed Temp 45 C Configuration options 25 C 26 C 27 C 75 C Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 Boo
4. 5 12 Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 3 Audio configurations The Realtek ALC850 AC 97 audio CODEC provides 8 channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC The software provides Jack Sensing function Line In Line Out Mic In S PDIF out Support and interrupt capability The ALC850 also includes the Realtek proprietary UAJ Universal Audio Jack technology for three ports Line In Line Out and Mic In eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed you will find the SoundEffect icon on the taskbar From the taskbar double click on the Jie ee 8 10 AM SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel Realtek SoundEffect icon NN The Jack sensing and UAJ technology features are supported on the Line In Line Out and Mic jacks only Sound Effect options The Realtek ALC850 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment adjust the equalizer set the karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 13 To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Sound Effect button 2 Click the shortcut buttons to change the acoustic environmen
5. Spread Spectrum Control auto adjusted Frequencies higher tha CPU VCore Voltage Auto the CPU manufacturer FSB Termination Voltage Auto recommends are not Memory Voltage Auto guaranteed to stable NB Chipset Voltage Auto If the system becomes SB Chipset Voltage Auto unstable return to the default Select Screen tt Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Performance Options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Performance Options FSB Optimize Mode Disabled Disabled Memory Optimize Mode Disabled Enabled System Clock Mode Auto PCIE Frequency MHz 100 0000 Memory Timings Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 21 FSB Optimize Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the FSB Optimize mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Optimize Mode Disabled When disabled the fast read budget is set to to 3 5 ns When enabled the fast read budget is set to 3 5 ns if the memory speed is less than 400 MHz If the memory speed is more than 400 MHz the fast read budget is equivalent to twice the value of the memory speed period System Clock Mode Auto Sets the system clock mode The default setting Auto automatically sets the FSB and memory speeds Set to Linke
6. To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user 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 the system Configuration options Setup Always 4 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY _ Advanced Power v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 43 Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Se
7. APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu For example selecting Main shows the Main menu items The other items Advanced Power Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items 4 2 5 Sub menu items Main BEES Mme CE PTOS 8E DEE ug Mon A 08 24 2005 1 44M English Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field ST320410A ASUS CD 8520 A Use or to configure system Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit IDE Configuration Lan s s System Information Main menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press lt Enter gt 4 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an it
8. Hyper Threading Technology Intel Dual Core Technology and is fully compatible with Intel OSB 05A and 04B 04A processors See page 2 7 for details NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SLI Intel Edition 254 The NVIDIA nForce4 Scalable Link Interface SLI Intel Edition technology allows two graphics processing units GPUs in a single system This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allows multiple GPUs to work together and achieve exceptional graphics performance See Chapter 6 for details Intel Dual Core Technology CPU support EE The motherboard supports dual core processors containing two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing See page 2 7 for details AN Intel EM64T SAn The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing See the Appendix for details Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement See the Appendix for details Chapter
9. RPM N A VCORE Voltage 1 320V 3 3V Voltage 3 345v 5V Voltage 5 094V 12V Voltage 11 880V Select Screen Select Item Smart Q FAN Function Disabled Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature xxx C xxx F MB Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed RPM xxxxRPM or N A or Ignored The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Select Ignore from the item options to disable CPU fan speed monitoring Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A or Ignored The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the chassis the specific field shows N A Select Ignore from the item options to disable chassis fan speed monitoring Power Fan Speed RPM xxxxRPM or N A or Ignored The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the power fan connector the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage
10. Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 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 install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 33 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options No Yes IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved 4 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management APM features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Advanced Suspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume No ACPI 2 0 Support No ACPI APIC Support Enabled APM Configuration Hk Hardware Monitor Select Scree
11. Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5N32SD ROM Completed Start flashing AN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing 50 can cause system boot failure 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 5 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive then turn on the system Insert the support CD to the optical drive The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM
12. 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A gt afudos iP5N32SD rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Please restart your computer A gt Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file N e Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility e Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to P5SN32SD ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1
13. 5 3 5 Using the Wireless LAN module 008 5 4 RAID configurations nnnnnnrnveverrrnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvnvenerenenn 5 4 1 Installing hard disks srrrreernnnnnnnnvvvvrrennennn 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations snnrvnvvevveeennnn 5 4 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations 06 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk ernnnnovennnrrrannnnnnnrrrnnrersnn Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support SEE EE EEE RE 6 2 DANSEN 6 2 1 Installing SLI ready graphics cards 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers 2 000e0 6 2 3 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows Appendix CPU features A 1 Intel EMG4T immmmmeessssnsvvervrvrrannsrsrsnnssrssvvvvevsnnnsssnsnnnsnnn A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST A 2 1 System requirements nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Arak ASO al T aar A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology rvvvveverrrrrrnnnnnn Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection aga
14. 8125 134 3750 135 9375 137 5000 139 0625 ll li ll PT ees es ees eens enn 140 6250 142 1875 143 7500 145 3125 146 8750 148 4375 Memory Timings Auto Auto allows the BIOS to set the memory timing automatically Manual allows you to input the values manually Configuration options Auto Manual The following items appear if you set the Memory Timings item to Manual CAS Latency CL Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 6 tRCD Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 7 tRP Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 7 tRAS 4 CLK Configuration options Auto 1 2 31 tRC Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 31 Address Mode Auto Configuration options Auto 1T 2T ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 23 Spread Spectrum Control BIOS SETUP UTILITY Options v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread Configuration options Disabled Center Spread Down Spread 0 5 Spread PCIE Spread Spectrum Down Spread Configuration options Disabled Down Spread SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Down Spread LDT Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Center Spread CPU VCore Voltage Auto Allows the BIOS to automatically enable or allows you to set the CPU VCore Voltage Configuration options Auto 1 7000
15. ATA and Parallel ATA RAID configurations Z e The RAID function of these connectors is set to Disabled by default If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors enable the nVidia RAID Function item in the BIOS See section 4 3 7 IDE Configuration for details e These connectors support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD that spans across the Parallel ATA drives RT OOOO reaches zizak Z FEE SATAS omme SATA4 Lol vvavgya osso x Ft JET RSATA _ RSATA _ G RSATA RSATA RSATA _ RSATA _ der RSATA PK RSATA I NN These connectors support Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm Hot Swap and smart setup ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 29 4 Silicon Image Serial ATA RAID connector 7 pin SATA RAID1 This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable It supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive that you can combine with an external Serial ATA 3Gb s device to configure a RAID 0 RAID 1 or JBOD set through the onboard Silicon Image SATA RAID controller Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector set the Silicon 3132 Controller item in the BIOS to RAID Mode See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details SATA_RAID1 QOx lt a0q lt 40 ZNHZHHZ P5N32 SLI
16. CLRTC 2 23 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 24 2 Parallel port 2 24 3 Side Speaker Out port black 2 24 11 USB 2 0 port 9 2 26 13 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 26 18 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 27 19 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 27 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 5 2 6 Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY Primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE Secondary IDE connector 40 1 pin SEC_IDE NVIDIA SATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 blue SATA2 blue SATA3 blue SATA4 blue Silicon Image SATA RAID connector 7 pin SATA_RAID1 red Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD Auxiliary audio connector 4 pin AUX USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO IEEE 1394 port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 IE1394_2 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 CPU Chassis Northbridge and Power Fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin PWR_FAN 3 pin NB_FAN 3 pin SB_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA FAN2 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin ATX12V 4 pin EZ PLUG System panel connector 20 pin PANEL e System power LED Green 3 pin PLED Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE LED System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER ATX power button soft off button Yellow 2 pin PWR Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET Chapter 2 Hardware info
17. Game Port Enabled Select Item Onboard MIDI Port 330 Change Option MIDI IRQ Select IRQ5 General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Onboard AC97 AUDIO Auto Allows you to disable the legacy AC97 audio CODEC or lets the BIOS automatically configure Configuration options Auto Disabled Onboard GbE LAN1 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip MAC LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the MAC boot ROM This item appears only when the Onboard GbE LANT item is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard GbE LAN2 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI Express Gigabit LAN boot ROM This item appears only when the Onboard GbE LAN2 item is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard SATA II Controller SATA2 Mode Allows you to set the mode at which the onboard Silicon Image 3132 Serial ATA controller will operate Set this item to SATA2 Mode to enable hot plug function for the external device Configuration options SATA2 Mode RAID Mode Disabled ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 31 OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or
18. Image Serial ATA Driver vVi 0 0 9 far indeed SJ Zbilr possaArD lt S4 71 com Image VL 3132 maig Driver vi 3 1 for mere 2 oo tht tes EaATA 4111c0on Image S45 ILIZ Serial ATA river wl 0 0 P for P G BYE AT Do lt S4licen image serial ATA s le Driver vi 32 3 1 weet for wii mm i fm AT 41 1120 Imaje Serial ATA Driver VL f WHOL for Wieg Dibi BGL kATDG f11 119500 image FIE 1173 kaid CGriver whet 3121 neo Por P Bi 618 005 SATA S40 com Image SAI F132 Serial ATA Driver Vi 0 5 0 Weel Poo ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 9 5 3 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information 5 3 1 ASUS MyLogo2 The ASUS MyLogo2 utility lets you customize the boot logo The boot logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power On Self Tests POST The ASUS MyLogo2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support CD See section 5 2 3 Utilities menu for details aN e Before using the ASUS MyLogo2 use the AFUDOS BIOS Flash utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website See section 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility e Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo2 See section 4 6 2 Boot Se
19. Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 15 Secondary IDE Channel ol L CO NI OD G1 A These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C B E F G H PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI sot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI sot 3 Onboard USB 1 0 controler Onboard USB 1 0 controller Onboard USB 2 0 controler Onboard LAN Onboard LAN2 Onboard IDE controller Onboard SATA controller Onboard PCI SATA RAID SI Onboard 13942 Onboard Audio controller 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the 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 TRefer to the figure below for the location of the slots 2 5 6 PCI Express x4 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x4 slot PCI Express x16 slot PCI slots ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 21 2 5 7 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboa
20. Start erasing Start programming Flashed successfully Rebooting AN e Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure e A Floppy not found error message appears if there is no floppy disk in the drive A P5N32SD ROM not found error message appears if the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk Make sure that you rename the BIOS file to PSN32SD ROM ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 7 4 8 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to e Save the current BIOS file e Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet e Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file e Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and e View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Z ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP a Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS Update See page 5 3 for the Utilities screen menu 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Chapter 4 BIOS setup Updating
21. Threading Technology e Hyper Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP 2003 Server and Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading compiler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance e Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later version is recommended e Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system e For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading Using the Hyper Threading Technology To use the Hyper Threading Technology 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The BIOS item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Techonology 3 Restart the computer ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe Appendix CPU features
22. advanced anti computer hacking technologies remote management capabilities and a user friendly setup wizard that improves overall system security Enhancing your network security is the NVIDIA ActiveArmor NV ActiveArmor engine that provides advanced data packet inspection This innovative technology ensures that only safe data packets are passed on the network It boosts overall system performance by offloading the CPU from the rigorous task of filtering data packets See page 5 19 for details ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 1 3 1 4 Dual RAID solution Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual RAID functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices The NVIDIA nForce4 SLI allows RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configuration for four SATA 3 Gb s and two PATA connectors See pages 2 27 and 5 28 The Silicon Image 3132 controller supports two additional Serial ATA 3Gb s connectors and allows RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD configurations through the internal and external Serial ATA ports See pages 2 29 and 5 35 for details Dual Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the total solution for your networking needs These network controllers use the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet LAN and file sharing requirements See page 2 25 for details Wireles
23. battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data AN Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure cor 10 tro om om oo ooo Normal Clear RTC P5N32 SLI Clear RTC RAM Default LN e Make sure to re enter your previous BIOS settings after you clear the CMOS e 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 can automatically reset parameter settings to default values ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 23 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 34 56 7 8 12 1 PS 2 mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 3 Side Speaker Out port black This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 4 Rear Speaker Out port gray This port connects the rear speakers on a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 5 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 6 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function
24. cable connected to the LAN RJ 45 port BIOS SETUP UTILITY Check LAN cable LAN2 Cable Status during POST Pair Status Length 2 Open 3 6 Open 4 5 Open 7 8 Open Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc POST Check LAN Cable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST When enabled the menu reports the cable faults or shorts and displays the point length where the fault or short is detected Configuration options Disabled Enabled This function is available only on Marvell LAN LAN2 See page 5 12 for details ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 27 4 4 4 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Advanced CPU settings Sets the ratio between the CPU core clock and the FSB frequency Ratio CMOS Setting 14 1 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Select Screen Execute Disable Function Disabled reg dg Hardware Prefetcher Enabled ange G a pg Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled PER d Fe CPU Internal Thermal Control Disabled rs z Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Boake v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Ratio CMOS Setting 14 Sets the ratio between the CPU core clock and the Front Side Bus frequency The BIOS auto detects the default value of this item
25. chip See page 4 5 for details ASUS Q Fan 2 technology The ASUS Q Fan 2 technology smartly adjusts the CPU and chassis fan 1 speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See page 4 37 for details ASUS Multi language BIOS Rommi The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster configuration See page 4 14 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction ASUS MyLogo2 This new feature present in lt 8 motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 5 10 for details ASUS EZ Plug This patented ASUS ene is a 4 pin auxiliary 12V connector that is designed to maintain the voltage integrity of your system This plug guarantees adequate supply of power to the motherboard and other installed peripherals See page 2 35 for the illustration C P R CPU Parameter Recall Gen The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in 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 P5N32 SLI Deluxe Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapt
26. combined bandwidth of x32 ASUS SLI Bridge ASUS EZ Plug ASUS PEG Link for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two slot thermal design Realtek ALC850 8 channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S PDIF out port 1 x Optical S PDIF out port Supports Universal Audio Jack UAJ Technology Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology continued on the next page X xii P5N32 SLI Deluxe specifications summary Storage Dual Gigabit LAN Wireless LAN optional USB IEEE 1394 ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features NVIDIA nForce SLI supports 2x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 4x Serial ATA 3Gb s devices NVRAID for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD that configuration that spans across the Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives up to 8 hard disk drives of Multi RAID configuration Silicon Image 3132 SATA controller supports 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3Gb s hard disk drive 1 x External Serial ATA 3Gb s SATA On The Go RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD configuration Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LAN controller Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit LAN PHY NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI built in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell PHY supports NV ActiveArmor NV Firewall AINET2 Realtek RTL8187L supports IEEE 802 11 b g standards Supports up to 9 USB 2 0 ports TI 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a connectors at midboard Intelligent overclocking tools Al NOS Non delay Overclocking System Al Overcloc
27. download if you need to update the BIOS file See Chapter 4 for details e Visit www intel com for more information on the EM64T feature e Visit www microsoft com for more information on Windows 64 bit OS Using the Intel EM64T feature To use the Intel EM64T feature 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports the Intel EM64T 2 Install a 64 bit operating system Windows XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition 3 Install the 64 bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD 4 Install the 64 bit drivers for expansion cards or add on devices if any N Refer to the expansion card or add on device s documentation or visit the related website to verify if the card device supports a 64 bit system A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Z e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website www asus com support download if you need to update the BIOS See Chapter 4 for details e Visit www intel com for more information on the EIST feature en A 2 1 System requirements Before using EIST check your system if it meets the following requirements e Intel Pentium 4 processor with EIST support e BIOS file with EIST support e Operating system with EIST support Windows XP SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 Linux 2 6 kernel or later versions ASUS P5N32 SL
28. gt r PHYSICAL DRIVE 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB c Repeat step b to select the target drive d After selecting the man ES source and target pop up menu appears Auto configuration drives the following Create with data copy Create without data copy NN e The Create with data copy option allows you to copy the current data from the source drive to the mirror drive e Select Create with data copy if you have important data in your source drive e The Create without data copy option disables the disk copy function of the Mirrored set e If you selected Create without data copy the RAID 1 set must be repartitioned and reformatted to guarantee the consistency of its contents ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 39 e If you selected Create with data COPY the following Manual configuration fl POP UP Menu offline copy appears NN The online copy option automatically copies the data to the target drives on the background while writing to the source drives The offline copy option allows you to copy the contents of the source drive to the target drives now Use the up or down arrow keys to select desired copy method then press lt Enter gt The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N
29. higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default Al Overclocking Auto Allows you to select the overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking configiuration options Manual allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto loads the optimal settings for the system Overclock Profile loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for stability when overclocking AI N O S The ASUS Al Non delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS setup V The following item appears only when you install a CPU that supports the lock free feature Only some latest CPUs support this feature CPU Lock Free Auto This feature allows you to adjust the CPU multiplier to 14x Setting this item to Auto allows the motherboard to automatically reduce the CPU multiplier value for more flexibility when increasing external FSB Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Z The following item appears only when you set the Al Overclocking item to Manual ED BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure System Frequency Voltage Select the target CPU ae frequency and the AI Overclocking Manual relevant parameters Performance Options will also be
30. item Onboard PCI IDE Controller Both DISABLED Disables Serial ATA 0 Enabled the integrated IDE Serial ATA 1 Enabled controller PRIMARY enables nVidia RAID Function Disabled only the Primary IDE Controller Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled SECONDARY enables IDE Detect Time out Sec 35 only the Secondary ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host IDE Controller BOTH enables both IDE Controllers Select Screen tl Select Item T Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Onboard PCI IDE Controller Both Allows you to disable the integrated IDE controller or choose which IDE controller s to enable Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both Serial ATA 0 Enabled Serial ATA 1 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA ports Configuration options Enabled Disabled nVidia RAID Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the NVIDIA RAID function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the hard disk write protect feature You can use this feature only if you access the device through the BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time out Sec 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS set
31. item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename afudos iP5N32SP ROM P5N32 SLI Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface SLI Al Audio LGA775 socket for Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 Intel Celeron processors Compatible with Intel PCG 05B 05A and 04B 04A processors Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Note Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for the Intel Pentium D CPU and EIST support list Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI 1066 800 533 MHz Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred non ECC DDR2 667 DDR2 533 memory modules Supports up to 16 GB system memory Supports the NVIDIA Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Preprocessor DASP and QuickSync feature 2 x PCI Express x16 slots with Scalable Link Interface SLI support at full x16 x16 mode 1 x PCI Express x4 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots PCI 2 2 SLI mode supports 2 x identical SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards Note In SLI mode the PCI Express x16 slots work at the full bandwidth of x16 each for a
32. of this port becomes Front Speaker Out e Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration e See section 5 3 3 Audio configurations on page 5 13 for details Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel 2 channel Light Blue Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Ce Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Ez a 2 24 Chapter 2 Hardware information 7 LAN 2 RJ 45 port Supported by Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit LAN controller this port allows ACTIVITY SPEED Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN LINK LED LED through a network hub Refer to the table below for r oO the LAN port LED indications 1 8 LAN 1 RJ 45 port Supported by the Marvell LAN port 88E1111 Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 32 bit OS LAN port LED indications Activity Link Speed LED Description _ Soft off Mode During Power ON OFF 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection Blinking 64 bit OS LAN port LED indications Activity Link Speed LED Description Soft off Mode During Power ON OFF l 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection D NR Driver Not Ready It
33. screen appears Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XxXG Select Disk Inside Array RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 1 Master 0 p000 0 00 0 000 00000 04 XXX XXGB 0 Master 1 p000 0 00 0 000 0000004 XXX XXGB 2 1 1 Select F6 Back F7 Finish 3 Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild then press lt F7 gt The following confirmation message appears Rebuild array ENTER OK ESC Cancel 4 Press lt Enter gt to start rebuilding array or press lt Esc gt to cancel 5 After the rebuild process the Array list menu appears 5 32 Chapter 5 Software support Deleting a RAID array To delete a RAID array 1 From the Array List menu use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press lt Enter gt The RAID Array details appear Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 p00000 0 00000 0 000 04 XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 4 XXX XXGB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press lt D gt to delete a RAID array The following confirmation message appears Delete this array Y YES N No 3 Press lt Y gt to delete array or pre
34. sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature Chassis Signal 5VSB_MB GND CHASSIS GE Default P5N32 SLI Chassis intrusion connector 13 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin ATX12V 4 pin EZ_PLUG These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit EATXPWR 3 Volts 2 Ground GND s 12V DC 12 Volts 5 Volts GND 3 12V DC 12 Volts 5 Volts GND s 12VDC 45V Standby gt 5 Volts GND id 12VDC power OK 5 volts Ground Ground 5 Volts Ground EZ PLUG Ground Ground 5 Volts PSON Ground Ground 6 3 Volts 12 Volts LLI N LLI ATX12V ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 35 NN e Fora fully configured system we recommend that you use a power supply unit PSU that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum po
35. supply P5N32 SLI System panel connector Z The sytem panel connector is color coded for easy connection Refer to the connector description below for details e System power LED Green 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode e Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD e System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings e ATX power button soft off button Light Green 2 pin PWR This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF e Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 37 2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways
36. the lt Delete gt key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 3 2 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button then click Shut Down 2 Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected then click the OK button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Refer to section 4 5 Power Menu in Chapter 4 for details Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 Managing and updating your BIOS rrrrvrrrnnrnnnnnvvveverrnnnnnnnnnen 4 1 BIOS setup program rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennessssssssssee 4 11 MT 4 14 Advanced ANC
37. the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears ig Internet ir t r net E i planet 4 E mail dt Suilook Express Y rm E asusupdate 2 Startup 1 Voice Editor Internet Explorer lh Editor v ai Sa Outlook Express ve Explorer 12 Remote Assistance windows Media Player a A Windows Messenger FEY si tooster ve 00 18 Before Continue plesse make sure a that pour system is connected to the Internet You can then choose a web site by yourself or chck AutoSelect 1 Update Save BIOS from to a fie 2 Update BIOS from the Internet Update system BIOS using specified BIOS image file on ASUS Web Site 3 Download BIOS from the Internet Download specified BIOS image file via Intemet for later usage Check BIOS Information baar es choose the best site based on network traffic automatically for pou Fie Update BIDS from the Internet Save current stipe to a file J Check BIOS Information Options 2 Select Update BIOS from 3 Select the ASUS FTP site the Internet option from the nearest you to avoid network drop down menu then click traffic or click Auto Select Next Click Next ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 9 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download
38. to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 32 bit system Silicon Image 64bit RAID Driver Disk Silicon Image 64bit SATA Driver Disk Allows you to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 64 bit system Z Click to view the previous screen ss ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 5 5 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening Z Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install a user manual file ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Manual Intel LGA775 CPU Install User s Manual Allows you to open the Intel LGA7 75 CPU installation guide NVRAID User s Manual Allows you to open the NVRAID user s manual Sil3132 SATA RAID User s Manual Allows you to open the Silicon Image Sil3132 SATA RAID user s manual RTL8187 Wireless LAN User s Manual Allows you to open the Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN user s manual Chapter 5 Software support 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 guide SG ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Dis
39. v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device 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 Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMAT SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMAT MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMAT UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMAS SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 3 7 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you want to configure the
40. 1 Product introduction DDR2 memory support ae The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications The dual channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 10 7 GB s See pages 2 14 to 2 17 for details NVIDIA QuickSync The NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Intel Edition memory controller features the QuickSynch synchronization technology that transfers memory requests and data between the Front Side Bus FSB and memory clock domains in the shortest amount of time QuickSync ensures that the memory controller has the shortest latency between receiving placing CPU requests and between receiving the data from memory and sending it to the CPU for all FSB and memory speeds NVIDIA DASP 3 0 The NVIDIA Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Preprocessor DASP 3 0 comes with sophisticated data pre fetch algorithms in preprocessors that are tasked to track data threads and pre fetch appropriate data for improved performance Built in NVFirewall and NVActiveArmor sone E AetiveArmor The NVIDIA Firewall NVFirewall is an easy to use high performance desktop firewall application that protects your system from intruders Integrated into the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset it provides
41. 2 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None USB 1 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 1 1 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed FullSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 3 LAN2 Cable Status This menu displays the status of the Local Area Network LAN
42. A EEE 4 20 Power ICAU EM EE 4 34 Boll eenn cose cau E E 4 39 DAE E EE EEE EE E 4 43 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Qutput System BIOS setup 1 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 3 ASUS EZ Flash Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD 4 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press lt Enter gt Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears
43. ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Contents NI ekte Vil Safety information ccsceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseseesensanaaeanagens viii POOUL TINS Ev IX PSN32 SLI Deluxe specifications summary cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseessseeeess Xi Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 12 1 3 WECOME EEE NE 1 1 Package COMOL S eee E E EE 1 1 Sy le OE 1 2 Food NNN rene 1 2 1 3 2 ASUS Al Life features rrrrrrrvvvvrvvervevervrrsrsrnrnnnnnnnn 1 6 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features rrrrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnnvvvvvevvvennnnnn 1 7 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 Lag Before you proceed sssssssssssssssssrnnnrnnnnnnnrnnnnrnrrnnrnrnereererereennne 2 1 Motherboard OVervieW cscsssccceceeeeesssesssssssseeeeeeeneeeneeeeess 2 2 2 2 1 PN 2 2 EG ST NN 2 2 DE NE Go COO AE NE 2 3 2 2 3 MEN TN 2 4 AA EO COMETS EE ER 2 5 Central Processing Unit CPU rernrrnnnnvvvvvvrrrnnnnnnnnvvvevrsrrrnnnn 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the Pene 2 8 2 3 2
44. CD ROM found Reading file P5N32SD ROM Completed Start flashing N DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing 4 SO Can cause system boot failure Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Z The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this a motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to PSN32SD ROM 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk then restart the system 3 Press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5N32SD rom Completed
45. Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process Z The ASUS Update utility is La capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 1 Update Save BIOS from to hle 2 Update BIOS from the Internet Update system BIOS using pected BIOS image file on ASUS Web Site 3 Download BIDS from the Internet Download specihed BIOS ee file via Intemet for later usage 4 Check BIOS Information ED Update BIOS from a fle Ji 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Save 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process File name P5N325D Files of type BIOS Files awd bin ami rom Cancel Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This secti
46. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI I cable to the graphics card s N We recommend to install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 6 5 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers AN Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 6 2 3 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties To enable the multi GPU feature 1 Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar 2 From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties Li Screen Refresh Rate MI Color Quality II Performance amp Quality Settings Custom Color Settings Ca Rotation Settings Color Correction NVIDIA Display MA About NYIDIA settings Exit 6 6 Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support 3 From the nView Desktop Manager window select the Desktop Management tab 4 Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box 5 From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe nView De
47. D set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive Refer to section 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details 5 4 1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133 100 66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array Installing Parallel ATA hard disks To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master Master or Slave Slave Install the hard disks into the drive bays Connect the HDD signal cables Connect a 4 pin power cable to the power connector on each drive Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration RR wh 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive N Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations See section 5 2 4 Manuals menu ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 27 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI southbridge chipset It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD that spans across two Parallel ATA and four independent Seria
48. I Deluxe A 2 A 2 2 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature 1 7A Turn on the computer then enter the BIOS Setup Go to the Advanced Menu highlight CPU Configuration then press lt Enter gt Set the Intel R SpeedStep Technology item to Automatic then press lt Enter gt Press lt F10 gt to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup After the computer restarts right click on a blank space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu When the Display Properties window appears click the Screen Saver tab Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window On the Power schemes section click then select any option except Home Office Desktop or Always On Click Apply then click OK Close the Display Properties window After you adjust the power scheme the CPU internal frequency slightly decreases when the CPU loading is low operating system Display Properties te settings and sa lick Pow Power Options Properties Power Schemes Advanced UPS Select the power scheme with the most appropria rs grr r Not a changing the Gb td p selec chem The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the Appendix CPU features A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology N e The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper
49. InstAll Installation Wizard for utilities Launches the ASUS InstallAll utilities installation wizard Marvell Yukon VCT Application Installs the Marvell Yukon Virtual Cable Tester a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition 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 Screen Saver Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver ADOBE Acrobat V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 3 5 4 Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help
50. Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 00008 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 System MEMOTY EE 2 14 LiAl NNN 2 14 2 4 2 Memory NNN 2 15 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM Lene 2 18 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Le 2 18 EAS ION SIO esaa E E E 2 19 2 5 1 Installing an expansion Card uuuusnnnnvvvvvevenannnnnnnnn 2 19 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion Cardi rrvvvrnrnannnnnnnnnn 2 19 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments rrrrranannnrnnnnnnnvvrvennnnerrrnnnnn 2 20 2 5 4 PCI SlOUS ccsssesssseeceeeeeeeeeeessssssssseeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeess 2 21 Contents 25 Expansion SlOtS wrcncecesocedesncneancuscentnnsdnsncensndnannsianaiesanaanntanenias 2 19 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card uuusannnvvvvvvvennnnnnnnnnn 2 19 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion Card rrevvrrvnsnnnnnnnnnn 2 19 2 33 Interrupt assignments uuvsnsunseninviivin 2 20 EE GE 0 EE EE 2 21 FR TE 2 21 250 PURE re 2 21 2 5 7 Two PCI Express x16 slots men 2 22 EG NT a EEA 2 23 Bel 00 2 24 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors raavvrvvrvvvrrrrrrsrsresrssrsrsessrse 2 24 2 7 2 Internal CONNECTOS cccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseseeseeeeseeeeees 2 27 Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 NVE 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer oc cecennsagocceeecsuestennecocnenesammnnadouses 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function seerrrrrrrannrrnrnnnrn 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power SWItch ceeeee 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating y
51. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card NN When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the 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 P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 19 2 5 3
52. P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 O G oe D r E2228 First Edition V1 September 2005 Copyright 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF 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 ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND
53. RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Define a New Array 15 WG dee olel was Striping Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup At the bottom of the screen are the navigation keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options Creating a RAID Volume To create a RAID volume 1 From the NVIDIA RAID utility Define a New Array menu select RAID Mode then press lt Enter gt The following submenu appears Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode then press TETTE lt Enter gt Stripe Mirroring Spanning ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 29 Press lt TAB gt select the Striping Block then press lt Enter gt The following submenu appears If you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press lt Enter gt The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default selection is 128 KB The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage e 8 16 KB low disk usage e 64 KB typical disk usage e 128 KB performance disk usage NN TIP For server systems we recommend using a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance Press l
54. RAID driver disk you want to create or browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility Refer to section 5 2 4 Make Disk menu for details N 4 Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 6 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press lt F6 gt then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive 3 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation ZJ Due to chipset limitation the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA oa chipset doesn t support Serial Optical Disk Drives Serial ODD under DOS 5 42 Chapter 5 Software support This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards NVIDIA SLI technology Support 6 1 Overview mmmmvrvvvvvvrererrerrvvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssevenennnne 6 1 6 2 Dual graphics cards Setup cccccccccceeeeeesssssssssssreeeeeeneeeess 6 2 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 6 1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface Intel Edition technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express x16 graphics cards Follow the installation procedures in this section Requirements e You should ha
55. SATA RAID connector AN e Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the Silicon Image RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST e Use this connector and an external Serial ATA box connected to the external SATA port if you want to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set e The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased separately DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 is configured 2 30 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Ground 3 CD black white P5N32 SLI Internal audio connectors AN Due to system resource allocation the function of the AUX connector is disabled under 8 channel mode 6 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB GAME module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed AN Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing
56. STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB tj Select Menu ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Ctrl E Exit 5 36 The Main Menu on the upper left corner allows you to select an operation to be performed The Main Menu options include the following Create RAID set creates a new legacy RAID set or allocates spare drives Delete RAID set deletes a RAID set or deallocates a spare drive Rebuild RAID1 set rebuilds a RAID 1 set e g swapped drives Resolve Conflicts automatically restores disrupted drives on a RAID set Low Level Format creates a pattern of reference marks on a drive Formatting the disks erases all data previously stored in the drive Logical Drive Info shows the current configuration of each RAID set On the upper right corner of the screen is the Help message box The message describes the function of each menu item At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options The following lists the keys found in the legend box and their corresponding functions F Select Move to the next item ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Ctrl E Exit Chapter 5 Software support Creating a RAID 0 set Striped To create a RAID set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility Create RAID set main menu select Create RAID set ae then pres
57. The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 41 To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings BIOS Book UTILITY 702 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends In User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed 4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup
58. U Chassis Northbridge and Power Fan connectors 4 pin CPU FAN 3 pin PWR_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA FAN2 3 pin NB FAN 3 pin SB FAN The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 2000 mA 24 W max or a total of 1 A 3 48 A 41 76 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector AN Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors CPU FAN NB FAN CPU FAN Cc rect 5 PWR FAN ara OF T Suez Zo z6z A HH gt D a A O O CHA FAN1 CHA FAN GND Rotation SB_FAN PWR_FAN SB_FAN no aV E PoV P5N32 SLI Fan connectors GND GND Z e Only the CPU FAN and CHA_FAN1 connectors support the L ASUS Q Fan 2 feature e The ASUS Q Fan 2 feature is available in the Deluxe model only AN e Install an additional chassis fan when you are using two PCI Express graphics cards or a dual core processor for better thermal environment e For some chassis models with short 3 pin chassis fan cable connect the cable to the NB_FAN connector 2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information 12 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This connector is for a chassis mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion
59. Use the lt gt or lt gt keys to adjust the values You can only adjust the Ratio CMOS if you installed an unlocked CPU Refer to the CPU documentation for details Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Enabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the hardware prefetcher feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the adjacent cache line feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS setup CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto Allows you to disable or set to auto the CPU Internal Thermal Control function When set to Auto the BIOS automatically checks the CPU s capability to enable TM or TM2 support In TM mode the CPU power consumption is reduced In TM2 mode the CPU core and VID are reduced Configuration options Auto Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more informatio
60. V 1 6875V 1 6750V 1 6625V 1 1000V AN Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage Setting a high Vcore voltage may damage the CPU Setting a very low Vcore voltage may cause the system to become unstable FSB Termination Voltage Auto Allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options Auto 1 215V 1 315V 1 415V 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS setup AN Setting a high FSB termination voltage may damage the chipset and CPU DDR Voltage Auto Allows you to select the memory voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 90V 2 00V 2 10V 2 20V 2 30V 2 40V AN Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s Setting a very low memory voltage may cause the system to become unstable NB Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the Northbridge chipset voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options Auto 1 40V 1 50V 1 60V SB Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the Southbridge chipset voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options Auto 1 50V 1 60V Z The following item appears only when the Al Overclocking item is set to Overclock Profile P Overclock Options Overclock 5 Allows you to overclock the CPU speed through the available preset values Config
61. VIDIA Firewall NYIDIA Firewall Summary summary menu click the Current Firewall Profile combo list box then select Off The following confirmation box appears Ul 2 Click Turn Firewall OFF PS By turning OFF NVIDIA Firewall your computer may become vulnerable to viruses attacks and intruders What would you like te Turn Firewall OFF Active rmor Information When you turn off NYIDIA Firewall Active rmor will also be turned off automatically For more information about ctive rmor configuration please use the ActiveArmor port or application configuration page in Network Access Manager web interface ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 21 5 3 5 Using the Wireless LAN module e The wireless LAN module is an optional item e For detailed information on using the Wireless LAN module view download the RTL8187 Wireless LAN User s Manual on the motherboard support CD The wireless IEEE 802 11 b g LAN module is installed on the rear panel Wi Fi antenna The wireless LAN port on the module accommodates a moveable omni directional dual band antenna to maximize your wireless coverage To install the antenna 1 Locate the wireless LAN antenna port on the rear panel 2 Connect the antenna twist on connector female to the wireless LAN antenna port male 3 Place the antenna at an elevated location to enhance your wireless coverage e Do not place the antenna u
62. ad plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove B 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment Alignment key key should fit into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark AN The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab Z The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Intel LGA775 processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance e When you buy a boxed Intel processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan e Your Intel LGA775 processor heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install e If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and f
63. ake sure that the card is properly seated on the slot 4 Insert the second graphics card into the other slot Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot NN If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 6 3 6 4 5 Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 6 Connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to the EZ Plug labeled EZ_PLUG on your motherboard AN Make sure to connect a 4 pin ATX power cable to the EZ Plug otherwise the system will be unstable EATXPWR 3 Volts Ground GND 33 s 12V DC 12 Volts gt 5 Volts GND 12V DC 12 Volts 5 Volts GND e 12VDC 45V Standby 5 Volts GND st 12V DC Power OK 2 5 Volts Ground 3 Ground 5 Volts Ground EZ PLUG Ground Ground 5 Volts PSON Ground Ground 3 3 Volts 12 Volts LUI l a 3 Volts 3 Volts N LUI ATX12V The onboard red warning LED lights up if you do not plug a 4 pin ATX power cable to the EZ Plug eae Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support 7 Align and insert the retention bracket into the slot then secure it with a SCrew N Make sure that the retention bracket firmly supports the two graphics cards 8
64. an assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Eo i PL r e a ate ae r Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Motherboard hole Narrow end Fastener of the groove Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place 3 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN CPU_FAN CPU FAN IN GND CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN PWR P5N32 SLI CPU fan connector NN e Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector e The retention module of some third party CPU heatsink and fan can interfere with chipset components at the bottom of the board Before purchasing a separate CPU heatsink and fan make sure that it will
65. and other programs must be run in 256 color mode Learn more about running programs in 256 color mode 6 7 6 Click the slider to display the following Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT PX SC reen then select the S L General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot a Color Management A GeForce 6600 GT multi GPU item HVIDLA gt eakluality Settings 7 res NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SLI Me Fe improvements in rendering performance Troubleshooting NYRotate Temperature Settings p Refresh Rate Overrides f Screen Resolutions amp Refresh Rates To leam more click here Desktop Management Menu Editing Slider Lo Jf canca 7 Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box 8 Click OK when done Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports CPU feat A 1 Intel EMGAT uu eecesessseseceeeessssseeeeeeeeeessssseeeeseeseeessssssneeeeness A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST 02 20 A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology rrnnnnnnvvvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn A 3 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe A 1 Intel EM64T Z e The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors running on 32 bit operating systems e 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
66. be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on es Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The succeeding items appear when the Power On By RTC Alarm item is set to Enabled a RTC Alarm Date To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection System Time Allows you to set the system time Use lt Enter gt lt Tab gt or lt Shift Tab gt to select a field Use the lt gt or lt gt key to set the value Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature CPU Temperature 32 5 C 90 5 F MB Temperature 36 0 C 96 5 F CPU Fan Speed RPM 3813 RPM Chassis Fanl Speed RPM N A Power Fan Speed
67. bility and stability Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu See section 4 7 Exit Menu e The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen e Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Exit System Time 10 55 25 Use ENTER TAB or System Date Mon 08 22 2005 SHIFT TAB to select Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in a field Language English Use or to kH Primary IDE Master ST320410A ongu ve kH Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected H First SATA Device Not Detected Second SATA Device Not Detected Select Screen Third SATA Device Not Detected Select Item Fourth SATA Device Not Detected Change Field IDE Configuration Not Detected Select Field General Help System Information Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management
68. bles data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device 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 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 15 PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMAT SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMAT MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMAT UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMAS SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 First Second Third and Fourth SATA Device The BIOS automatically detects the connected Serial ATA devices There is a separate sub menu for each device Select a device item then press lt Enter gt to display the SATA device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY First SATA Device Select the type of SS SESE device connected to the system LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto SMART Monitoring Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit
69. d to overclock the memory and FSB proportionally Set to Manual to manually set the FSB and memory clock Configuration options Auto Linked Manual ZJ The following item appears if the System Clock Mode is set to Linked ED FSB Clock Mhz XXX Allows you to set the FSB frequency depending on the CPU installed Enter the value using the numeric keypad or use the lt gt lt gt key to adjust the value from 200 to 2000 Any value that is not within this range will not take effect Setting a very high value may cause the system to become unstable Revert to the Auto setting if this happens The following item also appears if the System Clock Mode is set to Manual Memory Clock Mhz XXX Allows you to set the memory frequency depending on the CPU installed Enter the value using the numeric keypad or use the lt gt lt gt key to adjust the value from 400 to 2000 Any value that is not within this range will not take effect A N Setting a very high value may cause the system to become unstable Revert to the Auto setting if this happens 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS setup PCIE Frequency MHz 100 0000 Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Configuration options 100 0000 101 5625 103 1250 104 6875 106 2500 107 8125 110 9375 112 5000 114 0625 115 6250 107 1875 118 7500 120 3125 121 8750 123 4375 125 0000 126 5625 128 1250 129 6875 131 2500 132
70. disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port 1_ Mode Normal Allows you to select the Serial Port mode Configuration options Normal IrDA ASK IR Z The following item appears only when you set the Serial Port1 Mode item to IrDA or ASK IR ng COMA Duplex Mode Half Duplex Allows the BIOS to select full or half duplex for mode for Serial port1 Configuration options Full Duplex Half Duplex Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMAO DMAT DMA3 EPP Version 1 9 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP Allows you to select the parallel port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Allows you to select the parallel port IRQ Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game Port Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard game p
71. drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 4 x NVIDIA nForce 4 Serial ATA connectors 1 x Silicon Image Serial ATA connector 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x 4 pin ASUS EZ Plug connector 2 x USB connectors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x Internal audio connectors CD AUX 2 x IEEE 1394a connectors 1 x GAME MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU x1 Chassis x2 Chipset x2 Power x1 fan connectors System panel connector continued on the next page xiii XIV P5N32 SLI Deluxe specifications summary Power Requirement Support CD contents Form Factor ATX power supply with 24 pin and 8 pin 12 V plugs ATX 12 V 2 0 compliant ASUS EZ Plug When using two graphics cards and a 20 pin ATX PSU or if the two graphics cards do not have auxiliary power Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Al Booster NVIDIA NV Firewall NVIDIA NV RAID NVIDIA NV RIS Remote Installation Service Anti Virus Utility OEM version ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Specifications are subject to change without notice This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product Introduction 1 1 Welcome rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennvnnvnvnvsnsnsnnsnsnnsssssssssnsssssnnnnnnnn 1 1 1 2 Package contents ccceccccceeeessssesesseeeeeeeseeeeee
72. e Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 1 4 2 Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run d In the Open field type D bootdisk makeboot a assuming that D is your optical drive letter e Press lt Enter gt then follow screen instructions to continue Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Z e Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at es least 1 2 MB free space to save the file e The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the
73. e BIOS RAID items 1 Boot the system and press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the Advanced gt Onboard Devices Configuration menu item in the BIOS set the Silicon Image Controller item to RAID Mode See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 3 Save your changes and Exit Setup Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Launch the Silicon Image Array Management software from Windows XP by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs gt Silicon Image gt Sam aN For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid RAID configuration refer to the Sil3132 SATA RAID User s Manual in your motherboard support CD ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 35 Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility To enter the Silicon Image BIOS RAID configuration utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press lt Ctrl S gt or lt F4 gt The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen RAID Configuration Utility Silicon Image Inc Copyright C 2004 MAIN MENU HELP Create RAID set Press Enter to create Delete RAID set RAID set Rebuild Raidl set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info m PHYSICAL DRIVE LOGICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB
74. e hard disk drive and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Z e Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable e Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE devices e These connectors support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD that spans across the Serial ATA drives SEC IDE LLI NOTE Orient the red markings X usually zigzag on the IDE A ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 P5N32 SLI IDE connectors 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Southbridge Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 blue SATA2 blue SATA3 blue SATA4 blue These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb s hard disk and optical disk drives The Serial ATA 3Gb s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1 5Gb s specification If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 or JBOD configuration with the Primary and Secondary IDE drives through the onboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI RAID controller Refer to section 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations for details on how to set up Serial
75. e motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 23 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 24 5cm 9 6in PS 2KBMS q P T Mouse B Keyboard ATX1 OV CPU_FAN PARALLEL PORT 64 bit 240 pin module ws eeeeeeeeeeeees 64 bit 184 pin module xx00rrrn000nnn 64 bit 240 pin module 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 EATXPWR SATA_RAID1 nVidia NB FAN nForce 4 SLI r ji Intel Edition DDR2 DIMM_A1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 DDR2 DIMM_B2 P5N32 SLI 30 5cm 12 0in PCIEX1_2 3 CHA_FAN2 HE POEA nVidia nForce 4 SLI i SB_FAN SATA1 SATA Marvell 88E8053 PCIEX16 2 O SB PWR PCI 1 TSB43AB22A CR2032 3V Lithium Cell SMb nes CHASSIS BIOS CMOS Power EEE CLRTC PCI2 RARARARR COM1 KG CD AUX IE1394_2 1E1394 1 USB56 USB78 mm E E PANEL Cr BERE auo E BERE GEGEN GE ere Z The Wireless LAN module and the USB port on the module are optional a items and are grayed out in the above illustration Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 4 Layout contents Slots Page 1 DDR2 DIMM slots 2 14 2 PCI slots 2 21 3 PCI Express x1 slots 2 21 4 PCI Express x 4 slot 2 21 5 PCI Express x16 slots 2 22 Jumper Page 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin
76. eat Sink Package SS BL3264AA664 8FB 512MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL6464AA664 16FB 1024MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AA664 16FA 1024MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AL664 16FA 512MB TwinMOS E5108AE GE E SS 8G 25JK5 EBT 512MB Kingmax E5108AE 6E E SS KLCC28F A8EB5 512MB GEIL Heat Sink Package SS GX21GB5300UDC 512MB GEIL Heat Sink Package SS GX21GB5300DC 256MB NANYA NT5TU32M16AG 3C SS NT256T64UH4AO0FY 3C 512MB NANYA NTSTU64M8AE 3C SS NT512T64U88A0BY 3C 512MB OCZ Heat Sink Package SS 0CZ26671024EBDCPE K Continued on the next page Chapter 2 Hardware information DDR2 667 MHz capability DIMM support Size Vendor Component CL Brand Side s Model A B C 1024MB OCZ Heat Sink Package 0CZ26672048EBDCPE K 1024MB PQI E5108AE 5C E MEAD 403LA 512MB WINTEC 4UAI2D9CRZ 39127282 1024MB WINTEC 4WAIID9CWX 39137282 512MB Apacer E5108AE 6E E 78 91092 420 1024MB Apacer E5108AE 6E E 78 01092 420 512MB A DATA E5108AE 6E E M20EL5G3H3160B1C0Z 1024MB PDP Heat Sink Package PDC21G5600 XBLK Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration C Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configurati
77. eeessssssssnsaeesees 1 1 1 3 Special EE 1 2 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe motherboard I O modules 1 x IEEE1394a module 1 x Serial port module 1 x 2 port USB 2 0 GAME module Cables 4 x Serial ATA cables 2 x Serial ATA power cables dual plugs 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x IDE cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield 1 x ASUS SLI Bridge Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Fr ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 1 1 1 2 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology VA The motherboard comes with a 775 pin surface mount Land Grid Array LGA socket designed for the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron processor in the 775 land package The motherboard supports Intel processors with 1066 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus FSB The motherboard also supports the Intel
78. em is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press lt Enter gt to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press lt Enter gt to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play o s PCI Latency Tim Allocate IRQ z PCI VGA Palette Snooping Select Screen PCI IDE BusMaster Select Item hanga npt tan p Save and Exit Pop up window Scroll bar At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 13 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and ho
79. em numbers 9 10 and 11 are only for the optional Wireless LAN module mad AN Wireless LAN Activity LED The wireless LAN module comes with an activity LED Refer tothe table below for the LED indications Status Description On The wireless LAN module is on but has no data activity Off The wireless LAN module is off Flashing The wireless LAN module is transmitting and or receiving data The wireless LAN module is scanning for available access points or another wireless device ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 25 10 Wireless LAN port This port is on the onboard wireless LAN module that allows you to set up a wireless network and exchange information with other wireless devices without tangling cables and wires Connect the moveable omni directional dual band antenna to this port 11 USB 2 0 port 9 This 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB port is available for connecting a USB 2 0 device 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 14 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 15 Center Subwoofer port orange This port connects the center subwoofer speakers 16 External SATA port This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier The external SATA port supp
80. er 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 Hardwafe information 2 1 N 2 3 2 4 vo 2 6 e Bel Oe YOU DIOC O Seinen E R 2 1 Motherboard OvervieW ssssssssesseceeceeeeeesesssssssssnseeseeeeeeness 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU rrrnnrrvvrrnrnnnrvvvvrnnnnnnvevvsnnnnnnnn 2 7 SSE PCI ORY EE NN 2 14 DIG 6 es OL a En EEE E EEA A 2 19 UT 2 23 CONNEC TOT NM 2 24 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings AN Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The gree
81. es with Canadian ICES 003 Vii viii Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature
82. esign Z A 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 P5N32 SLI Deluxe 1 7 ASUS Stack Cool 2 ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate See page 2 3 for details PEG Link Mode for two graphics cards This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance It allows 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 29 for details ASUS Two slot thermal design The motherboard is designed with one PCI Express x1 slot and one PCI Express x4 slot placed between the PCI Express x16 slots allowing increased airflow between the two PCI Express x16 graphics cards This special design permits more room for ventilation thus lowering the overall system temperature bd CrashFree BIOS 2 G eghaen2 gt This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM
83. extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer About this guide This user guide contains the information you 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 the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards Appendix CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports Where to find more information Refer to the fol
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85. figuration options Disabled Enabled 4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 6 3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings lt Enter gt to change password Supervisor Password Not Installed lt Enter gt again to User Password Not Installed disabled password Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted
86. filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alohanumeric characters for the extension name A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Main filename Extension name Chapter 4 BIOS setup 3 Press lt Enter gt The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash Write to file A gt The 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 Z Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk A gt afudos iP5N32SD rom ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 3 4 4 4 3 The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS A gt afudos iP5N32SD rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2
87. for detailed information 5 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA nForce 4 or Silicon Image SATA PATA RAID driver disk SG ASUS P5N37 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Make Disk NV Win2000 PATA RAID Driver Disk NV Win2000 SATA RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows 2000 parallel serial ATA RAID driver disk NV WinXP PATA RAID Driver Disk NV WinXP SATA RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows XP parallel serial ATA RAID driver disk NV Win2003 PATA RAID Driver Disk NV Win2003 SATA RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows 2003 parallel serial ATA RAID driver disk Chapter 5 Software support Make NV 64bit WinXP PATA RAID Driver Disk Make NV 64bit WinXP SATA RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows XP parallel serial ATA RAID driver disk for a 64 bit system Make NV 64bit Win2003 PATA RAID Driver Disk Make NV 64bit Win2003 SATA RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows 2003 parallel serial ATA RAID driver disk for a 64 bit system Z Click to view the next screen See ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Make Disk Silicon Image 32bit RAID Driver Disk Silicon Image 32bit SATA Driver Disk Allows you
88. ge Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss Last State When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 35 Power On By Onboard LAN Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the LAN MAC to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot
89. gt to return to the Main Menu A copy progress appears if you previously selected offline copy Wee gt 5 40 Chapter 5 Software support Creating a CONCATENATION set To create a CONCATENATION set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility Create RAID set main menu select RAIDO Create RAID set aoe then press lt Enter gt RAID10 SPARE DRIVE 2 From the sub menu Select CONCATENATION then press lt Enter gt 3 The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu Using the up or down arrow keys select a drive then press lt Enter gt to set a drive for the RAID set 4 The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the ED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 XXXXXXMB up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt 5 Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu Z e Configure a CONCATENATION set when using a single Serial ATA drive otherwise the system will not recognize the drive e You can also create a RAID set using the SATARAIDS GUI utility under a Windows environment ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 41 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000 XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set To create a RAID driver disk 1 Place the motherboard support CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Select Make Disk tab 3 From the Make Disk menu select the
90. he connector sensing 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Connector Sensing button 2 Click the Bracket button to display connected audio devices Click the Option button to change sensing options 4 Click the Start button to start connection sensing A progress bar displays current connector sensing status OO LN Make sure to exit all audio applications before starting this function 5 When finished the utility prompts the Realtek EZ connection dialog box showing your current audio connections The text at the bottom of the box explains your audio connection status An X mark denotes an incorrect connection 5 16 Chapter 5 Software support Realtek he audio devices may not be connected properly er to the correct connection and check elow connectors Front Speaker Line In If there are detected problems make sure that your audio cables are connected to the proper audio jack and repeat connector sensing Click the fag button to exit EZ connection dialog box Click the Exit 364 button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit 3D Audio Demo This option shows a demo of the 3D audio feature To start the 3D audio demo 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the 3D Audio Demo button Click the option buttons to change the sound moving path or EAX settings Click the Play button to start or the Stop button to stop Click the Exit 364 button on the uppe
91. ide s Model A B C 1024MB KINGSTON E5108AE GE E DS KVR667D2N5 1G o e 512MB KINGSTON E5108AE 6E E 55 KVR667D2N5 512 e 1024MB KINGSTON E5108AE 6E E DS KVR667D2N5 1G o 256MB SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 55 M378173253FZ0 CE6 e 512MB SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 DS M378T6453FZ0 CE6 o 256MB SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 ECC S5 M39173253FZ0 CE6 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE6 SS M37813354CZ0 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M37816553CZ0 CE6 e 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M37812953CZ0 CE6 e 512MB MICRON 4VB41D9CZM DS MTT6HTF6464AY 667B4 e e 256MB MICRON 5FB42D9DPN SS MT8HTF3264AY 667B6 e 256MB Infineon HYB18T512160AF 3S SS HYS64T32000HU 3S A 1024MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S DS HYS64T128020HU 3S A 256MB Infineon HYB18T256800AF3S ECC SS HYS72T32000HU 3S A 512MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S ECC SS HYS72T64000HU 3S A 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 e 1024MB Hynix HY5PS1G831FP Y5S ECC SS HYMP112U72P8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC DS HYMP512U72AP8 Y5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y4 e e e 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 ECC DS HYMP512U72AP8 Y4 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB GE E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E o e 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE GE E SS EBE5 1 UD8AEFA 6E E e 256MB crucial H
92. ilable drives depend on the installed and enabled physical drives in the system e The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt f Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility Create RAID set main menu select RAIDO Create RAID set 2 RAID5 then press lt Enter gt The RAID10 following sub menu SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION appears 2 Select RAID 1 then Press lt Enter gt to Auto configuration display the following 5 38 Chapter 5 Software support 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration then press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu the current source disk data aN e Auto configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of e When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set use of the Manual configuration is recommended Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and press lt Enter gt The selection bar moves to the Physical Drives menu b Using the up or down arrow keys select the source drive and press lt Enter
93. inst harmful interference in a residential installation 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 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus compli
94. ion you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is a striped configuration with each stripe a RAID 1 array of drives It combines the features of both RAID 1 and RAID 0 Fault tolerance is provided through mirroring while adding performance through striping This offers higher performance than a RAID 1 configuration but at a much higher cost A minimum of four hard disk drives is required for this setup JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits Chapter 5 Software support NN If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAI
95. k Manual Contact Marketing Technical Support Marketing 5 2 7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard SG ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Nrivers Pers Version 080012 rican Megairends Ine te Cal 60008 M Size 1024 KBytes Processor Genuine Intet R CFU 2 806042 med 2500 MHZ ul Glock 200 MAT ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 7 5 8 Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format PSM a SL E File and Folder Tasks GD Publish thes Folder to the Web kal Share thi holde FRDLISTTAT _ Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support TECHSUPP TXT Molepad fis fe Poma Wew peip ASUSTEK TECHHICAL SUPPORT REQUEST FORM ee ee eee REVISION BIOS i l A SPEED ne nad SIZE ned i SIZE KE L MAME B MODEL BAME s12E 0 ei HODEL MAME SIZE MHB SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT OPERATING SYSTEM APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVICE DRIVERS I PROBLEM DESCRIPTION WHAT PROBLEMS AND UNDER WHAT SITUATIONS J
96. k RILETSf Wireless Network Driver and Utility b ter hade Driver ME Welcome to the InstalShield Wizard for Realtek and Utility installation pe window appears Wir ek ver nd Uten pa compe continue cick Hest Click Next Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete installation Setup ha frithedntating Reaek RTLETE7 Wieless When finished restart your computer ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 23 Network setup You can use the wireless LAN module in various wireless network configurations After installing the wireless LAN adapter drivers to your computer select the most appropriate configuration for your home or office wireless network To set up a wireless network 1 Launch the Realtek RTL8187 Wireless Network Driver and Kare Utility by double clicking the icon on your desktop EE and Utility 2 The Wireless LAN Utility RtWLAN opens Click the Wi Set item EE EE msn Lo Indastructure Hr SN Litiy WLAN ER SCELET TO 00 0 0 0 0 00 Show Tray ikon Cikado off Frere 3 Select the Operation Mode Station allows you to connect to a wireless network AP allows you to set up a O Station wireless network Connect to a wireless network Follow succeeding screen A instructions and key in values for the required parameters 4 Click Finish to complete setup Network Name SSID asustest nOf7ib AP Network Key F803150014 The internet connection Fini
97. king intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS PEG Link automatic performance tuning for single dual graphics cards ASUS CPU Lock Free ASUS Al Booster Utility Precision Tweaker supports DIMM voltage 8 step DRAM voltage control Core voltage Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125 V Increment Stepless Frequency Selection SFS allows FSB tuning from 133 MHz to 1600 MHz at 1 MHz Increment Memory tuning from 400 MHz to 1600 MHz PCI Express frequency tuning from 100 MHz to 148 MHz at 1 MHz increment Overclocking protection ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall continued on the next page P5N32 SLI Deluxe specifications summary ASUS Al Life features Other ASUS special features BIOS features Rear panel Internal connectors ASUS SATA On The Go External Serial ATA port on the rear panel Stack Cool 2 patented fanless cooling technology Fanless design Al NET2 network diagnosis before entering the operating system ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q Fan2 ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Multi language BIOS 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 44 SM BIOS 2 33 WfM2 0 1 x Parallel port 2 x LAN RJ 45 ports 4 x USB 2 0 ports 5 x USB ports optional for Wi Fi edition 1 x Wireless LAN port IEEE 802 11 b g optional 1 x External Serial ATA port 1 x Optical S PDIF Out port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Out port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 mouse port green 8 channel audio ports 1 x Floppy disk
98. kip eee certain tests while Quick Boot Enabled booting This will Full Screen Logo Enabled decrease the time AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS needed to boot the Bootup Num Lock On system PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait for Fl if Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled 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 MyLogo2 feature Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Con
99. l ATA channels Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration To set the BIOS RAID items 1 Boot the system and press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the Advanced gt Onboard Devices Configuration gt NVRAID Configuration menu item in the BIOS set the RAID Enabled item to Enabled The succeeding items become user configurable 3 Select and enable the IDE or SATA drive s that you want to configure as RAID See section 4 4 8 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup N Make sure to re enter your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared otherwise the system will not recognized your RAID setup e For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA RAID configuration refer to the NVIDIA RAID User s Manual found in your motherboard support CD eee e When using Windows 2000 operating system make sure to install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions 5 28 Chapter 5 Software support Entering the NVIDIA RAID utility To enter the NVIDIA RAID utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press lt F10 gt to display the main menu of the utility N The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen NVIDIA
100. lect Ok to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Ok to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM 4 44 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software Support 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 3 9 Installing an operating system anannannnnnnnnnnnvnnvnnennenessesssesre 5 1 Support CD information rnrannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvvnvervevevenveneen 5 1 Software infor
101. lowing sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual A DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task AN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task a Typography Bold text Italics lt Key gt lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt Command Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required
102. mation rrrrnnnnnnnnnvvvvvvvveversrnnnnrnnnnnnnnnvnvnneessee 5 10 MP 5 26 Creating a RAID driver disk ssssssssceeeeeeeesssssssssssreeees 5 42 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 2000 2003 Server XP 64 bit XP operating systems OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware Z e Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information e Make sure 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 CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features Z The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 5 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer SG ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Click an icon to display support Driver
103. n Select Item Change Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 5 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Setting this item to Auto allows the OS to select the ACPI state Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 5 APM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Button Mode On Off Go into On Off or Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Suspend when Power button is pressed Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By Onboard LAN Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Select Screen Select Item Chan
104. n overclocking e Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related e Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket e The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard P5N32 SLI CPU Socket 775 NR Before installing the CPU make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab PnP cap This side of the socket box should face you AN To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle 2 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 Lift the lo
105. n LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED Standby Powered Off P5N32 SLI Onboard LED Power Make sure to connect the EZPlug when using two PCI Express graphics cards and a 20 pin ATX power supply unit or if the graphics cards do not have auxiliary power plugs ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing 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 that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis AN Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Place this side towards the rear of the chassis BHEN CELEO CEEC CECEN mv 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 Th
106. n on the Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The following item appears only when you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Intel R SpeedStep Technology Automatic Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology When set to Automatic you can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature Set this item to Disabled if you do not want to use the EIST Configuration options Automatic Disabled Z e Refer to the Appendix for details on how to use the EIST feature e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 29 4 4 5 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memory Remap Feature Disabled ENABLE Allow Primary Graphics Adapter PCIE1 gt PCI gt PCIE2 remapping of PEG Link Mode Auto overlapped PCI memory NB Hypertransport Frequency 800 MHz above the total SB Hypertransport Frequency 800 MHz physical memory DISABLE Do not allows remapping of memory Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Memory Remap Feature Disabled Setting to Enabled allows remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the t
107. nd flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a standard The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras See page 2 32 for details USB 2 0 technology ikas The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 2 26 and 2 31 for details ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 1 6 O 1 3 2 ASUS Al Life features a Life lifestyle to personal computing Serial ATA II and SATA On The Go The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb s technology through the Silicon Image Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA SLI Intel Edition chipset The Serial ATA 3 Gb s specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm and Hot Swap Serial ATA allows thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements Leveraging these Serial ATA 3Gb s features is the SATA On The Go This external port on the rear panel I O provides smart setup h
108. nder your table or in a closed ois compartment e The speed of wireless transmission decreases as you move farther from the access point To achieve faster data transmission minimize the distance between the antenna and the access point Infrastructure mode or other wireless device Operating range The operating range is dependent on the operating environment Every home or office layout varies in obstacles barriers or wall types that could reflect or absorb radio signals For example two wireless devices in an open Space can achieve an operating distance of up to 200 ft while the same devices can only achieve up to 80 ft when used indoors By default the device automatically adjusts the data rate to maintain an operational wireless transmission Therefore a wireless device that is close to the access point may operate at higher speeds while a wireless device far from the access point may operate at lower speeds 5 22 Chapter 5 Software support Driver installation N If you are using a Windows operating system your computer auto detects the wireless LAN module during start up and displays an Add New Hardware Wizard window Click Cancel then proceed with the following instructions To install the wireless LAN driver 1 Place the WiFi TV card support CD into the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu Click Realtek RTL8187 Wireless Ethernet Driver The Re a te k RTL8 1 8 7 Healte
109. ng connections Incoming connections to some ports must be set to allow file transfers using some online messaging applications This profile also enables some anti hacking features High allows the least traffic through Only outbound connections are allowed This profile also includes the stealth mode feature that makes your system invisible to intruders This also enables some anti hacking features Lockdown blocks all incoming and outgoing connections Anti hacking only this profile enables all anti hacking features but disables the firewall This security profile is useful if you want to use a third party firewall application Custom 1 2 3 these are reserved for customized profiles Off deactivates the firewall To set a security profile 1 5 20 From the NVFirewall summary menu click the Current Firewall Profile combo list box then select a security profile The following confirmation box appears NYIDIA Firewall Summary Click Change Profile to apply settings or Don t Change Profile to return to previous menu Are You sure you want to change the firewall profile Don t Change Profile Dont show me this message again Chapter 5 Software support Turning the NVFirewall off AN Take caution when using this option your computer becomes vulnerable to viruses hackers or intruders after you turn off the firewall To turn off the NVFirewall 1 From the N
110. not interfere with the chipset components ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 11 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on 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 the motherboard 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard i wi Ea 1 il b E 1 i i h 1 i ra gni Te F i far 2 ar r d ai 1 i 3 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling Narrow end of the groove N The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis LN Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 13 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets
111. o its wireless clients The wireless bridge feature is a cost effective solution that integrates several wireless networks ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 25 5 4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Silicon Image Sil3132 and the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Southbridge RAID controllers that allow you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 configurat
112. of shutting down the system Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first time resrrrrrrnnnrnnnnnnnnnvvvvnvvrerersrnnnenn 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer sccccccceesssssssseeeeeeesssssseees 3 2 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 3 1 Starting up for the first time 1 After making all the connections replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off 3 Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power 6 After applying power the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 7 At power on hold down
113. on N Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 667 533 MHz QVL ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 17 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM AN Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components To install a DIMM 2 1 i DDR2 DIMM notch Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the em DIMM matches the break on the socket Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked retaining clip LN e A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM e The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Z Support the DIMM lightly il with your fingers when 2 Simultaneously press the retaining clios outward to unlock the DIMM pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force DDR2 DIMM notch Remove the DIMM from the socket Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 4
114. on explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM or the firmware hub The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you Start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys N e The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compati
115. ort Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Onboard MIDI Port 330 Allows you to select the Game Port address or to disable the port Configuration options Disabled 300 330 MIDI IRQ Select IRQ5 This item allows the BIOS to Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 7 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Settings NO Lets the BIOS configue all the devices in the system YES Lets the Plug And Play O S No operating system PCI Latency Timer 64 configure Plug and Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Play PnP devices not required for boot if IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device your system has a Plug IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device and Play operating IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device system IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help
116. orts external Serial ATA 1 5 and 3 Gb s devices Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away and enables improved hot swap function AN Do not insert a different connector to this port 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 17 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 18 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 19 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 2 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Z Pin 5 on the connector is removed 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 PIN 1 P5N32 SLI Floppy disk drive connector ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 27 2 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_LIDE SEC IDE These connectors are for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cables The Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable has three connectors a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard a black connector for an Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE slave device optical driv
117. ot plug and support for up to 16 devices with port multiplier functions See pages 2 26 and 2 30 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features Al NOST Non Delay Overclocking System ASUS Non delay Overclocking System NOS is a technology that auto detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed Precision Tweaker This feature allows you to fine tune the CPU memory voltage and gradually increase the memory Front Side Bus FSB and PCI Express frequency at 1MHz increment to achieve maximum system performance Al NET 2 id Al NET 2 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 s connected to the Marvell LAN RJ 45 port During the bootup process Al NET 2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy See pages 2 25 and 5 12 for details Al Audio technology f Kimin The motherboard supports 8 channel audio through the onboard Realtek ALC850 CODEC with 16 bit DAC a stereo 16 bit ADC and an AC97 2 3 compatible multi channel audio designed for PC multimedia systems It also provides Jack Sensing function S PDIF out support interrupt capability and includes the Realtek proprietary UAJ Universal Audio Jack technology See pages 2 24 and 5 13 for details Fanless D
118. otal physical memory Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary Graphics Adapter PCIE1 gt PCI gt PCIE2 Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCIE2 gt PCI gt PCIE1 PCIE1 gt PCI gt PCIE2 PEG Link Mode Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics link mode Setting this item to Auto allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the correct frequency based on the system configuration Three additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode Configuration options Auto Disabled Normal Fast Faster NB Hypertransport Frequency 800 MHz Sets the Northbridge Hypertransport frequency Configuration options 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz SB Hypertransport Frequency 800 MHz Sets the Southbridge Hypertransport frequency Configuration options 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onboard AC97 AUDIO Auto Onboard GbE LAN1 Enabled Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Disabled Auto Onboard GbE LAN2 Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Disabled Onboard SATA II Controller SATA2 Mode Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port 1 Mode Normal Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Onboard
119. our BIOS Luassemeonmmepejvnnne 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk rrnnnnnnnvvvvvvvevernrnn 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility dn 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility sannnnnnnnnnnvnnvnvnnenre 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS EZ Flash utility rerereerrrrrrnnrnrnnnsannnvvvvrevennerene 4 7 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility rrrnnnoonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnrnvennen 4 8 4 2 BIOS setup program EE 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu SCreen s ssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnrnrnneeeeeeeerererernnns 4 12 AE MEU 0 E E eee 4 12 225 Navigation KEYS rn 4 12 4 2 4 Menu items ssssesossoousnnnnnnnnnnnnenusunnnnnnnnnnennnrerennnnnne 4 13 MED Sub menu items cescrsacanavsesaentatessasanacecseneoneeseeacceean 4 13 4 2 6 Configuration fields rrrrnnnnnnrrornnnnnnnnnnnvvnvnnnnnnnn 4 13 4 2 7 POP UP WINKOW ruervvvvvvvvrvvrvrrrrrrvrvvvvvvvvvsvsnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 13 AR 0600 ar catznnencteanesasanadantiuce annnesaadenscenetaesnereetcten 4 13 4 2 9 General help enon eee 4 13 Contents 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 Main 0 EE 4 14 4 3 1 System Time rmmnvrrvvvsvnnnnnnnnrrrrnrennvrvnvnnnnnnnnnnnssrenenee 4 14 Aas System D 4 14 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A nnnvvrrrnnnnrrnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvvevennnnnnn 4 14 Bc AIO ACC eE 4 14 4 3 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 4 15 4 3 6 First Second Third and Fourth SATA Device 4 16 Af DENN 4 18 4 3 8 System Information acscsancsannassanasaocserssseon2ecssnseewnss 4 19 Advanced MenU EE 4 20 4 4 1 JumperFree Con
120. r right hand corner of the window to exit Sound Loopy Music Buzzing Bee Moving Path Horizontal r Vertical C Insect Motion C Manual Horizontal ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 17 General settings This option shows the audio settings and allows you to change the language setting or toggle the SoundEffect icon display on the Windows taskbar To display the general settings 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the General button 2 Click the option button to enable or disable the icon display on the Windows taskbar 3 Click the Language combo list box to change language display 4 Click the Exit ED button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit sudio Drver Version 5 10 0 5900 Direct Version Direct 9 c nVidia 0059 Rear panel audio ports function variation The functions of the Line Out lime Line In blue Mic pink Rear Speaker Out gray Side Speaker Out black and Center Subwoofer yellow orange ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration as shown in the following table See the Audio 8 6 4 or 2 channel configuration on page 2 24 for details Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 4 Using the NVIDIA Firewall The motherboard supports the NVIDIA Firewall NVFirewall application that protects your computer from intruders The NVFirewall is classified as a personal firewall or desk
121. rd supports two SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows two graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slots See Chapter 6 for details on the SLI technology feature 2 22 Install a rear chassis fan to either the chassis CHA_FAN1 or Northbridge NB_FAN connectors when using two graphics cards for better thermal environment See page 2 33 for details Connect the EZ Plug when using two graphics cards and a 20 pin ATX power supply or if the graphics cards do not have auxiliary power plugs In Single Card mode we recommend that you use the blue slot for PCI Express x16 graphics cards In SLI mode the PCI Express x16 slots work at the full bandwidth of PCI Express x16 on each slot for a combined bandwidth of x32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 6 Jumper Clear RTC RAM CLRTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Reinstall the
122. rmation Page 2 2 2 28 2 28 gd 2 30 D 2 31 2 31 2 32 2 32 2 33 l 33 2 34 2 35 2 55 2 37 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron processors in the 775 land package This motherboard supports the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition the latest CPU with embedded dual physical cores and Hyper Threading technology making four CPU threads possible Refer to the table below for the operating system support status OS licensing support list Intel Dual Core CPU support Intel Dual Core CPU and Hyper Threading Technology support Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Standard Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Enterprise NN e Due to chipset limitation Intel Pentium D 820 processors work only in single core CPU mode e Due to chipset limitation dual core processors cannot support the Intel EIST TM2 and C1E functions e Install a chassis fan with at least a speed of 2400 rom and 8 CFM turnrate when using a dual core CPU to ensure system stability Overheating can permanently damage the system and or CPU e Install an additional chassis fan to ensure better air flow whe
123. s CD motherboard lease select items on the nghi n fo rma t i on Click an item to install Z If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 1 5 2 5 2 2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices SG ASUS P5N32 SLI motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manual Contact Drivers ASUS InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Launches the ASUS InstallAll driver installation wizard nVidia Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI chipset Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC850 audio controller and application Silicon Image SATA Driver Installs the Silicon Image Serial ATA driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver Realtek RTL8187 Wireless Ethernet Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8187 wireless Ethernet driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 driver Chapter 5 Software support 5 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports Utilities Please select items on the right ASUS
124. s There is a separate sub menu for each IDE device Select a device item then press lt Enter gt to display the IDE device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Select the type of SO aan am device connected to the system Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Select Screen Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Select Item PIO Mode Auto Change Option DMA Mode Auto General Help SMART Monitoring Auto Save and Exit 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disa
125. s lt Enter gt to RAID10 l SPARE DRIVE display an option menu CONCATENATION 2 Select RAID 0 then press lt Enter gt to display the following Auto configuration 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration the press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu NN By default Auto configuration sets the stripe size to 64K and sets the logical drives based on the physical drives installed Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and press lt Enter gt The chunk size Manual configuration following pop up 8K menu appears 16K 32K b Use the up or down 64K arrow keys to select ME a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press lt Enter gt ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 37 NN TIP For server systems we recommend using a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance c The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu Using the up or down arrow keys select a drive then press lt Enter gt to set the first drive of the RAID set 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB d Repeat step c to set the second third and fourth drive The number of ava
126. s LAN solution optional The motherboard comes with the Realtek RTL8187L LAN controller for the onboard wireless LAN module that supports IEEE 802 11 b g standards allowing data transmission of up to 54 Mbps using the 2 4 GHz 5 GHz frequency band ASUS provides a user friendly wizard that helps you set up your wireless local area network effortlessly See page 5 22 for details PCI Express interface PCI gt EXPRESS The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest I O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus PCI Express features point to point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications See pages 2 21 and 2 22 for details CPU Lock Free This feature allows you to adjust the CPU multiplier to 14x Setting the appropriate BIOS setting automatically reduces the CPU multiplier value for more flexibility when increasing external FSB See page 4 21 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction S PDIF digital sound ready AS PDIF The motherboard supports the S PDIF technology through the S PDIF interfaces on the rear panel and at midboard The S PDIF technology turns your computer into a high end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems See page 2 27 for details IEEE 1394a support Og The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed a
127. sh 5 24 Chapter 5 Software support Configuration options Below are some of the wireless network configurations that you can use for your wireless LAN module Z The following descriptions are for reference only and may not exactly match your actual network configuration Et Ad hoc mode When in Ad hoc mode the wireless LAN module connects to another wireless device also called a station within its operating range Select this configuration when no access point AP is present in your wireless network Infrastructure mode In Infrastructure mode the wireless network is centered on an access point AP that provides a central link for wireless clients to communicate with each other or with a wired network In this setup the wireless LAN module functions as a wireless client station that connects to an AP to establish connection to a wired or wireless LAN Software Access Point Soft AP In this mode the wireless LAN module becomes the access point that connects wireless clients to the Internet or network printer Set to this mode if you are using Windows 2000 XP 2003 Server operating system The Soft AP feature can support an unlimited number of wireless clients and is ideal for homes with several computers but with only a single Internet connection and or one printer Wireless bridge Wireless Distribution System In this setup the wireless LAN module connects two or more APs while maintaining connection t
128. sktop Manager ser Interface Er _ Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tool Desktop Management iles Windows Applications Desktops BVIDIA _ nview Desktop Manager To turn on all the niew Desktop Manager features click Enable Enable niew Desktop Manager wizard To easily set up commonly used Desktop Manager features a click Setup wizard Setup Wizard Display properties A To view or modify display properties not specific to nView click Properties Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearal Display Plug and Play Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Screen resolution Color quality Highest 32 bit 1024 by 768 pixels Tomera Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT fk Color Management EA GeForce 6600 GT General Adapter aiig pub lesb Display If your screen resolution makes screen items too small to view comfortably you can increase the DPI to compensate To change font sizes only click Cancel and go to the Appearance tab DPI setting Normal size 96 DPI Normal size 96 dpi Compatibility Some programs might not operate properly unless you restart the computer after changing display settings After change display settings Restart the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting O Ask me before applying the new display settings Some games
129. so will damage the motherboard ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 31 7 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP AUDIO This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector BLINE_OUT_R BLINE_OUT_L AGND 5VA q gt C J MIC2 MICPWR Line out R NC Line out L P5N32 SLI Front panel audio connector 8 IEEE 1394 port connectors 10 1 pin 1E1394_1 1E1394_2 These connectors are for IEEE 1394 ports Connect the IEEE 1394 module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis AN Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 9 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector is for a GAME MIDI port Connect the USB GAME module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files P5N32 SLI Game connector 10 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis mn ee ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 2 33 11 CP
130. ss lt N gt to cancel 4 Take caution in using this option All data on the RAID drives will be lost 4 If you selected Yes the Define a New Array menu appears ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 33 Clearing a disk data To clear disk data 1 From the Array List menu use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press lt Enter gt The RAID Array details appear Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XxXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 4 XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 4 XXX XXGB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press lt C gt to clear disk The following confirmation message appears Clear disk data Y YES N 5 Press lt Y gt to clear the disk data or press lt N gt to cancel AN Take caution in using this option All data on the RAID drives will be lost 5 34 Chapter 5 Software support 5 4 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration To set th
131. ster VCT is a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain Reflectometry TDR technology The VCT detects and reports open and shorted cables impedance mismatches pair swaps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 100 meters at one meter accuracy The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly manageable and controlled network system This utility can be incorporated in the network systems sofware for ideal field support as well as development diagnostics Using the Virtual Cable Tester To use the the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester utility 1 Launch the VCT utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Marvell gt Virtual Cable Tester 2 Click Virtual Cable Tester from the menu to display the screen LS 1 SKA below Virtual Cable Tester VCT Test Status Version 1 02 Pair Distance Status p 5 NE 20m Open cable RD a 3 Click the Run button to perform a cable test aN e The VCT only runs on systems with Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems e The 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 e If you want the system to check the LAN cable before entering the OS enable the POST Check LAN cable item in the BIOS See section 4 4 3 LAN Cable Status for details
132. t adjust the equalizer or set the karaoke to your desired settings 3 The audio settings take effect immediately after you click on the buttons 4 Click the Exit ED button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit l Of dd dt dk dt d dt S PDIF option The Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF options allows you to change your S PDIF output settings To set the S PDIF options 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the SPDIF button 2 Click the option buttons to change your S PDIF out settings 3 Click the Exit button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit 5 14 Chapter 5 Software support No output Output digital only Speaker Configuration This option allows you to set your speaker configuration To set the speaker configuration 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Speaker Configuration button 2 Select from the combo list box your current speaker setup then click Auto Test to test your settings 3 Click the UAJ Automatic button to enable or disable the Universal Audio Jack UAJ technology feature 4 Click the Exit Ea button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit E e 1 1 1 1 1 re E dt de a dt de ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 15 Al Audio feature The Al Audio feature works through the connector sensing option that allows you to check if your audio devices are connected properly To start t
133. t TAB gt to select the Free Disks area Use the left or right arrow keys to assign the array disks Press lt F gt to create RAID set The following message box appears Clear disk data Y YES N Press lt Y gt to clear the selected disks or lt N gt to proceed without clearing the disks The following screen appears A Take caution in using this option All data on the RAID drives will be lost 5 30 Chapter 5 Software support NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 6 Press lt Ctrl X gt to save settings and exit Rebuilding a RAID array To rebuild a RAID array 1 From the Array List menu use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press lt Enter gt The RAID Array details appear Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 9 9 9 4 XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 9 9 4 XXX XXGB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 31 A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press lt R gt to rebuild a RAID array The following
134. t menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 1 Boot Settings Specifies the Boot nI Device Boot Priority Boot Device Priority sequence F Boot Settings Configuration A virtual floppy disk Security drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device Select Screen tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot EE sequence from the Ist Boot Device lst FLOPPY DRIVE availabe devices 2nd Boot Device PM ST320410A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S520 A A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 39 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to s
135. top firewall that works at the device level to protect your system from malicious computer code by controlling the connections to and from your computer and alerting you for attempted intrusions The following sections describe how to use the NVIDIA Firewall Launching the NVFirewall summary After you install the NVFirewall application from the motherboard support CD it is automatically activated with a Medium security profile as its default setting The setup summary of NVFirewall is displayed in the summary menu To launch the NVFirewall summary menu 1 Click the NVIDIA Firewall icon from ET ET the Windows taskbar NVIDIA Firewall icon 2 Double click the icon to display Eoee E the NVFirewall Summary AAN V Firewall menu y revival U Click to select firewall profile snt Firewall Profile Antihacking Only View the Curent Profile Click to view profile details Click to view the firewall log T TEF view the Firewall Lo View the Firewall Statistics Click to view the firewall stats ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe Setting security profiles The NVFirewall application allows several security profiles to match your system security needs The following describes the NVFirewall security profiles Low allows safe incoming connections and deny those that are known to be dangerous connections This profile also enables some anti hacking features Medium blocks most incomi
136. ttings Configuration e You can create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats To launch the ASUS MyLogo2 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility Refer to section 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility for details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS then click 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 MyLogo2 window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo Chapter 5 Software support 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it G Dial Up Networki E n 3 Floppy I Winnt 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 512x 384 Pixels 256 Colors Mode Ratio E r Message Original BIOS file will be saved as 128 BAK in the same folder ra 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 ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 5 11 5 3 2 Al NET 2 The Marvell Virtual Cable Te
137. up ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host Allows you to select the mechanism to be used for detecting the 80 pin ATA PI cable Configuration options Host and Device Host Device 4 3 8 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 19 4 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit Jumperfree Configuration Adjust system USB Configuration Frequency Voltage etc LAN2 Cable Status CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP t Select Screen tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure System Frequency Voltage Select the target CPU a frequency and the AI Overclocking Auto relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies
138. uration options Overclock 5 Overclock 10 Overclock 15 Overclock 20 FSB 890M DDR2 890M FSB 940M DDR2 860M FSB 980M DDR2 800M FSB 1050M DDR2 667M FSB 1120M DDR2 880M FSB 1160M DDR2 838M FSB 1200M DDR2 800M FSB 1280M DDR2 667M Z The following item appears only when the Al Overclocking item is set to AIN O S pe N O S Mode Auto Sets the Non delay Overclocking System mode Configuration options Auto Manual Z The following items appear only when the N O S Mode item is set to Manual es ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 4 25 Sensitivity Sensitive Allows you to set the sensitivity of the AI N O S sensor Setting to Sensitive will trigger AI N O S with less CPU loading Configuration options Normal Sensitive Less Sensitive Target Frequency Overclock 3 This option allows you to set the maximum overclocking percentage when AIN O S is activated Configuration options Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock 8 Overclock 10 AN Setting a very high target frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting 4 4 2 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Options Module Version 2 24 0 11 4 Enabled USB Devices Enabled None Disabled USB 1 1 Controller Enabled USB
139. ve two identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified e Visit the ASUS website www asus com for a list of qualified SLI ready graphics cards for this motherboard e Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com e Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See 13 ATX power connectors on page 2 35 for details NN e The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP operating system only e Due to chipset driver limitation SLI mode is not supported under Windows XP 64 bit edition e Visit the NVIDIA zone website http www nzone com for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list ASUS P5N32 SLI Deluxe 6 2 6 2 Dual graphics card setup 6 2 1 Installing SLI ready graphics cards AN Install only identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly To install the graphics cards 1 Prepare two graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector Goldfingers 2 Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 Slots Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support 3 Insert one graphics card into either the blue or black slot M
140. w to navigate through them BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power B Exit System Time 10 55 25 Use ENTER TAB or System Date Mon 08 22 2005 SHIFT TAB to select Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in a field Language English use i or tab o Primary IDE Master ST320410A configure the System Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected First SATA Device Not Detected Second SATA Device Not Detected Select Screen Third SATA Device Not Detected Select item Fourth SATA Device Not Detected Change Field IDE Configuration Not Detected Select Field i General Help System Information Sr dl me Exit gt gt a gt gt gt gt gt gt a v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 4 3 4 Language English Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options Configuration options Chinese BIG5 Chinese GB Japanese Francais German English 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE device
141. wer of 500 W e Do not forget to connect the 8 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot e When using two graphics cards without auxiliary power plugs do not forget to connect a 4 pin ATX power plug to the EZ Plug otherwise the system will be unstable See page 6 6 for details e To support an Intel Dual Core CPU Extreme Edition up to 3 2 GHz make sure that the PSU can provide at least 16 A and 19 A peak on the 12V 2 lead e Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Refer to the Power supply requirements table below for details Power supply requirements Loading Components Peripherals Heavy Normal Intel LGA775 CPU type Intel Pentium EE Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 PCI Express x16 graphics cards 6800 Ultra x2 6800GT x2 DDR DIMMs 2 HDD 4 2 Optical drive DVD CD RW 2 PCI Express x 1 card PCI cards 2 IEEE 1394 devices USB devices 4 Required 12V current gt 20A gt 17A Required wattage gt 400W gt 350W 2 2 1 1 3 2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information 14 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions PLED SPEAKER a a e 2 Gro Reset4a n Ground PANEL round Ground a 5V G PWR Requires an ATX power

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