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1. 1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 0 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID O Stripe then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID This pop up screen appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status _ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 pO000000 XX XGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 4 XX XGB Non RAID Disk CED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume 1 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 5 Use the up down arrow key to highlight a drive then press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 5 30 Chapter 5 Software support 6 Use the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID O array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 128 KB TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacit
2. This screen helps you adjust microphone volume You will be asked to read pre written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak Adjust Microphone Volume The seed vel ros su the mech vokese as ay tel Pasdaa ped d Jokera het cut loud Tor eng Fe Re Dur tai el ee Pee Poy vokse pettrg ol mg mecrophore 1 the masophore a plugged in popei maim andres sal he sound pilen p por geet carerih f uraj budet kil text Syd Mes Chapter 5 Software support Audio preferences Click the icon to go to the Preferences page This page allows you to change various audio settings General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices enable disable the AudioESP feature and enable disable digital output Frearera p1 Genet 15 Cored Mosophone Php re Recndng eee wi aries SED Fis ip Fasni Haapii wf Migeapihores E Brunes on the Tasch gel Shoe Tonics Show Focus Racing Sene ha e Een Aude SPT for Datert Mew Devoes an Stare ie lebare Meee Eh Somat er Doi Satan ny DTS This feature is consists of two elements DTS interactive and DTS NEO PC DTS interactive re encodes your stereo or multi channel sound into a DTS audio signal and send it out from your PC to any DTS enabled system While DTS NEO PC turns your stereo audio such as MP3 WMA CD and other sound format into a convincing multi channel audio experience Pree Gjert
3. Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 6 Jumpers 1 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 l De Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord Remove the onboard battery 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 Reinstall the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure CLRIC 1 2 2 3 DEN Normal Clear RTC Default You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 27 2 PCI X Speed setting 6 pin PCIX_SPEED This jumper allows you to set the PCI X slots maximum frequency capability Default setting Auto a sin
4. 16 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 31 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 5 Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY Primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE ICH7R Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 red SATA2 red SATA3 black SATA4 black Marvell 88SE61 4x Serial ATA connectors 7 pin EXT_SATA1 EXT SATA2 EXT SATA3 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 Red 10 1 pin IE1394_2 Red Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS CPU Chassis and Power Fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin PWR_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA FAN2 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 2x4 pin EATX12V TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM System panel connector 12 pin PANEL e System power LED e Hard disk drive activity LED e System warning speaker e ATX power button soft off button e Reset button Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel Pentium 4 Celeron Intel Pentium D processor in the 775 land package This motherboard also 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 t
5. PSWDG2 WS Professional ge Ka DVD fed Q K an gt E2769 Second Edition V2 August 2006 Copyright 2006 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 IN
6. Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket 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 Retention tab Load lever Py 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 Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 Lift the load 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 7 If installing a dual core CPU connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
7. Disabled Enabled Z The following item appears only when you set the Al Overclocking item to Manual CPU Frequency XXX Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the CPU frequency You can also type the desired CPU frequency using the numeric keypad The values range from 100 to 450 DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 400MHz DDR2 533MHz DDR2 600MHz DDR2 667MHz DDR2 800MHz DDR2 889MHz DDR2 1066MHz A N Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Chapter 4 BIOS setup Performance Mode Auto Allows enhanced system performance Setting to Turbo may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Auto Configuration options Auto Standard Turbo PCI Express Frequency Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency This item is set to Auto by default Configuration options Auto 90 150 PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Auto Allows you to synchronize the PCI frequency with the PCI Express or CPU frequency Configuration options To CPU 33 33MHz Auto CPU Clock Spread Spectrum Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the CPU clock spread spectrum Configu
8. Pass Pass Chipset Driver Version nVIDIA GeForce 6500 V6 14 10 8425 nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6800 V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6800LE V6 14 10 8425 nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6800ULTRA V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 7600GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 7600GT nVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX V6 14 10 8425 nVIDIA GeForce 7900GTX V6 14 10 8421 nVIDIA GeForce 7950 2 ATI Radeon X850 V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X850 XT V8 241 0 0 nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX V6 14 10 8198 ATI Radeon X1600XT V8 231 0 0 nVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT ATI Radeon X700PRO nVIDIA GeForce 6200 V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 7300GS V6 14 10 8198 ATI Radeon X800GT V8 231 0 0 Chapter 2 Hardware information Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards Workstation level Connect Interface 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm 500 256M Rev 08 BIOS V3 37 ASUS EN6200TC128 T 16M Rev V1 01 BIOS V5 44 02 11 ASUS EN6600 256M Rev V1 00A BIOS V5 43 02 16 AS11 ASUS EN7800GT 256MB Rev V1 00 BIOS V5 70 02 13 AS01 ATI FireMV2200 BIOS V113 A25915 100 ELSA Gladiac 660LE 256MB Rev 3C BIOS V5 43 02 69 E2 ELSA ATI Fire GL V3100 BIOS V113 A33429 100 Gigabyte GV NX62TC256D8 BIOS V5 44 02 32 Leadtek WinFast PX6200TC 64M Rev A BIOS V5 44 02 18 L
9. 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 4 2 Intel RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 0 1 and Intel Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ICH7R Southbridge chip Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set s To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Goto the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press lt Enter gt 3 Select the item Configure SATA As then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options 4 Select RAID from the Configure SATA As item options then press lt Enter gt 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup N Refer to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Chapter 5 Software support Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge To enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press lt Ctrl l gt to display the utility main menu I
10. 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional 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 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 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 item BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main IDE Configuration When in AHCI RAID gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt mode SATA Configure SATA As Standard IDE controller is Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode forced to Native Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA mode IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Configure SATA As Standard IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip The AHCI allows th
11. 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 K The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This user 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 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 Appendix CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technolo
12. O75 Cored krsophone ETA ve DTS Hen PE Creo an ye Ctr ES Erabi DIS betenectret E naba ia Ciliegio GEET ESAT Abad DTS Connect ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 25 Microphone options Click the Listening Environment tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings Enhanced Microphone Features No Filtering Enables Noise Filter function Detects repetitive and stationary noises like computer fans air conditioners and other background noises then eliminates it in the incoming sudio stream while recording You can enable it for a better recording quality Voice Recording Receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and eliminates interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations You can enable it to transit clearer sound during on line games MSN or Skype 5 26 Chapter 5 Software support The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports CPU features A 1 Intel EMGAT cccsssssssseceeesessssseeeseeeeeessssseeeeseeseesssssssesesenees A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST 02 0 A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology 0 scscscceesssssseees A 3 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional A 1 Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating sy
13. 28 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 20 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction ASUS Q Fan 2 technology The ASUS Q Fan 2 technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See page 4 35 for details ASUS Multi language BIOS fons 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 ASUS MyLogo2 427009 This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See pages 4 38 and 5 11 for details ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 hug 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 chip See page 4 9 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash 2 you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system No need to use a DOS based utility or boot from a floppy disk See page 4 5 for details ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1 7 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter
14. 5 Software support 5 4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel ICH7R Southbridge RAID controllers that allow you to configure 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 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration 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
15. 8 channel speakers for this setup e SoundMAX requires Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or later version Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX e Jack Retasking function works on High Definition front panel audio ports only If the SoundMAX audio utility is correctly installed you will find the SoundMAX icon on the taskbar 5 22 Chapter 5 Software support From the taskbar double click on the SoundMAX icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel LT Yi ia rd om DEVICES 4 4 F i Playback SoundMAX HD Audio _ Master Weave SV Synth CD Player Microphone Line In nt Ey y EG N Record SoundMax HD Audio md CD Player Microphone Lineln Stereo Mix Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the l icon from the SoundMAX control panel you can easily configure your audio settings Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio Audio Setup Wizard Thee vand vell help pou setup pour gudio maler Pre he Pied bution lo cori ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 23 5 24 Jack configuration This screen helps you configure your computer s audio ports depending on the audio devices you have installed Jack Configuration Cpa Dra ary Adjust microphone volume Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume Click the Test button to hear the changes you have made
16. ATA Allows you to use OS supporting native mode on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports It is recommend that you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility In this setting you may use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not install any Serial ATA device The P ATA S ATA and P ATA options are for advanced users only If you set to any of these options and encountered problems revert to the default setting S ATA Configuration options S ATA P ATA S ATA P ATA Combined Mode Option Primary P ATA S ATA Allows you to choose the IDE ports to be used Configuration options Primary P ATA S ATA S ATA only P ATA only The S ATA only and P ATA only options are for advanced users only If you set to any of these options and encounter problems revert to the default setting Primary P ATA S ATA Z The Combined Mode Option item appears when you set the Onboard IDE Operate Mode to Compatible Mode ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 17 Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROOM Enabled Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM appears only when the Configure SATA As item is set to RAID ALPE and ASP Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Agressive Link Power Management ALPE and Aggressive Slumber Partial ASP management features Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The ALPE and ASP an
17. Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename afudos iWDG2WSP ROM P5WDG2 WS Professional specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire Storage LAN High Definition Audio LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron CPU support Intel Presler 65nm Dual core CPU support Intel next generation Core 2 Duo CPU support Compatible with Intel 06B 05B 05A and 04B 04A processors Supports Intel EIST EM64T Hyper Threading Technology Northbridge Intel 975X Express Memory Controller Hub MCH Southbridge Intel ICH7R PCI X Bridge Intel 6702PXH PXH V 1066 800 533 MHz Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB system memory unbufferred ECC non ECC DDR2 667 533 MHz memory modules Native DDR2 800 support 2 x PCI Express x16 slots for discrete graphics cards 2 x PCI X slots 2 x PCI 2 2 slots Supports ATI CrossFire graphics cards Intel ICH7R Southbridge supports 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA 100 66 33 hard disks 4x Serial ATA I II 3 0 Gb s hard disks with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 configuration Intel Matrix Storage Technology Marvell 88SE614x Serial ATA controller supports 4 x S
18. Configuration EIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Select the targe CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default Configure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclocking Auto Performance Mode Auto Stable Mode Disabled 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 AI N O S the ASUS Al Non delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boost the performance for the most demanding tasks Overclock Profile loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for stability when overclocking ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 19 4 20 Z 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
19. Detected Not Detected Not Detected F Primary IDE Slave Hk Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Hk Fourth IDE Master Fk Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit System Information v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions 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 Z 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 i Use ENTER displays the specific items for that systan Date Wea 1i 02 200s ITABI oz menu For example selecting Main aeaa re agin ate dene te shows the Main menu items
20. EIST and Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 9 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel Pentium 4 LGA7 75 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance AN e When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 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 Pentium 4 LGA7 75 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 fan 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 Z Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before L 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 Z Orient the heatsink and fan a assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Motherboard hole Fastener Narrow end of the groove AN Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove
21. 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 page 2 23 for details S PDIF digital sound ready 4S PDIF The motherboard supports the S PDIF technology through the S PDIF interfaces on the rear panel 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 33 for details 8 channel high definition audio Onboard is the ADI AD1988B High Definition Audio 8 channel audio CODEC This CODEC is fully compliant with Intel High Definition Audio standard 192 KHz 24 bit audio With the CODEC 8 channel audio ports and S PDIF interfaces you can connect your computer to home theater decoders to produce crystal clear digital audio DE IEEE 1394a support The motherboard supports the IEEE 1394a interface that provides high speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards 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
22. ID SS gt gt ID rS l VIVSY 1 VIVSY Y VIVSY Y VIVSY VIVSY VIVSY XX XL VIVSH I XY VIVSY XY VIVSH XI VIVSY ZX X 0 Xu X X ZUUZUDZ i 2002002 2UOLZUULZ UUZUZUU DUZULZUU DUTZUZTUD EXT SATA3 EXT SATA EXT SATA1 P5WDG2 WS PRO SATA 3 Gbps connector N Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the Marvell 88SE61 41 RAID utility 2 34 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD This connector is for the 4 pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground black P5WDG2 WS PRO Internal audio connector 6 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard HD Audio compliant pin definition 5 5 sE E Legacy AC 97 compliant gm pin definition Z N LU LU LU OND A Q zWuzZ Z zZ oru i OOO O qian Ww q _2 Z O MIC_R Line out_R N Line out L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R NSE SEND PORT2 L MIC L 2 P5WDG2 WS PRO Front panel audio connector N e We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboa
23. Intel Pentium 4 Celeron Pentium D Pentium Processor Extreme Edition in the 775 land package with 1066 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus FSB The motherboard also supports the Intel Hyper Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel 05B O5A and 04B 04A processors See page 2 7 for details Intel 65nm Dual Core CPU support This motherboard supports Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron dual core processors built on the 65 nanometer nm process technology with copper interconnect Dual core processors contain two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing Intel s 65nm process is the most advanced chip manufacturing technology delivering breakthrough performance enhanced media experience and low power consumption Intel 65nm dual core processors utilize the latest package technologies for a thinner lighter design without compromising performance This motherboard also supports Intel next generation Core 2 Duo CPU This motherboard supports the latest Intel Core 2 processors in LGA775 package With new Intel Core microarchitecture technology and 1066 800 MHz FSB Intel Core 2 processor Is one of the most powerful and enrgy efficient CPUs in the world Intel 975X Express ICH7R chipset The Intel 975X Express Memory Controller Hub MCH and the ICH7R I O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for the motherboard The Intel 975X Express
24. KERNEL GO Press any key to boot from CDROM The Makedisk menu appears 1 Make ICH7R 32 bit RAID driver disk 2 Make ICH7R 64 bit RAID driver disk 3 Make Marvell 88SE6140 SATA2 RAID driver disk 4 Format floppy disk 5 FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 6 6 Place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive then press the corresponding number to format the floppy disk The following message displays on screen Insert new diskette for drive B N and press ENTER when ready 7 Press lt Enter gt to format the floppy disk 8 When finished select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the number preceding the option then press lt Enter gt The following message appears on screen Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B Press a key to continue N The screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 39 5 40 The RAID drivers are copied to the floppy disk After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection 10 Press any key to return to the Makedisk menu To create a RAID driver disk in Windows environment 1 2 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive Click the Make Disk menu tab then select the RAID driver disk you wish to create e Click Make ICH7R 32 bit RAID Driv
25. 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 Power Options Properties id x Preeti Sehereta ahead PS ofl elect the power scheme with ihe most apprpesle penge for gy then computer Hobs that changing lhe seinen below val mady 1 here Bee peli og J Cornet Z e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T and EIST You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website www asus com support download if you need to update the BIOS file e The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the operating system e Visit www intel com for more information on the EM64T and EIST features e Visit www microsoft com for more information on Windows 64 bit OS Appendix CPU features A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology N e The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper 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 Technology 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 Thre
26. P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 21 FSB Termination Voltage Auto Allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V 1 50V N Setting a high FSB termination voltage may damage the chipset and CPU MCH Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the chipset voltage of the memory controller hub MCH Configuration options Auto 1 50V 1 60V 1 70V 1 80V AN Setting a high MCH chipset voltage may damage the chipset ICH Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the chipset voltage of the I O controller hub ICH Configuration options Auto 1 05V 1 20V AN Setting a high ICH chipset voltage may damage the chipset Z The following item appears only when the Al Overclocking item is set to Overclock Profile Overclock Options Overclock 5 Allows you to overclock the CPU speed through the available preset values Configuration options Overclock 5 FSB888 DDR2 667 Overclock 10 FSB960 DDR2 800 Overclock 15 FSB1200 DDR2 800 Overclock 20 FSB1280 DDR2 800 Overclock 30 FSB1333 DDR2 667 FSB1333 DDR2 834 SS eee Z The following item appears only when the Al Overclocking item is set to AI NOS ng NOS Mode Auto Sets the Non Delay Overclocking System mode Select either of the following configuration options Auto loads the optimum sensitivity and overclocking percentage setting Manual allows you to manually set ove
27. 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 Q FAN Control 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 Va The CPU Q Fan Mode and CPU Fan Profile Mode items appear when you enable the ASUS Q FAN Control feature 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 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 iA 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 CPU Fan Profile Optimal Allows you to set the appropriate CPU fan performance When set to Optimal the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU
28. X300SE Hyper Memory ATI Radeon X300SE Ve 252 00 ATI Radeon X550 V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X550 V8 252 0 0 ATI Radeon X600XT V8 252 0 0 ATI Radeon X700 V8 231 0 0 ATI Radeon X700LE V8 252 0 0 ATI Radeon X700LE V8 252 0 0 ATI Radeon X700PRO V8 252 0 0 ATI Radeon X800PRO V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X800XL V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X850PRO V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X850XT V8 231 0 0 ATI Radeon X850XT PE V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X1300 V8 231 0 0 ATI Radeon X1600XT V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X1800XT V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X1900XTX V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon X1 900CF V8 241 0 0 NVIDIA GeForce PCX5900 V6 14 10 8198 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 V6 14 10 8198 l 23 Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards 2 24 Model ASUS EN6500 128M Rev V1 02 BIOS V5 44 02 45 0 ASUS EN6600GT Rev V1 00 BIOS V5 43 02 16 AS27 ASUS EN6800 Rev V1 00 BIOS V5 41 02 17 AS01 ASUS EN6800LE Rev V1 00 BIOS V5 41 02 34 AS01 ASUS EN6800GT Rev V1 02 BIOS V5 40 02 26 AS05 ASUS EN6800ULTRA BIOS V5 40 02 32 AS07 ASUS EN7600GT Silent 256M Bios V5 73 22 15 01 ASUSEN7 600GT 256MB Bios V5 73 22 15 02 ASUS EN7 800GTX 256MB BIOS V5 70 02 11 01 ASUS EN7900GTX 512MX16 Bios V5 71 22 12 01 ASUS EN7950GX2 1024MX16 Bios V5 71 24 06 ATI Radeon X850 CrossFire BIOS V009 010 001 015 ELSA Falcox X85 XT 256B3 DTV Rev PN 109 A47401 10 BIOS 009 007 001 004 Elsa Gladiac 660GT 128
29. e Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at 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 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 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 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 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
30. eerie e Ile wees IDE Confi ve q ear Ei The other items Advanced Power Fe it Ei Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items Main menu items 4 2 5 Sub 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 item 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 At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Pop up window Scroll bar ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an ove
31. for connecting USB 2 0 devices 2 30 Chapter 2 Hardware information 13 External SATA port This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier I AN The external SATA port supports 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 Do not insert a different connector to this port 14 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 15 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 16 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 31 2 7 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 P5WDG2 WS PRO Floppy disk drive connector 2 Primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable There are th
32. from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the Al Nap icon on the Windows OS taskbar Click Yes on the confirmation screen re you sure that you want to enter Ai Nap mode To exit Al Nap mode press the system power or mouse button then click Yes on the confirmation screen re you sure that you want to leave Ai Nap mode 5 14 Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 5 Al Booster The ASUS Ai Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS After installing Al Booster from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the Al Booster icon on the Windows OS taskbar Hi Booster Mode Default Auto h The options on the task bar allow you to use the default settings adjust CPU Memory PCI E frequency manually or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 15 9 3 6 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe Il is a utility that monitors the computer s vital components and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components PC Probe II senses fan rotations CPU temperature and system voltages among others Because PC Probe Il is software based you can start monitoring your computer the moment you turn it on With this utility you are assured that your computer is always a
33. is the latest chipset designed to support Dual PCI Express graphics along with the maximum 8 GB dual channel DDR2 800 667 533 MHz 1066 800 533 FSB and dual core CPU The MCH also supports the Intel Memory Pipeline Technology MPT that boosts system performance The Intel ICH7R Southbridge integrates four Serial ATA I II connectors enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb s RAID controller to ensure data security and enable powerful multi task processing Chapter 1 Product introduction Intel Memory Pipeline Technology MPT f The Intel MPT increases system level and standard operating performance by optimizing memory access between CPU and system memory Intel EM64T fm The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs 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 page 4 26 and the Appendix for details DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 800 667 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirement
34. items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Exit Exit Options Exit amp Save Changes Exit amp Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults E Select Screen TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F General Help Fil Save and Exit ESC Exit v2 53 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 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 computer is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select OK to save the changes and exit Va 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 Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore
35. 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 fe A ra Wea re informati n 2 1 2 2 PANG 2 4 23 2 6 Ll Before you proceed cccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseessesseseenensaeeaes 2 1 Motherboard OVervieW cssssssssssssssessssssssssssesnseeeeneeeeeseeees 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU c cccccssssssteeeeesssseeeeeesseees 2 7 TN 2 14 Bn vr 2 21 JUD TO eana EE NE 2 28 6 01101010 EE 2 30 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings AN e Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component e Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity e Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them e Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component e 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 motherb
36. lt Enter gt to display this screen Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a non RAID disk Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Member Disk IED 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000 p 0000 000 4 XX XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset 1 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 2 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press lt Space gt to select 3 Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears 4 Press lt Y gt to reset the drive or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press lt Enter gt This window appears Are you sure you want to exit Y N 2 Press lt Y gt to exit or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 37 Resetting a RAID set hard disks drive Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID Resetting a RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID then press lt Enter gt to display the following screen Resetting RAID data
37. on the Go Al Nap Al Gear My Logo 2 CrashFree BIOS 3 EZ Flash 2 ASUS AI NET 2 Q Connector ASUS Al Quiet 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS Green PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 ACPI 2 0a SM BIOS 2 3 continued on the next page P5WDG2 WS Professional specifications summary Rear panel Internal connectors Support CD contents Manageability Power Requirement Form Factor 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x Parallel port 2 x LAN RJ 45 ports 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Out port 1 x Optical S PDIF Out port 1 x eSATA port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 8 Channel audio ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x Primary IDE connector 4 x ICH R Serial ATA connectors 4 x Marvell 88SE61x Serial ATA RAID connectors 1 x Optical drive audio connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x USB connectors for four additional USB 2 0 ports 2 x IEEE 1394a port connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x CPU fan connector 2 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x Power fan connector 1 x Serial port COM1 connector EATX power connectors 24 pin and 2 x 4 pin System panel connector Device drivers BIOS Flash Utility under DOS ASUS Al Booster ASUS Update ASUS PC Probe 2 Anti virus software Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Adobe Acrobat Reader RAID Utility WOL by PME WOR by PME chassis intrusion PXE Al NET2 ATX power supply with 24 pin and 2 x 4 pin 12 V plugs ATX 12V 2 0 or later standard compliant ATX form factor
38. options Enabled Disabled PCI E LAN BOOTROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCI E boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Lan Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCI Lan Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI LAN BOOTROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCI LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Marvell SATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell 88SE6141 Serial ATA controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Marvell SATA BOOTROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Marvell 88SE6141 Serial ATA boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode ECP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional 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 Paralle
39. 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 is V 1 2 ei 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 P5WDG2 WS PRO CPU fan connector N Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 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 AR furs T 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling Narrow end of the groove AN The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 1
40. the options select the Intel R SpeedStep Technology item then press lt Enter gt Refer to the BIOS screen on the next page ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional Configure Advanced CPU settings Maximum CPU speed is SSN a OMM set to maximum Minimum CPU speed is Microcode Updation Enabled set to minimum Automatic CPU speed is controlled by the operating system Disabled Default CPU speed Ratio CMOS Setting 28 VID CMOS Setting 62 Select Screen Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Select Item Execute Disable Function Disabled Change Option CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto General Help Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Save and Exit Intel R SpeedStep Technology Automatic Exit 4 Select Automatic default from the options then press lt Enter gt Z Set this item to Maximum or Disabled if you do not want to use the 10 11 EIST feature The CPU constantly operates at a lower internal frequency if you set this item to Minimum 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
41. the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 47 Load Setup Defaults 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 48 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 Ja 5 4 ud Installing an operating SYSTEM nnnnavnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnvennenvssssssssre 5 1 Support CD information rrrannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvvrnverveveveeeeneen 5 1 Software information rs 5 11 PP 5 29 Creating a RAID driver disk sssssssscceeeeeeessssssssesseeness 5 41 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 2000 2003 Server 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 L procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information e Make sure that you install Windows 2000 Ser
42. traffic or click Auto Select Next Click Next Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail of 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 dul appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next fi Update DS he ae 2 Update BIDS keen tha Update ay tem DOS vg a eche 805 mage lle Biosrksad BIOS hon ihe rd NOE teat ik via bm Kee sne Pad Ueda 6305 hom a f r 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Save ttn 3 Peet 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process Files of pe B305 Fier amad bru arma ror ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 3 4 1 2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment d 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 b Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Clic
43. will remove the internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk Port Drive Model Serial Size Status OFS TXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX 0GB I STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX 0GB Select the disk that should be reset Previous Next Space Selects Enter Selection Complete 2 Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press lt Space gt to select 3 Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation window appears 4 Press lt Y gt to reset the drive otherwise press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu 5 Follow steps 2 to 4 to select and reset other RAID set drives 5 38 Chapter 5 Software support 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 You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD or in Windows environment To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup 4 Restart the computer 5 Press any key when prompted to boot from CD Loading FreeDOS FAT
44. 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Specifications are subject to change without notice xiii XIV This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product Introduction 16 Welcome EE 1 1 1 2 Package contents rvrvrnnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnvnnvvvvennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennveeen 1 1 1 3 Fen 1 2 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS PSWDG2 WS Professional Workstation 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional motherboard I O modules 1 x IEEE 1394a module 1 x USB 2 0 module 1 x COM1 module Cables 1 x 2 in 1 FDD ATA Logo Pull cable 7 x Serial ATA signal cables 4 x Serial ATA power cables for up to 7 devices Accessories I O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer a ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 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
45. 12MB 1024MB 256MB KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Qimonda Hynix Hynix MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON CORSAIR CORSAIR A DATA Crucial Crucial Heat Sink Package Apacer E2508AB GE E 55 DDR2 667 MHz capability DIMM support Size Vendor Brand Side s Part No CL A KVR667D2N5 512 KVR667D2N5 1G KVR667D2E5 512 KVR667D2N5 256 M378T6453FZ0 CE6 M37813354CZ0 CE6 M378176553CZ0 CE6 M3781T2953CZ0 CE6 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E HYB18T256800AF3 K4T56083QF ZCE6 K4T51163QC ZCE6 ZCE6K4T51083QC ZCE6K4T51083QC 2 16 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB MICRON Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Hynix 4VB41D9CZM HYB18T512160AF 3S HYB18T512800AF3S HYB18T512800AF3S HYB18T512800AF3S ECC HYB18T256800AF3S ECC HYB18T512800AF3S ECC HYB18T512800BF3S ECC HYB18T512800BF3S ECC HYB18T512160BF 3S HYB18T512800BF3S HYB18T512800BF3S HY5PS12821AFP Y5 MT16HTF6464AY 66 7B4 HYS64T32000HU 3S A HYS64T64000HU 3S A HYS64T128020HU 3S A HYS72T64000HU 3S A HYS72T32000HU 3S A HYS72T128020HU 3S A HYS72T64000HU 3S B HYS72T128020HU 3S B HYS64T32000HU 3S B HYS64T64000HU 3S B HYS64T128020HU 3S B HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 Continue
46. 3 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 DIMM A2 DIMM B2 DIMM A1 DIMM Bi P5WDG2 WS PRO 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets N 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 Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest Qualified Vendors List e Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules e This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information N Important notice on installing Windows XP 32 bit version I
47. 51083QB GCD5 K4T51083QB GCD5 Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel memory configuration Supports one pair of modules inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration A B C Side s 59 DS 55 DS DS 55 55 SS DS 5S 55 DS 59 55 DS DS 55 55 DS SS SS 55 DS SS DS SS 55 DS SS DS SS DS Part No KVR533D2N4 512 KVR533D2N4 1G M378T3253FGO CD5 M391T6453FGO CD5 M391T2953BG0 CD5 HYS64T64000GU 3 7 A HYS64T32000HU 3 7 A HYS64T64000HU 3 7 A HYS64T128020HU 3 7 A HYS64T32000HU 3 7 B HYS64T64000HU 3 7 B HYS64T128020HU 3 7 B HYS72T32000HU 3 7 A HYMP564U648 C4 HYMP5 12U648 C4 HYMP5 12U728 C4 HYMP564U728 C4 HYMP564U64AP8 C3 HYMP5 1 2U64AP8 C3 EBE5 1ED8ABFA 5C E EBE5 1 UD8ABFA 5C EBE5 1UD8ABFA 5C E EBE1 1UD8ABFA 5C E VS256MB533D2 VS512MB533D2 78 81077 420 KLBC28F A8EB4 KLBD48F A8EB4 KLBC28F A8KE4 KLBD48F A8ME4 TS64MLQ64V5J TS128MLQ64V5J DIMM support CL ABC aN Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 533 MHz QVL Chapter 2 Hardware information 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 T
48. ATA disk controllers Model Connect Interface Type PCI PCIPromise SATAII 150 TX2 Plus BIOS V1 00 0 28 Promise SATAII 150 TX4 BIOS V1 00 0 28 PCI PCI SATA RAID controllers Model Type PCI Connect Interface Promise FastTrak 150 SX4 M BIOS V2 0 00 21 Promise FastTrak 150 TX4 BIOS V1 00 0 37 Promise FastTrak TX4200 BIOS V2 00 0 23 Type PCI X Adaptec AAR2410SA BIOS V4 2 0 PCI PCl2 PCI PCIX 1 SCSI disk controller Model Connect Interface Type PCI X ASUS PXL S30 Rev 1 04 BIOS V5 07 03 SCSI RAID controllers 2 26 Model Connect Interface Type PCIEX8 Intel SRCU42E Ultra320 BIOS H420 Type PCI X Intel SRCU42L BIOS V2 34 05 Ro43 PCIEX16_2 POIZ PCIX 2 IDE RAID controllers Model Type PCI Connect Interface Adaptec 1200A Rev A BIOS V1 3 OS Environment WinXP Pro CHT OS Environment Win2003 64 Standard R2 Win2000 Pro CHT WinXP Pro CHT Win2003 R2 Standard CHS Win2003 R2 Standard CHS OS Environment WinXP Pro CHT Status Chipset WinXP Pro Pass Promise PDC20575 Pass Promise PDC40518 Status Chipset Pass Promise PDC20621 Pass Promise PDC20319 Pass Promise PDC40519 Pass Adaptec 2410SA OS Environment Status Chipset WinXP Pro CHT Pass LSI LS153C1030 OS Environment Status Chipset Pass Intel 80332 WinXP Pro Pass GC80303 Status Chipset Pass HighPoint HPT370
49. C Alarm Hour To set the alarm hour highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection Configuration options 00 1 23 RTC Alarm Minute To set the alarm minute highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection Configuration options 00 1 59 RTC Alarm Second To set the alarm second highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection Configuration options 00 1 59 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 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 e 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 Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI Express device Configur
50. 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 extremes
51. E4D 9 8 1 4 AS13 ASUS EAX700PRO Rev V1 00 BIOS V113 AA 30602 100 ASUS EAX800PRO Rev V1 00 BIOS V5549 9 4 1 10 AS ASUS EAX800XL Rev V1 00 BIOS V554D 9 7 1 AS02 ASUS EAX850PRO BIOS V5D4F 9 7 1 4 AS02 ASUS EAX850XT 256MB Rev PN 109 A47401 10 BIOS V009 007 001 004 ASUS EAX850XT PE Rev PN 109 A47401 10 BIOS V009 007 001 004 ASUS EAX1300 BIOS V113 AA77100 102 ASUS EAX1600XT Silent 256MB V 1 00 BIOS 71C0 9 12 4 2 ASUS EAX1800XT 512MB BIOS V7100 9 12 4 2 AS01 ASUS EAX1 900XTX BIOS V009 012 005 002 ASUS EAX1900CrossFire BIOS 7249 9 12 5 2AS05 ASUS EN5900 Rev 1 01 BIOS V04 35 20 45 ASUS EN6200GE Rev V1 00A BIOS V5 43 02 27 AS07 PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 WinXP Pro JPN PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro JPN PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 Win2003 Standard PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro CHT PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 Win2003 64 Standard R2 Pass PCIEX16_1 Win2003 Standard PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro Pass PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 WinXP Pro CHT PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 CrossFire PCIEX16_1 CrossFire WinXP Pro PCIEX16_2 CrossFire PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro WinXP Pro PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 Win2003 64 Standard R2 Pass Continued on the next page ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional Status Chipset Driver Version ATI Radeon X300 V8 231 0 0 ATI Radeon
52. FORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND 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 NO OS oeras niire E E A EEE E EEE vii NNN viii ADOUT TAS IGS EE AE EA a IX PSWDG2 WS Professional specifications summary rnnnnnvvvvvvvvvrensnnnn Xi Chapter 1 Product introduction I Welcome EE EE 1 1 PN 1 1 br SOENEN 1 2 1 3 1 Product highlights EET 1 2 1 3 2 ASUS Intelligence Al features rrnnnnnnnvvvvvvvvrvernnn 1 5 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features cccccccessssssssseteeeeeeees 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 BEGRUNN 2 1 2 2 Motherboard OVervieW rrrrrrrnrrarrarrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnsnnnnsnnnnn 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrrssrerevrrervrerereern 2 2 LL NNN cnin EESE 2 2 AE 260 EGG 0 0 EE 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layout rerrrvvvvvvrvvrvevvevevererrrererersersrrnn 2 4 225 Layout contents avinucicndsinonnsstetovenianeoiviuniniesomnediameine 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU rerarnarnrnnnnnnnnnvvvvvvvvvrersrrrernnnn 2 7 ONE
53. Frequency NOTE If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ Select Screen Select Item Change Option Ratio CMOS Setting 8 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Function Disabled Ge 1 Hel Enhanced C1 Control Auto A SMEER 2 SP Virtulization Technology Enabled SER and Exit Hardware Prefetcher Enabled xit Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto v z2 53 C gt Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Ratio CMOS Setting 8 Sets the ratio between the CPU core clock and the Front Side Bus frequency The BIOS auto detects the default value of this item Use the lt gt or lt gt keys to adjust the values Z 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 Enhanced C1 Control Auto Allows you to disable or set to auto the Enhanced C1 Control function Configuration options Auto Disabled Virtualization Techn
54. H J LU Oo a iia Requires an ATX power supply P5WDG2 WS PRO System panel connector Z The sytem panel connector is color coded for easy connection Refer to i the connector description below for details e System power LED 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 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 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 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 This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Powering up 3 1 Starting up for the first t
55. I Device Fi General Help IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device save and Exit IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device Exit IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device v 2 53 CoCopyright 1985 26063 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 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 Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the palette snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 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
56. MB3 Rev 2B BIOS V5 43 02 46 E1 ELSA Gladiac 780GTX 256B3 BIOS V5 70 02 11 E1 Gecube RADEON X1600XT BIOS V133 A671B2 102 GIGABYTE GV NX79T256DBRH 256MX16 BIOS5 71 22 12 02 Gigabyte GV RX70P128D Rev 1 1 BIOS V009 004 001 032 Leadtek WinFast PX6200 TD Rev A1 BIOS V5 43 02 36 68 Leadtek WinFast PX6600GT TDH Rev A BIOS V5 43 02 16 Leadtek WinFast PX6800GT TD256M Rev C1 BIOS V5 40 02 32 Leadtek WinFast 128MX16 PX7300GS BIOS 5 72 22 34 68 PowerColor Radeon X800GT256M BIOS V009 010 001 015 Connect Interface PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 OS Environment WinXP Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro CHT WinXP Pro WinXP Pro CHT Win2003 64 Standard R2 Win2003 Standard WinXP Pro WinXP 64 Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro CHT Win2003 64 Standard R2 Win2000 Pro Win2003 64 Standard R2 WinXP Pro CHT WinXP Pro CHT WinXP Pro WinXP Pro WinXP 64 Pro WinXP Pro CHT WinXP Pro Status Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
57. PSU that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum power of 400 W Do not forget to connect the 8 pin 4 pin EATX12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Make sure that the PSU can support at least 8 A on the 12V_1 lead and 13 A on the 12V_2 lead 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 If you want to use two high end PCI Express x16 graphics cards use a PSU with 450 to 500 W power to ensure system stability To support an Intel Dual Core CPU up to 840 Extreme Edition make sure that the PSU can provide at least DC 16A peak 22A on the 12V_2 lead Chapter 2 Hardware information 13 TPM connector 20 1 pin TPM This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module TPM system which can securely store keys digital certificates passwords and data A TPM system also helps enhance network security protects digital identities and ensures platform integrity LFRAMEn LRESETn CK 33M TPM LAD3 3 3V LADO 3 3V LPC PD X GND i GND X SERIRQ X X smb clk main smb data main GND LAD2 LAD1 Z The TPM module is purchased separately ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 41 2 42 14 System panel connector 12 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions Aa wy
58. SU E EEEE 2 8 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 00008 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 04 2 12 2 4 System memory vrnnnnnsnnnnrrrnvvvnvvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnnsrsnnnvvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2 14 2 4 1 NN 2 14 2 4 2 Memory configurations nen 2 14 CAS SONG a DIMM sersssssiesessdsiisneneeni enering 2 19 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM rrrnvnvvvvvvvvvvverveveevererereereererserenn 2 19 2 5 EXPANSION SIOtS rrrrvrvrrvvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssssssssersrssesesenee 2 20 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card uuusnnnnvvvvvvvennnnnnnnnnn 2 20 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion Card srrvvvrsrnannnnnnnnnn 2 20 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments ce cvstcescevecesssenscstcnescearnereoren 2 21 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slots rene 2 22 2 5 5 PU 2 22 EG cs SIOS ERE ENE 2 22 20 Nb 2 27 Ad CONECTO EEE EEA EE ee nee EE 2 29 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors rssrssrrrrrrrrrrsrsrssrrrrrrsrrsrrrsnn 2 29 Zell MEEMA CONnectorS nccsscicasarnseversrinancetectvencesteatsn nee 2 32 Contents Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 a2 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Starting up for the first time MO 3 1 Turning Kolk ge age ea ov een EE EE 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function seerrrrrrrernrnnrrnnrn 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power SWICCh ceeee 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS rrrrerrrrnrnnnnnvvvvvvvennrnnnnnnnn 4 1 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility sausternannisscmer eens ee 4 1 4 1 2 Crea
59. See pages 2 33 and 2 38 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction USB 2 0 technology aoe 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 33 and 2 38 for details ve pe Dual Gigabit LAN solution FW 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 32 for details Trusted Platform Module TPM optional The Trusted Platform Module TPM is a secure microcontroller hardware component with embedded software The motherboard implements the optional module to provide the first link in the chain of trust providing convenient single sign on to systems and enable digital signatures for secure transactions See page 2 43 for details 1 3 2 ASUS Intelligence Al features ASUS Stack Cool 2 y ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20 C 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 The ASUS Al Quiet
60. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo After flashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST Chapter 5 Software support 9 3 2 Al NET The Al NET 2 features the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester VCT 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 64 ns 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 below 4 CT 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 VCT utility only tests Ethernet cables connected to Gigabit LAN port s e The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester main window is disabled if no problem i
61. acity that you want then press lt Enter gt when the Capacity item is highlighted The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 33 6 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 7 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu Creating a RAID 5 set parity To create a RAID 5 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64KB OFV o1 Vos vg AM JP OC Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Tf Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 5 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 5 Parity then press lt Enter gt 5 34 Chapter 5 Software support 4 The Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID The foll
62. ading 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 See page 4 26 for details The BIOS item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Restart the computer ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional Appendix CPU features
63. anage 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 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 1 4 2 Z Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Updating 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 GEM 2 Lipata DIGS boan the Iriart Update pole DS image Me D edoad tected AIDS ruge be sa biene ha Vater using 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
64. ar User Password Password Check Setup Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit E Hele TT T A R mj yf 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 To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 Onthe 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 4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When s
65. armful 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 complies with
66. ation options Disabled Enabled 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 Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 35 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor Automatically AI Quiet Disabled optimize BIOS CPU Temperature MB Temperature 36 0 C 96 5 F o o settings to minimize 32 5 C 90 5 F CPU FAN speed according to system CPU Fan Speed RPM 3813 RPM loading Q Fan Control Disabled Chassis Fanl N A Chassis Fan2 N A Chassis Q Fanl Control Disabled Power Fan Speed RPM N A talet Sereen VCORE Voltage 1 320v en ae 3 3V Voltage 3 345v General Help 5V Voltage 5 094V Save and Exit 12V Voltage 11 880v i Exit v2 53 CGCGCGopuright 19785 2002 American Megatrends Inc Al Quiet Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Al Quiet feature which automatically optimizes BIOS settings to minimize CPU FAN speed according to system loading Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Temperature xxx C xxx F MB
67. ay the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Enables USB host USB Configuration controllers Module Version 2 24 0 F 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Celect Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit vi2 53 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Meqatrends Inc Z The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None a USB Function Enabled Enables or disables the USB host controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Z The following items appear only when the USB 2 0 Controller is set to Enabled a USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Co
68. 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 iWDG2WSP rom 4 The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS A gt afudos iWDG2WSP 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 0x0008CC00 9 AN Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 7 4 8 S 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 iWDG2WSP 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 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating proce
69. caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature av Z m oS u m g ND 3 Oo 7 O O CHASSIS UB N Default P5WDG2 WS PRO Chassis intrusion connector ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 37 10 CPU Chassis and Power Fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin PWR_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA FAN2 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 PWR FAN CPU FAN CPU FAN CHA FAN1 a GND CHA FAN1 CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHASSIS FAN POWER SPEED Mm CHA FAN2 CHA_FAN2 PWR_FAN GND Rotation 12V 12V FI Rotation GND P5WDG2 WS PRO Fan connectors ASUS Q Fan 2 feature If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA FANT for better thermal environment Z Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN1 connectors support the 2 38 Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the ser
70. ce from the lst Drive lst FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Drive USB ASUS Ai Flash 5 aval ADIEL OEV ices 3rd Drive USB ASUS Ai Flash 5 device enclosed in parenthesis has been disable din the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 1st xxth Drive 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 removable devices installed in the system Configuration options 1st FLOPPY DRIVE USB ASUS Ai Flash 5 Disabled 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip Quick Boot Enabled ae ene per Full Screen Logo Enabled erd the Cine AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS necded to Loot the Bootup Num Lock On ten PS 2 Mouse Support Auto v Wait For Fl If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 39 Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled E
71. d its sub menu item appear only when the Configure SATA As item is set to AHCI a 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 3 7 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 AMIBIOS Version 0201 Build Date 07 03 06 Processor Genuine Intel R CPU 2 80GHz 2800 MHz 2 System Memory Total Appropritated E Select Screen Available tl select Item AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 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 Main Advanced Power Boot Exit JumperFree Configuration Adjust system LAN Cable Status frequency voltage USB Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP E Select Screen TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fi General Help F1A Save and Exit ESC Exit v2 53 CC Copyright 1985 2003 American Meqatrends Inc 4 4 1 JumperFree
72. d on the next page Chapter 2 Hardware information DDR2 667 MHz capability Size 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB Vendor Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix ELPIDA ELPIDA crucial crucial Kingmax Kingmax Apacer Apacer A DATA A DATA Chip No Brand HY5PS12821AFP Y5 HY5PS1G831FP Y5 ECC HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC HY5PS12821AFP Y4 HY5PS1 2821 AFP Y4 ECC HY5PS12821AFP Y4 ECC E5108AE 6E E Engineering Sample Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E E5108AE 6E E AD29608A8B 3EG Side s DS SS 55 DS 55 55 DS 55 DS DS DS SS DS 55 DS SS 55 DIMM support Part No CL A HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 HYMP112U72P8 Y5 HYMP564U72AP8 Y5 HYMP512U72AP8 Y5 HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 HYMP564U72AP8 Y4 HYMP512U72AP8 Y4 EBE5 1UD8AEFA 6E E EBE1 1UD8AEFA 6E E BL6464AL664 16FB BL12864AL664 16FA KLCC28F A8EB5 KLCD48F A8EB5 78 91092 420 78 01092 420 M20EL5G3H3160B1C0Z M20AD5Q3H3163J1C52 E5108AE 6E E 55 E5108AE 6E E DS TS64MLQ64V6J TS128MLQ64V6J 512MB Transcend 1024MB Transcend 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 Channel A or Channel B as one pair of Dual channel memory co
73. 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 Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH R chip allows you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data NR If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive Refer to section 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 27 5 4 1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays
74. dth e In single card mode install the VGA card in PCIEX16_1 blue slot to avail of full x16 bandwidth Installing in PCIEX16_2 black slot will cause the card to run at x8 bandwidth only e Connect the EZ Plug when using two graphics cards and a 20 pin ATX power supply or if the cards do not have auxiliary power plugs 2 5 5 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 2 5 6 PCI X slots The PCI X slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI X 1 0 specifications The figure shows a RAID card installed on a PCI X slot Chapter 2 Hardware information Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards OS Environment WinXP Pro Connect Interface ASUS EAX300 PCIEX16_1 Rev V1 00 BIOS V5b60 8 15 117 0 ASUS EAX300SE HM1 28 Rev V1 00 BIOS V008 015 128 000 ASUS EAX300SE X Rev V1 00 BIOS V008 015 117 000 ASUS EAX550 128 BIOS V5B60 8 15 139 AS05 PCIEX16_1 WinXP Pro JPN PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 Win2003 64 Standard R2 PCIEX16_1 Win2000 Pro ASUS EAX550GE 256M BIOS V5B60 8 15 139 ASO1 PCIEXT 6 1 WinXP 64 Pro ASUS EAX600XT Rev V1 02 BIOS V113 AA20306 100 AS ASUS EAX700 BIOS V5E4D 9 7 1 3 A901 ASUS EAX700 X 128M Rev V1 00a BIOS V009 008 001 004 ASUS EAX700LE 128M BIOS V5
75. e 1 Profile 1 Status Not Installed Profile 2 Status Not Installed Load from Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Load from Profile 2 Select Screen Select Item Start O C Profile Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Save to Profile 1 2 Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press lt Enter gt to save the file Load from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press lt Enter gt to load the file Start O C Profile Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS Press lt Enter gt to run the utility ASUSTek O C Profile Utility B311 BOARD P5WDG2 WS Pro BOARD Unknown VER 0204 rom VER Unknown DATE 07 03 2006 DATE Unknown PATH C NP5WDG20C A CMOS backup is done Press any key to Exit DOCUME 1 lt DIR gt PROGRA 1 lt DIR gt SYSTEM 1 lt DIR gt M2NPVVM lt DIR gt RECYCLED lt DIR gt TEST REB lt DIR gt BOOTFONT BIN 213830 2001 09 05 20 00 00 Enter Select Y Yes N Esc No Left Right Switch ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 45 N e This function can supp ort devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only e Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure 4 46 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS
76. e a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure SATA As item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 3 6 IDE Configuration for details For RAID 5 use at least three hard disk drives For RAID 10 use at least four hard disk drives Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for each RAID O or RAID 1 set E ogg ZaqzZaaz i ogogo ofo0 lt 0 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 33 N Important notes on Serial ATA e You must install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 is available only if you are using Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 or later version e When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA1 SATA2 Red Master Boot disk SATA3 SATA4 Black Slave Data disk 4 Marvell 88SE614x Serial ATA connectors 7 pin EXT_SATA1 EXT_SATA2 EXT_SATA3 These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables These connectors support Serial ATA hard disk drives Set the Marvell SATA Controller and Marvell SATA BOOTROM Z items in the BIOS to Enabled to use the connectors to build a RAID set See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details
77. e onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 or the Intel Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the defaul setting Standard IDE 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS setup If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI For details on AHCI go to www intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012304 htm www intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012305 htm The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to RAID or AHCI Z The Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub menu items appear aa only when the Configure SATA As item is set to Standard IDE Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system OS Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using OS supporting native mode including Windows 2000 XP Configuration options Disabled Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode N If you are using a Serial ATA optical drive set this item to Compatible Mode before creating a boot disk using the support CD Enhanced Mode Support On S
78. eadtek Quadro FX540 128M BIOS V5 43 02 64 35 Leadtek Quadro FX1400 128M BIOS V5 41 02 43 03 NVS 280 BIOS V4 34 20 79 08 NVS 285 BIOS V5 44 02 31 16 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_1 OS Environment Status WinXP Pro CHT WinXP 64 Pro WinXP 64 Pro Win2003 64 Standard R2 WinXP Pro WinXP Pro CHT WinXP Pro Win2000 Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro WinXP Pro CHT Win2000 Pro Win2000 Pro Qualified PCI graphics cards Model Connect Interface Type PCI ATI GC R92SEPCI C3 Rev 1 1 BIOS V8 011 006 Gecube R7000PCI A3 Rev 1 1 BIOS V008 004 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional OS Environment Status WinXP Pro WinXP Pro Chipset Driver Version 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm P25 V4 5 854 0 nVIDIA GeForce 6200 with Turbo cache V6 14 10 8425 nVIDIA GeForce 6600 V6 14 10 8425 nVIDIA GeForce 7800GT V6 14 10 8198 ATI FireMV 2200 V8 263 0 0N NVIDIA GeForce 6600LE V6 14 10 8198 ATI FireGL V3100 V6 14 10 6521 NVIDIA GeForce 6200TC V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA GeForce 6200 with Turbo cache V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA Quadro FX540 V6 14 10 8198 nVIDIA Quadro FX1400 V6 14 10 8421 nVIDIA Quadro 280 nVIDIA Quadro 285 Chipset Driver Version ATI Radeon 9200SE V8 241 0 0 ATI Radeon 7000 V8 221 0 0 Qualified RAID cards S
79. eate this volume Y N 6 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or lt N gt to go back to Create Volume menu 5 32 Chapter 5 Software support Creating a RAID 10 set RAID 0 1 To create a RAID 10 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane RAID Level RAID10 RAID0 1 Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity XXX X GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters 1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 10 RAIDO 1 then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 5 Key in the RAID volume cap
80. elect Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v2 53 CoCopyright 1985 2003 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 then 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 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 To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears LN 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 41 After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings EIOS SETUP UTILITY boot Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Cle
81. en 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 N e Before using the ASUS MyLogo2 use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website See section 4 1 4 AFUDOS utility e Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo3 See section 4 6 2 Boot Settings 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 1 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 9 10 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box
82. er Disk to create an Intel ICH7R RAID driver disk for a 32 bit system e Click Make ICH7R 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel ICH7R RAID driver disk for a 64 bit system e Click Make Marvell 88SE6141 SATA2 RAID Driver Disk to create a Marvell 88SE6141 SATA2 RAID driver disk for a 32 bit system Or Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility VA Refer to section 5 2 4 Make Disk menu for details a J Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Follow screen instructions to complete the process After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 Install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive During installation the computer prompts you to press the F 6 key if you are installing a third party SCSI or RAID driver Press lt F6 gt then insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers Chapter 5 Software support 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 scre
83. erial ATA I II 3 0 Gb s hard disks Marvell 88E8052 88E8001 Dual Gigabit LAN controllers Support teaming function High definition audio ADI AD1988B SoundMax 7 1 channel CODEC Supports Multi streaming Jack sensing and Jack retasking functions Coaxial and optical S PDIF out ports continued on the next page X xii IEEE 1394a UNJ ASUS special features Performance ASUS special features Thermal ASUS special features Life ASUS special features Others BIOS features P5WDG2 WS Professional specifications summary T1 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports Supports up to 8 USB 2 0 ports Intelligent overclocking tools AI NOS Non delay Overclocking System Al Overclocking intelligent CPU frequency tuner Al Clock Skew ASUS PEG Link automatic performance tuning for single dual graphics cards ASUS BIOS Profile ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall ASUS Al Booster Adjustable FSB DDR2 ratio Fixed PCI PCle frequencies Hyper Path 3 Precision Tweaker vDIMM 12 step DRAM voltage control vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125 V increment Stepless Frequency Selection SFS allowing FSB tuning from 100 MHz up to 550 MHz at 1 MHz increment PCI Express x16 frequency allowing PCI Express x16 frequency tuning from 90 MHz to 150 MHz at 1 MHz increment ASUS 8 Phase Power Design Stack Cool 2 Q Fan 2 ASUS Heat pipe thermal solution Multi language BIOS SATA
84. et to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always TCG TPM SUPPORT No Enables or disables TPM TCG TPM1 1 1 2 support in BIOS Configuration options Yes No ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 43 4 7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot EZ Flash 2 gt ASUS O C Profile Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press lt Enter gt a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press lt Enter gt to confirm your choice Please see page 4 5 section 4 1 3 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD P5WDG2 WS Pro BOARD Unknown VER 0204 VER Unknown DATE 07 04 2006 DATE Unknown PATH C P5WDG20C WIN98E NETTERM DRIVERS RECYCLED WUTEMP NEWFOL 1 INSTALL TEST REB MSDOWNLD TMP Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move 4 44 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot O C PROFILE Configuration Save to Profil
85. f you install Windows XP 32 bit version Operating System OS the limitation of this OS version is that it may reserve a certain amount of memory space for system devices We recommend that you install less than 3 GB system memory if you would like to work under Windows XP 32 bit version OS The excess memory installation will not cause any usage problem but it will not give users the benefit of manipulating this excess memory space Visit the ASUS FAQ site for further explanation http support asus com faq faq aspx SLanguage en us Under General search make the selections as shown then click Search Click the article titled 4GB memory installed but less memory size detected You also may check the URLs below for third party comments on this issue http dlsvr01 asus com pub ASUS mb 4GB_Rev1 pdf http www intel com support motherboards server sb cs 016594 htm Z Notes on memory limitations e Due to chipset limitation this motherboard can only support up to 8 GB on the operating systems listed below You may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot but only DDR2 533 2 GB density modules are available for this configuration 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 e Some old version DDR2 667 DIMMs may not match Intel s On Die Terminatio
86. function dynamically controls CPU speed and reduces temperature and fan speeds thus minimizing noise and ensuring quiet operation See page 4 35 for details ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1 5 1 6 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features Native DDR2 800 memory support Native DDR2 800 eliminates the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and the memory thus maximizing performance for 3D graphics and other system intensive applications See pages 2 16 and 4 20 for details Al Overclocking This feature allows convenient overclocking up to 30 percent depending on the installed CPU and DRAM to enhance system performance while still maintaining system stability See page 4 19 to set the BIOS items for overclocking Al NET2 Al NET2 is a BIOS based diagnostic tool that detects and reports Ethernet cable faults and shorts With this utility you can easily monitor the condition of the Ethernet cable connected to the LAN RJ 45 port During the bootup process Al NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy See pages 4 23 and 5 13 for details ai F ia PEG Link Mode This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance by allowing the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the correct frequency based on the system configuration Four additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode See page 4
87. general specifications of the motherboard EFE 2505 PRD VG pO motherboard ugam CD la Winder PHore holererd X irora Meee Dat We Comana Drivers Pisite sale hemi on ihe tight ibe Browse this CD Displays the contents of the support CD in graphical format ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 7 Technical Support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Pa F Hi CLE Fi Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD in text format eri kism leir ng are 202 sk kanaler ag VE ed fed borer frata ad ten stilles STE 1 1658 for eee Bi aoa hiirt Fete S ker rih GENE r wiii Doa H Fro a aa brer tee he fr eels Soo Sey i Akt Saree m i Globi i Dir frlyer LLT F r F eg pmi ewe 15 m pt Fi bare ir lir i l For wire HE P a narei Baa aT ae bart er dal EE res a ral Ta ge eee ee rf AT JE eae ses ere br vi FL r ele Sale EP oes ane 17 ae eat OE eee F p ihe Genre ie RL 11 for eee ee E opis Fint ee tvert ri aar pe 106 18 65 p Ce 11 F s Bare F r NES Cee ee byer VL 11 12 f G ser n im trates ee aa ee ee ee bet nhl See ease reer Cordele pect VL TT 1 1 Fer ee meer p i von ee arol edd Eiler We 34 3 PEUN Li Geral ing ER OT GER lel bar Gees ST ee For wie Joe sj irls ri L For ele ee I LEE one E oles qarilla i far l joe Chapter
88. gies that the motherboard supports Where to find more information Refer to the following 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 4 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 LN IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task ED 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
89. gle PCI X card installed on a PCI X slot can provide 133 MHz capability and two PCI X cards installed on both PCI X slots can provide 100 MHZ capability for reliability 3 4 the slots will have 133 MHZ capability whether you install one or two cards 5 6 the slots will have 100 MHZ capability whether you install one or two cards PCIX SPEED 135 135 135 DO 0 0 OG 246 246 246 AUTO by PCIX Card Force PCI X 133MHz Force PCI X 100MHz Default P5WDG2 WS PRO PCIX Speed setting 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 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 LAN1 RJ 45 port This Marvell LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 4 LAN2 RJ 45 port This Marvell LAN port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 32 bit OS LAN port LED indications Activity Link Speed LED Description OFF Soft off Mode OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE 100 Mbps connection GREEN 1 Gbps connection Blinking 64 bit OS LAN port LED indications Activity Link Speed LED Description Soft off Mode 10 Mbps connection 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection D NR Driver N
90. he list box Click OK when finished Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group click the horseshoe magnet icon You can now move or reposition the panel independently Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by clicking the or buttons You can also adjust Click to the threshold values using the increase Config window value You cannot adjust the sensor threshold liek to J decrease values in a small monitoring panel value 5 18 Chapter 5 Software support Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value Refer to the illustrations below Se CHASSIS N CHASSIS ES cc Small display Large display WMI browser Click wmx to display the WMI Windows Management Instrumentation browser This browser displays various Windows NAL Brmear management information Click an aner item from the left panel to display Instrumentation on the right panel Click the plus ke sign before WMI Information ad i to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click em to display the DMI m de Desktop Management Interface KUT Mn bro
91. he table below for the operating system support status OS licensing support list Intel Dual Core CPU support Pentium Processor Extreme Edition supports Hyper Threading Technology 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 If installing a dual core CPU connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability AN 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 7 2 8 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard P5WDG2 WS PRO CPU Socket 775
92. ial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis 12 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 2x4 pin EATX12V 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 OOOO EATXPWR oo oa gt gt gt gt TTS 3 Volts dg Ground EATX12V gt 4 E 12 Volts 5 Volts M M 12 Volts 5 Volts i i 5V Standby 5 Volts nnno Power OK 2 5 Volts 6666 Ground Ground 5 Volts l Ground Ground lt 2 Ground 5 Volts PSON 3 Volts 12 Volts 3 Volts 3 Volts P5WDG2 WS PRO ATX power connectors ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 39 4 You may use a 4 pin ATX12V 2x4 pin EATX12V power plug for this connector Make sure to remove the cap on the connector before connecting an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug Remove the ca Use only either a 4 pin ATX12V or before using an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug 8 pin power plug Connecting other power plug types may cause serious damage to the system Connect a 4 pin power plug here LN Important notes on motherboard power requirements 2 40 For a fully configured system we recommend that you use a power supply unit
93. ices 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 Screen Auto Select Item Change Option Type LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto General Help PIO Mode Auto Gave and Exit DMA Mode Auto For SMART Monitoring Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled v62 53 C Copyright 1985 2003 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 M Auto Enables or disables data multi sector transfer mode When set to
94. iguring PC Probe II Click We to view and adjust the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts or change the temperature scale 9 Config 3 Pim 0 ee eee Preference Temperature vottaye Fan Speed Enabled Sensor Name Homra value Current value Threshold gt f i g Ms reo 1 HR hr i i Hd hart i hk x 1 Pr Pat Te ae sok ee a F ie wg EEEH f i arr ap EE Ea h 4 a a k _ 3 e 3 ES SS 2 5 Loads the default threshold values Cancels or Loads your saved for each sensor ignores your configuration Applies your changes Saves your changes configuration ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 21 5 3 7 SoundMAX High Definition Audio utility The ADI AD1988B High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8 channel audio capability through the SoundMAX audio utility with AudioESP software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC The software implements high quality audio synthesis rendering 3D sound positioning and advanced voice input technologies Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX audio utility LN e You must use 4 channel 6 channel or
95. ime rerrrrrrrnnrrrnnnnnnnnvvvvnvennrerssnnsnnn 3 1 3 2 Turning off the COMPUTET cccccccessssssssseeeeeessessseseess 3 2 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 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 see BIOS beep codes table below 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 AMI BIOS beep codes Beep Description Error One beep Keyboard co
96. k Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon Click File from the menu then select Format AFormat 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive C d In the Open field type D bootdisk makeboot a G Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive Click Start then select Run assuming that D is your optical drive letter Press lt Enter gt then follow screen instructions to continue 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 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 2 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 2 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to WDG2WSP ROM 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart the system 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by
97. l Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMAO DMA1 DMA3 EPP Version 1 9 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP This item allows the BIOS to select the parallel port EPP version Configuration options DMAO DMAT DMA3 Parallel Port IR IROZ Allows you to select the parallel port IRQ Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 31 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 Advanced PCI PnP Settings NO Lets the BIOS EEE ae a NG configue all the devices in the system YES Lets the Plug And Play O S operating system PCI Latency Timer configure Plug and Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Play PnP devices not Palette Snooping Disabled required for boot if your system has a Plug IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device and Play operating IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device system IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device Select Screen WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device Select Item IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device Change Option IRQ 10 assigned to PC
98. llation wizard Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel Chipset INF Update Program This driver enables Plug n Play INF support for the Intel chipset components on the motherboard When installed to the target system this driver provides the method for configuring the chipset components You can install this utility using three different modes interactive silent or unattended preload Installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during installation User input is not required when installing the driver in silent or unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility for details SoundMAX ADI1988B Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI1988B audio driver and application Marvell 61xx SATA controller Driver Installs the Marvell 61xx SATA controller driver Chapter 5 Software support Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver 5 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install Utilities ed H res an Ma righi side ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Utilities Launches the ASUS InstAll utilities installation wizard Marvell Yukon VCT Application The Virtual Cable Tester VCT is a cable diagnostic application that analyzes and reports LAN cable fau
99. locks 6 Clocks DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 Clocks Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 Clocks 6 Clocks DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay 15 Clocks Configuration options 4 Clocks 18 Clocks DRAM Write Recovery Time 4 Clocks Configuration options 2 Clocks 6 Clocks DRAM ECC Mode Disabled Allows you to disable or set to Auto the DRAM ECC mode Configuration options Disabled Auto 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Hyper Path 3 Auto Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Hyper Path 3 feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto DRAM Throttling Threshold Auto Configuration options Disabled Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Express PCl Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCI Express PCI PCI PCI Express PEG Buffer Length Auto Sets the length of the PCI Express graphics card buffer Configuration options Auto Long Short Link Latency Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics card link latency Configuration options Auto Slow Normal PEG Root Control Auto Allows you to enable disable or set to automatic the PCI Express graphics card root control Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled PEG Link Mode Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics link mode Setting this item to Auto allows the motherboard to a
100. lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20 C The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layout 24 5cm 9 61n PS 2KBMS T Mouse i B Keyboard SLAM EATX12V TT TTt PARALLEL PORT 64 bit 1 84 pin module En FLOPPY 64 bit 240 pin module seese 64 bit 240 pin MOdUleE srrrrsrnnsennnnnn 64 bit 240 pin module vsseeseeeeeeeeeees DDR2 DIMM_A2 DDR2 DIMM B2 2 P5WDG2 WS PRO E DDR2 DIMM_A1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 EATXPWR Ji H NE gt FG TEN USB78 CHA_FAN1 PCIEX16_1 30 5cm 12 0in 88E8052 PCIEX16_2 PCIX_SPEED Z PCIX 1 nte e SATA4 SATA3 PCIX 2 ICH7R SB_PWR PC 1 SATA2 SATA1 8Mb Marvell BIOS PCI 88SE614x oy TER CD a ma E COM1 USB56 1E1394 1 1E1394 2 EXT SATA3 EXT SATA2 EXT SATA1 CHASSIS aL Tala eu ERE Fri Pir JET Z The Wireless LAN module and the USB port on the module are optional ae items and are grayed out in the above illustration Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 5 Layout contents Slots Page Jumper Page 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC 2 27 2 PCIX speed setting 6 pin PCIX SPEED 2 28 Rear panel connectors Page 3 LANT1 RJ 45 port 2 29 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 30 13 External ATA port 2 31 14 Optical S PDIF Out port 2 31 15 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 31
101. ltage regulators ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 37 4 6 Boot 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 Main Advanced Power Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority sequence Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device Select Screen TL Select Item Change Option Fi General Help F1A Save and Exit ESC Exit v2 53 CoCopyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot h lst Boot Device lst FLOPPY DRIVE He Se er 2nd Boot Device HDD PM ST330620A i 3rd Boot Device CDROM ATAPI CD ROM A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disable din the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 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 1st FLOPPY DRIVE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM Disabled 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 2 Removable Drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Hoot Specifies the boot Removable Drives sequen
102. lts and shorts ASUS Al Booster The ASUS Al Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment ASUS PC Probe Il 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 3 5 4 ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility that 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 AI Gear Installs the ASUS Al Gear application ASUS Al Nap Installs the ASUS Al Nap application ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 The Adobe Acrobat Reader V7 0 is for opening viewing and printing documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds DirectX improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Anti virus Utility The anti virus utility scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information Chapter 5 Software support 5 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make RAID Serial ATA driver disks o Dema Malin 1 Manae j Sma Make disk Flas
103. me menu ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 35 Deleting a RAID set AN Take caution when deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt to display this screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE t Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt Del gt Delete Volume 2 Use the up down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete then press lt Del gt This window appears Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N 3 Press lt Y gt to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu otherwise press lt N gt to return to the Delete Volume menu 5 36 Chapter 5 Software support Resetting Disks to Non RAID AN Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID Resetting a RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID then press
104. msisieriniv 5 6 5 2 7 ON 5 7 Software information cavesicncnindwecateguzssiscgebateedeineanaeiaessisauiens 5 11 SE 0 AL 5 11 BANET sawetseccbeacncenoeeeeaeaccacenesnmnscapnisangimmntnensnect means 5 13 P AGEI geen en ne 5 14 sA ALND EE 5 16 Iaoa ABOO O aeia EE NE 5 17 5 3 6 ASUS PC Probe I ncrecessevsaavesnwennancesneateresttanaesem 5 18 5 3 7 SoundMAX High Definition Audio utility 5 24 RAID configurations dcisatevenseostesscicestoeusaeeseensaccseeo ancommnannesses 5 29 5 4 1 Installing Serial ATA hard diskS cccccccsessseees 5 30 5 4 2 Intel RAID configurations 0 ccceeeeeeeeess 5 30 Creating a RAID driver GISK siseressnscucesosecercercsinsensnassenencawensese 5 41 vi Appendix CPU features A 1 A 2 A 3 HE EMOAT irinaren e E S Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST rrrvvvvrrennrr Intel Hyper Threading Technology sssssssssssseseees 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 against h
105. n ODT requirement and will automatically downgrade to run at DDR2 533 If this happens contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value e Due to chipset limitation DDR2 667 with CL 4 will be downgraded to run at DDR2 533 by default setting If you want to operate with lower latency adjust the memory timing manually e Due to chipset limitation DDR2 533 with CL 3 will be downgraded to run at DDR2 400 by default setting If you want to operate with lower latency adjust the memory timing manually ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 15 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 800 MHz capability DIMM support CL A BC Size Vendor Chip No Brand Side s Part No K4T51083QC SS KVR800D2N5 512 K4T51083QC DS KVR800D2N5 1G Heat Sink Package DS KHX6400D2LL 1G EDD339XX 55 M378T6553CZ3 CE7 K4T51163QC ZCE7 SS M37813354CZ3 CE7 HYB18T256800AF25 DS HYS64T64520HU 2 5 A HY5PS12821BFP S5 SS HYMP564U64BP8 S5 HY5PS12821BFP S5 DS HYMP5 12U64BP8 S5 5JAIIZIDQQ SS MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 5JAIIZIDQQ DS MT 16HTF12864AY 80EA3 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 5ZD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 6CD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 Heat Sink Package SS CM2X512A 6400 Heat Sink Package DS CM2X1024 6400C4 AD29608A8A 25EG SS M20AD6G3H3160I1E5E Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD DS BL12864AA804 16FD 78 81091 420 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 5
106. nabled 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 4 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 lt Enter gt again to disabled password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password TCG TPM SUPPORT No Select Screen s
107. nfiguration C Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 800 667 MHz QVL ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 17 2 18 DDR2 533 MHz capability Size 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA CORSAIR CORSAIR Apacer KINGMAX KINGMAX KINGMAX KINGMAX Transcend Transcend Brand Chip No HYB18T512800AF37 SYDIID9GCT K4T56083QF GCD5 K4T56083QF GCD5 ECC K4T51083QB GCD5 ECC HYB18T512800AC37 HYB18T512160AF 3 7 HYB18T512800AF37 HYB18T512800AF37 HYB1815121608BF 3 7 HYB18T512800BF37 HYB18T512800BF37 HYB18T256800AF37 ECC HYSPS12821F C4 HYSPS12821F C4 HY5PS12821F C4 ECC HY5PS12821FP C4 ECC HY5PS12821AFP C3 HY5PS12821AFP C3 E5108AB 5C E ECC E5108AB 5C E E5108AB 5C E E5108AB 5C E MIII0051832M8CEC MIT10052432M8CEC E5116AB 5C E E5108AE 5C E E5108AE 5C E KKEA88E4AAK 3 7 5MB22D9DCN K4T
108. nfiguration options HiSpeed FullSpeed 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS setup BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Device Configuration If Auto USB devices USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec less than 530MB will be emulated as Floppy i i and remaining as hard DEV IEEE a SE et drive Forced FDD Emulation e fe Device 1 ASUS Ai Flash 5 Open cs be weed be Eu ODA Lye Lautol drive to boot as FDD Ex ZIP drive Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v2 53 CoCopyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Configuration options 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec Emulation Type Floppy Sets the emulation type for the USB device When set to Auto USB devices less than 530 MB will be emulated as Floppy and the remaining as hard drive Forced FDD option can be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD Ex ZIP drive Configuration options Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk CDROM ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 25 4 4 4 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Advanced CPU settings Sets the ratio La ee between CPU Core Clock and the FSB
109. nfiguration window A Opens the Report window DMI Opens the Desktop Management Interface window mek CI F Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window MMI Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window USAGE Opens the hard disk drive memory CPU usage window al IE Shows Hides the Preference section 3 Minimizes the application ws Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window Click the box before each preference to activate or deactivate ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 17 Hardware monitor panels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop CPL F Small display Large display Changing the monitor panels position To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop click the arrow down button of the Scheme options then select another position from t
110. ntel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model 0 p0 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 0 0 2 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 0 0 3 0 9 9 0 9 9 0 9 0 0 t Select 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit Serial 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 4 p O00 0 0 0 0 4 p O0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 00004 ESC Exit Size XX XXGB XX XXGB XX XXGB XX XXGB Type Status Vol ID ENTER Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options N The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional SLI Creating a RAID 0 set striped To create a RAID 0 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 CREATE ARRAY MENU Nane RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters
111. ntroller error Refresh Time error No master drive detected Two continuous beeps followed by Floppy controller failure two short beeps Two continuous beeps followed by Hardware component failure four short beeps 7 At power on hold down the lt Delete gt key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS P5WDG2 WS 3 1 3 2 3 2 Turning 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 or later version 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 parame
112. o install a DIMM CD j DDR2 DIMM notch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips Snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked retaining clip N 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 Simultaneously press the retaining clios outward to unlock the DIMM Z Support the DIMM lightly aa with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force DDR2 DIMM notch 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 19 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 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 D 6 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation
113. oard comes with a standby power LED The green 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 SB PWR OFF Standby Powered Power Off P5WDG2 WS PRO Onboard LED ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 1 2 2 2 2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 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 mo NIL P5WDG2 WS PRO Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ASUS a KNE eS OL m Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that
114. ology Enabled Allows you to disable or enable the virtualization technology Configuration options Enabled Disabled 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Hardware Prefetcher Enabled Allows you to disable or enabled the hardward prefetcher function Configuration options Enabled Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Enabled Allows you to disable or enabled the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function Configuration options Enabled Disabled 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 Scroll down the screen to display the following item VA 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 Disabled 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 Minimum Speed Automatic Disabled Z e Refer to the Appendix for details on how to use the EIST feature fs e The motherboard comes wi
115. ot Ready Item numbers 9 10 and 11 are only for the optional Wireless LAN module ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 29 5 Rear Speaker Out port black This port connects the rear speakers on a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 6 Center Subwoofer port orange This port connects the center subwoofer speakers 7 Line In port light blue This port connects a tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 8 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel 2 channel Light Blue Lime Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Gray o Side Speaker Out Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer 9 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 10 Side Speaker Out port gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available
116. owing pop up screen appears Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 p O00 00 0 0 XX XGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 4 XX XGB Non RAID Disk Cp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 4 XX XGB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume t Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 5 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set then press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 6 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB N TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt when the Capacity item is highlighted The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volu
117. ration options Disabled Enabled PCIE Clock Spread Spectrum Disaabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCI Express clock spread spectrum Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items also appear when the Al Overclocking item is set Z to AI NOS PP Memory Voltage Auto Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 90V 1 95V 2 00V 2 05V 2 10V 2 15V 2 20V 2 25V 2 30V 2 35V 2 40V Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage AN Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s CPU VCore Voltage Auto Allows you to select the CPU VCore voltage Configuration options Auto 1 7000V 1 6875V 1 6750V 1 6625V 1 6500V 1 6375V 1 6250V 1 6125V 1 6000V 1 5875V 1 5750V 1 5625V 1 5500V 1 5375V 1 5250V 1 5125V 1 5000V 1 4875V 1 4750V 1 4625V 1 4500V 1 4375V 1 4250V 1 4125V 1 4000V 1 3875V 1 3750V 1 3625V 1 3500V 1 3375V 1 3250V 1 3125V 1 3000V 1 2875V 1 2750V 1 2625V 1 2500V 1 2375V 1 2250V 1 2125V 1 2000V pm pm dl rd rn ens eS sees eens enn Dl b b Ld b al ern eens eS SS ees eens enn us bd d ee ern ens ee sees eens enn us ol bd dl dl rd br en ens ee ss ees eens enn AN Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage Setting a high Vcore voltage may damage the CPU ASUS
118. rclocking configurations 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Z The following items appear if the NOS Mode item is set to Manual Sensitivity Sensitive Allows you to choose the sensitivity of the Al NOS sensor Setting this item to Sensitive will trigger Al NOS with less CPU loading Configuration options Normal Sensitive Less Sensitive Target Frequency Overclock XX Allows you to set the maximum overclock percentage for the selected NOS Mode Configuration options Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock 7 Overclock 10 Overclock 15 Overclock 20 Overclock 30 AN Selecting a very high frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting 4 4 2 LAN Cable Status This menu displays the status of the Local Area Network LAN cable connected to the LAN RJ 45 port Check LAN cable during POST LAN Cable Status Pair Status oa Cina 7 TE 3 GJ a 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 Z This function is available only on Marvell LAN LAN2 s ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 23 4 4 3 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to displ
119. rd s High Definition Audio capability ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 35 7 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB 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 P5WDG2 WS PRO USB 2 0 connectors AN Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard 8 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394 1 10 1 pin IE1394_2 These connectors are for additional IEEE 1394a ports Connect the IEEE 1394a module cables to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis AN Never connect a USB port module cable to the IEEE 1394 connector Doing so will damage the motherboard 2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information 9 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 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
120. ree connectors on each Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable blue black and gray Connect the blue connector to the motherboard s IDE connector then select one of the following modes to configure your device NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI IDE P5WDG2 WS PRO IDE connector 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 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device s connector Single device Cable Select or Master aU Two devices Cable Select Master Master Black or gray Slave Slave AN If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting 3 ICH R Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 red SATA2 red SATA3 black SATA4 black These connectors are for Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 configuration with the Intel Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ICH7R RAID controller N e These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default In Standard IDE mode you can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to creat
121. rview of the basic system information Z Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them a BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main QR eo ates Power Boot Exit System Time 10 55 25 Use ENTER TAB or System Date Mon 07 05 2006 SHIFT TAB to select Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in a field Use or to F Primary IDE Master ST320410A configure the System F Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Third IDE Master Not Detected kH Third IDE Slave Not Detected Fr Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Hk Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected IDE Configuration AEE Son System Information Fr Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 English Francais Deutsch Japanese Chinese GB Chinese BIG5 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 5 Primary Third and Fourth IDE Master Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE dev
122. s detected on the LAN cable s connected to the LAN port s e f you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering the OS enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup e AI NETZ is available only on LAN2 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 11 5 3 3 Al Gear ASUS Al Gear provides four system performance options that allows you to select the best performance setting for your computing needs This easy to use utility adjusts the processor frequency and VCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption After installing Al Gear from the bundled support CD you can launch Al Gear by double clicking the Al Gear icon on your Windows OS taskbar Shift the gear to the performance setting that you like Medium Performance Maximum Performance High Maximum Performance Power Saving 5 12 Chapter 5 Software support You can also set the Al Gear modes by clicking the Al Gear icon on the Windows taskbar e When Al Gear is enabled the system will automatically optimize the CPU and chassis fan speed according to the system loading e The Al Booster Al NOS and Al Gear functions cannot be enabled simutaneously ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 13 5 3 4 Al Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a more quiet system operation After installing Al Nap
123. s 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 page 2 14 for details SERIAL E Serial ATA I II technology AtA The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel 975X Express MCH 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 See pages 2 35 and 2 36 for details ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1 3 1 4 133 PCI X interface Hp The motherboard supports PCI X the new and improved version of the previous PCI standard PCI X offers faster data transfers and enhanced system reliability with ECC automatic single bit error recovery and double bit error detection PCI X which is backward compatible with PCI based hardware and software enables users to keep pace with upcoming advances in high bandwidth business critical applications such as Fiber Channel RAID InfiniBrand Architecture and iSCSI See page 2 23 for details PCI Express interface POI The motherboard fully supports PCI
124. s select inma om the tight git Make Intel ICH7R 32 64 bit RAID Driver Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32 64 bit system Marvell 6141 SATA XP 2000 2003 Driver for PSWDG2 Allows you to create a Marvell 6141 SATA driver disk for Windows XP 2000 2003 for PSWDG2 Marvell 6141 SATA 64bit Driver for PSWDG2 Allows you to create a Marvell 6141 SATA driver disk for a 64 bit system for PSWDG2 Marvell 6145 32 64bit Driver for PSW64 Allows you to create a Marvell 6145 SATA driver disk for a 32 64 bit system for PSW64 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 5 5 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains the user manuals for third party components and applications ooe o mme etek tee Maa cma Manual Plasa select hans nn the righi Z Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install de the Adobe Acrobat Reader application from the Utilities tab before opening a user manual file 5 2 6 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 les Pol os oema me en ea Cornet 5 6 Chapter 5 Software support 5 2 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen provide additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the
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126. ss You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD the floppy disk or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the 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 not found Reading file WDG2WSP ROM Completed Start flashing 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Recovering the BIOS from a floppy USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy USB flash disk 1 Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website www asus com Rename the BIOS file to WDG2WSP ROM 2 Insert the floppy USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the FDD USB port 3 Turn on the system ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 9 4 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 5 Restart the system after the
127. stems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing Z The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel LGA 775 processors a running on 32 bit operating systems 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 AN 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 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 power requirement System 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 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature 1 Turn on the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 2 Goto the Advanced Menu highlight CPU Configuration then press lt Enter gt 3 Scroll down
128. t a healthy operating condition Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe Il on your computer 1 Place the support CD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature VA If Autorun is not enabled in your computer browse the contents of the L support CD to locate the setup exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe Il 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe Il from the Windows desktop click Start gt All Programs gt ASUS gt PC Probe II gt PC Probe II v1 00 43 The PC Probe Il main window appears After launching the application the PC Probe Il icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using PC Probe Il Main window og The PC Probe II main window allows nr paces you to view the current status of d your system and change the utility configuration By default the main window displays the Preference section You can close or restore the no Preference section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle Click to close the Preference panel 5 16 Chapter 5 Software support Button Function eonrre Opens the Co
129. temperature Set this item to Silent to minimize fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation or Performance to achieve maximum CPU fan speed Configuration options Optimal Performance Mode Silent Chassis Fan1 2 or N A 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 Chassis Q Fan1 Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the chassis fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled VA e The Chassis Q Fan function is available only on CHA FANT _ e The Chassis Fan Profile Mode item appears when you enable the Chassis Q Fan Control feature Chassis Fan Profile Optimal Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis Q Fan Configuration options Optimal Performance Mode Silent Mode Power Fan Speed RPM xxxxRPM or N A 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 The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard vo
130. ter 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 LN 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 compatibility and stability Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu See section 4 8 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Exit 10 55 25 Mon 07 05 2006 1 44M 3 5 in System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A F Primary IDE Master ST320410A General help Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure the System ASUS CD S520 A Not Detected Not
131. ters are also provided BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 9 4 6 4 4 8 Managing and updating your BIOS rrvevrrrnrnnnnnnvvvvversnnnnnnnnnen 4 1 BIOS SetU Ol ON AI EE E 4 11 ET TS EE EE NE 4 14 Advanced menu urvvevrvnnnnnnnnnnvennnnnnnnnnnnvernnnnnnnnnnnvennnnnnnnnenunee 4 19 FT 4 32 BOE MENU sorcascersteerseseevcypn enan ra AEE EEEE EENEN 4 37 TOOS MENU rerctec neat enctewemuitrmasetsncetcaeniaeeneeet nennenaentnaraecaees 4 44 Exit MENU anuvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnennnnenne 4 47 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS in DOS using a floppy disk or a USB flash disk 3 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 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 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to m
132. th a BIOS file that supports EIST ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 27 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 Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Enable or Disable eae Configure DRAM Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Are DRAM ECC Mode Disabled Timing Dy SED Hyper Path 3 Auto DRAM Throttling Threshold Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Express PCI PEG Buffer Length Auto Link Latency Auto select Screen PEG Root Control Auto select Item PEG Link Mode Auto Change Option Slot Power Auto General Help High Priority Port Select Disabled Me and Exit puright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled When this item is enabled the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect When disabled you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub items The following sub items appear when this item is Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM CAS Latency 5 Clocks Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 6 Clocks 5 Clocks 4 Clocks 3 Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge 4 Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 2 C
133. that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 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 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page Install the software drivers for the expansion card N When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support 2 20 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 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments J E Priority Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Re direct to IRQ 9 IRQ holder for PCI steering Communications Port COM1 IRQ holder for PCI steering Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port LPT1 S
134. ting a bootable floppy disk rrrnnnnnnvvvvvevvrernnrn 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility Lesser 4 5 4 1 4 AFUDOS utility ceceitanmesieemseeionetgeexeaneitenacdeadueeeaheneterans 4 6 4 1 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility nnnnnnnnnnnnvnnvneveenre 4 9 BIOS setup program ee 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu SCIEEN ccccecseeseeeeeeseseeseeeeseesesssssseess 4 12 ALl Menu Dal savesceconesteavesatesesteersecernvernsasonteone ceeeneceare 4 12 4 2 3 Navigation Nese 4 12 Ae Menu EE NE 4 13 4 2 5 Sub menu Items ccseesesssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeenenees 4 13 4 2 6 Configuration fields rrrrrnnnnrrrvrrernnnnnnnnvvvvrrrnnnnnn 4 13 4 2 7 POP UP WINDOW esis cccvendtvncarntwnictweescsesecueweewsbeaiedadeene 4 13 Bde OOD AT siraan EE 4 13 RLE 4 13 LETE 4 14 4 3 1 System Time rmmmvrrvrvsvannnnnnnnrrrrvrrvvrvrvnvnnnnnnnnnsrernenne 4 14 BOE System Date EE 4 14 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A nnnnvvvrrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnevvvennnenr 4 14 A34 Language ranor eset 4 14 4 3 5 Primary Third and Fourth IDE Master Slave 4 15 4 3 6 IDE Configuration cc ccccccccccccesssssssssssseseeeeeees 4 16 4 3 7 System lnformation Kanners 4 18 Advanced MenU EE 4 19 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration rrrrrrnnnnnnnnvvvvvvvvrvennnnn 4 19 4 4 2 LAN Cable Status c sssssssssssssssssssrseeeeeeneees 4 23 4 4 3 VENN ee 4 24 AAA PU Larven 4 26 EEE Go EE VE 4 28 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration sccseeeeee 4 30 BA POPOD
135. tion options Disabled Enabled 4 5 5 APM Configuration APM Configuration Go into On Off or Power Button Mode On Off re Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v2 53 CCo 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 Power Off 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 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 L item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date XX To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection Configuration options Everyday 1 2 3 31 Chapter 4 BIOS setup RT
136. two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 FLASH TYPE WiRbORANWSOVOSOANSMbEEPC BOARD P5WDG2 WS Pro BOARD Unknown VER 0204 VER Unknown DATE 07 04 2006 DATE Unknown Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go th the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press lt Enter gt to enable it You can switch between drives by pressing lt Tab gt before the correct file is found Then press lt Enter gt 4 When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done AN e This function can supp ort devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only e Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 5 4 6 4 1 4 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
137. utility completes the updating process AN e Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8 GB e Flash time takes around one minute e DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure 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 section 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 af
138. utomatically 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 Configuration options Auto Slow Normal Fast Faster Slot Power Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics card slot power Configuration options Auto Light Normal Heavy Heavier High Priority Port Select Disabled Allows you to disable or select the high priority port The specified high priority port will be given arbitration above VCO but below VC1 Configuration options Disabled PCI Express Port 1 PCI Express Port 5 PCI Express Port 6 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 29 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure Win627EHG Super IO Chipset Enable or disable HD Audio Controller Enabled a aaa rene PCI E Lan Enabled i PCI E LAN PCI LAN BOOTROM Disabled PCI Lan Enabled PCI LAN BOOTROM Disabled Marvell SATA Controller Enabled Marvell SATA BOOTROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 HD Audio Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the high definition audio CODEC Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI E Lan Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCI E Lan Configuration
139. vice Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 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 rara _ inimes Mars meh Basraa i Cantset Click an icon to Drivers oY I display support CD motherboard information Please celled Wem en the tight side 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 P5WDG2 WS Professional 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 VA The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions Drivers Flass s lvet enw on the righ wba ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver insta
140. wser This browser displays various desktop and system ee oad information Click the plus sign RE before DMI Information to Kr display the available information EE A ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 19 PCI browser Click to display the PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect browser This browser provides information on the PCI PCT Browser devices installed on your system EE E E ER E Click the plus sign before the Interconnect PCI Information item to display ES available information raperight fe 206 ASUS Usage The Usage browser displays real time information on the CPU hard disk drive space and memory usage Click u ase to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Click a hard disk drive to display the information on the right panel The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used blue and the available HDD space 5 20 Chapter 5 Software support Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used blue and the available physical memory Conf
141. y Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 5 31 Creating a RAID 1 set mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity XX X GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters 1 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 1 Mirror then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 5 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to cr
142. 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 Advanced Power Boot Tools Suspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume No ACPI 2 0 Support No ACPI APIC Support Enabled Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2005 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 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 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 4 33 4 34 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 Configura
143. ystem CMOS Real Time Clock IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel Ni rh OO un amp WI N Op Ja O N o gt U HI AIG pe VG A Go O CO GT These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCIX slot 1 PCIX slot 2 Onboard SATA Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN 1 2 shared PCIE x16 1 shared PCIE x16 2 shared USB controller 1 shared USB controller 2 shared USB controller 3 shared USB controller 4 shared USB 2 0 controller shared Serial ATA shared HD Audio shared shared shared shared shared shared shared shared ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2 21 2 22 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the PCI Express x16 slots Refer to the next page for the list of qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards for this motherboard N e In CrossFire mode install the master card in PCIEX16_1 blue slot Each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwi

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