User manual ASUS P5N-D

[. . . ] Motherboard P5N-D E3894 Second Edition V2 May 2008 Copyright © 2008 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. 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. [. . . ] The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the system. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by 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 <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B324 FLASH TYPE: SST 49LF080A /3. 3V Current ROM BOARD: P5N-D VER: 0107 DATE: 10/31/2007 PATH: A:\ A: Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move (2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it. You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file is found. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUS P5N-D 4-5 4. 1. 4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. 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. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. 4. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash. exe) from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier. Under the DOS mode, use <X:> (X stands for the name of the disk assignment) to switch to the folder of floppy disk, CD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS fileand AwardBIOS Flash Utility. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55-MCP51-P5N-D-00 Flash Type File Name to Program: DATE:10/31/2007 5. At the prompt, type Message: awdflash then press <Enter>. The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. Please input File Name! 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55-MCP51-P5N-D-00 Flash Type File Name to Program: P5N-D. bin DATE:10/31/2007 Message: Do You Want To Save Bios (Y/N) 7. 8. The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk and starts flashing the BIOS file. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55-MCP51-P5N-D-00 Flash Type File Name to Program: P5N-D. bin DATE:10/31/2007 Programming Flash Memory - OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process! 9. The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file. Remove the disk then press <F1> to restart the system. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55-MCP51-P5N-D-00 Flash Type DATE:10/31/2007 File Name to Program: P5N-D. bin Flashing Complete Press <F1> to Continue Write OK F1 Reset No Update Write Fail ASUS P5N-D 4-7 4. 1. 5 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. [. . . ] Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar. NVIDIA Settings icon 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties. 3. 4. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. ASUS P5N-D 6-5 5. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. 6. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. 7. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. Slider 8. Click OK when done. Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLITM technology support Appendix: The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports. CPU features A Chapter summary A. 1 A. 2 A. 3 Intel EM64T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 ® A Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 ASUS P5N-D A. 1 Intel® EM64T · · The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. [. . . ]