User manual ASUS P5Q DELUXE V2

[. . . ] Motherboard P5Q Deluxe E3913 Second Edition (V2) May 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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. [. . . ] Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. Loads the optimal settings for the system. ASUS P5Q Deluxe 3-15 3. 4. 2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [06. 0] [07. 0] [08. 0] [09. 0] The following two items appear only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. FSB Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus. Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings. FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 1600 400 MHz FSB 1333 333 MHz FSB 1066 266 MHz FSB 800 200 MHz PCIE Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. The values range from 100 to 180. 3. 4. 3 FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto] When set to [Auto], the FSB Strap will be adjusted automatically by FSB Frequency and DRAM Frequency. Congifuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz] 3. 4. 4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2-667 MHz] [DDR2-800 MHz] [DDR2-835MHz] [DDR2-887 MHz] [DDR2-1002MHz] [DDR2-1066MHz] [DDR2-1111] [DDR21335MHz] The DRAM Frequency configuration options vary with the FSB Frequency item settings. Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable!If this happens, revert to the default setting. 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 4. 5 DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A1/A2/B1/B2 [Auto] Adjusting these items may help enhancing DRAM overclocking ability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Advance 350ps] [Advance 300ps] [Advance 250ps] [Advance 200ps] [Advance 150ps] [Advance 100ps] [Advance 50ps] [Normal] [Delay 50ps] [Delay 100ps] [Delay 150ps] [Delay 200ps] [Delay 250ps] [Delay 300ps] [Delay 350ps] 3. 4. 6 DRAM Timing Control [Auto] · · The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 1st Information: 4-4-4-15-3-36-5-3 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: CAS# Latency [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] [7 DRAM Clocks] [8 DRAM Clocks] [9 DRAM Clocks] [10 DRAM Clocks] [11 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [17 DRAM Clocks] [18 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [17 DRAM Clocks] [18 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge Time [15 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [33 DRAM Clocks] [34 DRAM Clocks] RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Row Refresh Cycle Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [20 DRAM Clocks] [25 DRAM Clocks] [30 DRAM Clocks] [35 DRAM Clocks] [42 DRAM Clocks] Write Recovery Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Read to Precharge Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] ASUS P5Q Deluxe 3-17 2nd Information: 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: READ to WRITE Delay(S/D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Write to Read Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE to READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] READ To READ Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] READ To READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE To WRITE Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE To WRITE Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] 3rd Information: 12-5-1-4-4 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: WRITE to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [31 DRAM Clocks] READ to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] PRE to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [3 DRAM Clocks] ALL PRE to ACT Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] ALL PRE to REF Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] 3. 4. 7 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] Adjusting this item might enhance DRAM overclocking ability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 4. 8 DRAM Read Training [Auto] Allows you to set DRAM read data timing optimization. Setting this item to [Disabled] may help enhance DRAM overclocking ability. OC Charger Allows you to enable or disable the memory overclocking charger feature. Setting this item to [Enabled] may help enhance DRAM overclock ability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 3. 4. 10 Ai Clock Twister [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM performance. Set this item to [Light] or [Lighter] to enhance DRAM compatibility, or [Strong] or [Stronger] to accelerate DRAM performance. Configuration options: [Auto] [Lighter] [Light] [Moderate] [Strong] [Stronger] 3. 4. 11 Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] Allows you to set the system performance. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following two sub-items appear only when you set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. Common Performance Level [05] Set this item to a higher level for better compatibility or a lower level for better performance. Pull-In of CHA/B PH1/2/3/4 [Disabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to apply enhancement on DRAM Channel A and B, Phase 1 to 4. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following ten (10) items on the next page are adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the <Enter> key. [. . . ] During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 4-70 Chapter 4: Software support 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 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 ® A ASUS P5Q Deluxe A. 1 Intel®EM64T · · The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. ThemotherboardcomeswithaBIOSfilethatsupportsEM64T. Youcan downloadthelatestBIOSfilefromtheASUSwebsite(www. asus. com/ support/download/)ifyouneedtoupdatetheBIOSfile. SeeChapter3for details. Visit www. microsoft. com for more information on Windows®64-bitOS. · · UsingtheIntel®EM64Tfeature To use the Intel®EM64Tfeature: 1. [. . . ]