Motherboard Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notices
- Safety information
- About this guide
- P5N-T Deluxe specifications summary
- Product introduction
- 1.1 Welcome!
- 1.2 Package contents
- 1.3 Special features
- 1.3.1 Product highlights
- 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features 
- 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features
- Hardware information
- 2.1 Before you proceed
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
- 2.2.1 Placement direction
- 2.2.2 Screw holes
- 2.2.3 Motherboard layout
- 2.2.4 Layout contents
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
- 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
- 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.4.1 Overview
- 2.4.2 Memory configurations
- 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
- 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
- 2.5 Expansion slots
- 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
- 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
- 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
- 2.5.4 PCI slot
- 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots
- 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
- 2.6 Jumper
- 2.7 Connectors
- 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
- 2.7.2 Internal connectors
- 2.7.3 Installing the optional fans
- Powering up
- 3.1 Starting up for the first time
- 3.2 Turning off the computer
- 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
- 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
- BIOS setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility
- 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
- 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
- 4.1.4 Updating the BIOS
- 4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
- 4.2.2 Menu bar
- 4.2.3 Legend bar
- 4.2.4 Menu items
- 4.2.5 Sub-menu items
- 4.2.6 Configuration fields
- 4.2.7 Pop-up window
- 4.2.8 General help
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
- 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
- 4.3.3 Language [English]
- 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
- 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave
- 4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
- 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
- 4.3.8 Installed Memory [xxx MB]
- 4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB]
- 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu
- 4.4.1 AI Tuning [Auto]
- 4.4.2 Overclocking
- 4.4.3 Over Voltage
- 4.4.4 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled]
- 4.4.5 SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled]
- 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC [CPUOC 0%]
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.5.1 AI NET2
- 4.5.2 PCIPnP
- 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration
- 4.6 Power menu
- 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
- 4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
- 4.6.3 APM Configuration
- 4.6.4 Hardware Monitor
- 4.7 Boot menu
- 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
- 4.7.2 Removable Drives
- 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives
- 4.7.4 CDROM Drives
- 4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration
- 4.7.6 Security
- 4.8 Tools menu
- 4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile
- 4.8.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
- 4.9 Exit menu
- Software support
- 5.1 Installing an operating system
- 5.2 Support DVD information
- 5.2.1 Running the support DVD
- 5.2.2 Drivers menu
- 5.2.3 Utilities menu
- 5.2.4 Make disk menu
- 5.2.5 Manual menu
- 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information
- 5.2.7 Other information
- 5.3 Software information
- 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3™
- 5.3.2 AI NET2
- 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II
- 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite
- 5.3.5 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3
- 5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap
- 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2
- 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster
- 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link
- 5.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)
- 5.4 RAID configurations
- 5.4.1 RAID definitions
- 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations
- 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
- 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
- 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®
- NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
- 6.1 Overview
- Requirements
- 6.2 Graphics card setup
- 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards
- 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
- 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers
- 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows®
- CPU features
- A.1 Intel® EM64T
- A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
- A.2.1 System requirements
- A.2.2 Using the EIST
- A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
- 2.1 Before you proceed
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
- 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.4 System memory
- 2.5 Expansion slots
- 2.6 Jumper
- 2.7 Connectors
ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 3-1
3.1 Starting up for the rst time
1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.
2. Be sure that all switches are off.
3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system
chassis.
4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge
protector.
5. Turn on the devices in the following order:
a. Monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. System power
6. After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case
lights up. For systems with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up
when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with “green”
standards or if it has a “power standby” feature, the monitor LED may light up
or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on.
The system then runs the power-on self tests or POST. While the tests are
running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen.
If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on
the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper
settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.
7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the
instructions in Chapter 4.