Asus Asus Computer Hardware EPU- User Manual

Asus Asus Computer Hardware EPU

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; P5K/EPU specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction; Memory configurations
  • Page 4 – iv; Chapter 3: Powering up; Starting up for the first time; Chapter 4: BIOS setup; Configuration fields
  • Page 5 – CPU Configuration; Chapter 5: Software support
  • Page 6 – CrossFireTM technology support; Intel
  • Page 7 – vii; Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 8 – viii; Safety information; Electrical safety; qualified service technician or your retailer.; Operation safety
  • Page 9 – ix; About this guide; How this guide is organized
  • Page 10 – Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 11 – ALC883 8-channel High Definition Audio
  • Page 12 – ASUS Power Saving Solution:; - FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz; Overclocking Protection:
  • Page 13 – Internal I/O Connectors
  • Page 14 – xiv
  • Page 15 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 16 – Chapter summary
  • Page 17 – Package contents
  • Page 18 – Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special features; Product highlights; energy efficient CPU in the world.
  • Page 19 – consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
  • Page 20 – ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; overclocking capability.; ASUS EPU; generation 8-phase VRM design leads the industry with its 96% power; AI Nap; environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. See page 5-21 for
  • Page 21 – ASUS Crystal Sound; Noise Filter; ASUS EZ DIY; components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
  • Page 22 – ASUS MyLogo3TM; ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking; AI Booster
  • Page 23 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 25 – Onboard LED; the location of the onboard LED.; Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.
  • Page 26 – Chapter 2: Hardware information; Motherboard overview; ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; Placement direction; as indicated in the image below.; Screw holes
  • Page 27 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 28 – Layout contents
  • Page 29 – CPU, chassis and power fan connectors
  • Page 31 – are installing a CPU.; Installing the CPU; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; and the load lever is on your left.
  • Page 32 – socket then fit the socket
  • Page 33 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 34 – Push down two fasteners at a time in; can occur if you fail to plug this connector.; P5K/EPU CPU fan connector
  • Page 35 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 36 – Rotate each fastener clockwise to; detailed information on CPU fan installation.
  • Page 37 – System memory; Overview; differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.; FSB; • This chipset officially supports DDR2-800 MHz. With the ASUS Super; DRAM Frequency; Channel A
  • Page 38 – • You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The; Mode
  • Page 42 – your fingers when pressing the
  • Page 43 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; To install an expansion card:; Configuring an; Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.; inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
  • Page 44 – Interrupt assignments; * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.; IRQ assignments for this motherboard; IRQ
  • Page 45 – PCI slots; specifications. The figure shows a LAN; PCI Express x1 slots; specifications. The following figure; PCI Express x16 slots; Express specifications. With two graphics
  • Page 46 – Primary PCI Express x16 slot; comply with the PCI Express specifications.; Options for Universal; Automatically optimizes performance and
  • Page 47 – Jumper; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.; • You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to; P5K/EPU Clear RTC RAM; CLRTC
  • Page 48 – Connectors; Rear panel connectors; Description Status; LAN port LED indications
  • Page 49 – ASUS; Port
  • Page 50 – Internal connectors; signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive.; Drive jumper setting; FLOPPY; P5K/EPU IDE connector
  • Page 51 – right angle side
  • Page 52 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; The USB module cable is purchased separately.
  • Page 53 – CPU, chassis and power fan connectors; cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!; P5K/EPU Fan connectors; • Only the CPU-FAN and CHA-FAN 1-2 connectors support the ASUS
  • Page 54 – a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the; P5K/EPU Chassis intrusion connector; CHASSIS; P5K/EPU ATX power connectors; EATXPWR
  • Page 55 – • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX12V power plug otherwise, the; Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator; AAFP; of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio
  • Page 56 – P5K/EPU Internal audio connector; CD; P5K/EPU Digital audio connector; HDMI card to this connector with a S/PDIF out cable.
  • Page 57 – P5K/EPU System panel connector; PANEL
  • Page 58 – to know the detailed pin definitions, then
  • Page 59 – Powering up; This chapter describes the power up
  • Page 61 – b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain); BIOS Beep
  • Page 62 – Turning off the computer; Using the OS shut down function; If you are using Windows; Using the dual function power switch; soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section
  • Page 63 – BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 65 – Managing and updating your BIOS; ASUS Update; (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk); (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk or the; Installing ASUS Update; ASUS Update utility; Save the current BIOS file; Quit all Windows
  • Page 66 – you to avoid network traffic, or; Auto Select; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Start
  • Page 67 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; The ASUS Update utility is; Locate the BIOS file from the Open
  • Page 68 – To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:; ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash 2; You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.; with; process and automatically reboots the system when done.
  • Page 69 – AFUDOS utility; corrupted during the updating process.; Copying the current BIOS; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.; 024KB free space to save the file.; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
  • Page 70 – filename at the DOS prompt.; completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.; The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
  • Page 71 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; disk that contains the updated BIOS file.; updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.; Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD; To recover the BIOS from the support DVD:; can cause system boot failure!; Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk; To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk:
  • Page 72 – BIOS setup program; and updating your BIOS; the first two failed.; compatibility and stability. Select the; Load Setup Defaults; item under the
  • Page 73 – Menu bar; For changing the basic system configuration; The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another.
  • Page 74 – Menu items; displays the specific items for that; configuration options for that item.; Scroll bar; not fit on the screen. Press the; General help
  • Page 75 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.; Refer to section; screen; for information on the menu screen
  • Page 76 – N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 77 – SATA Configuration; Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
  • Page 78 – System Information; automatically detects the items in this menu.; AMIBIOS; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.; Processor; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.; System Memory; Displays the auto-detected system memory.
  • Page 79 – Advanced menu; JumperFree Configuration; field values can cause the system to malfunction.; Manual; Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.; Auto; Loads the optimal settings for the system.; Standard; Loads the standard settings for the system.
  • Page 80 – CPU Ratio Control; item is set to; Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency.; FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization; the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings.; Front Side Bus; The following two items only appear when you set the; Ai Overclocking; item to; Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency.; • The configuration options of the DRAM Frequency item may differ
  • Page 81 – The following items appear when you set the; DRAM Timing Control
  • Page 82 – This sub-item appears only when you set the; Transaction Booster; The following items only appear when you set the
  • Page 83 – Blue; CPU PLL Voltage; Allows you to enable or disable the CPU spread spectrum.
  • Page 84 – USB Configuration; item then press to display the configuration options.; USB Devices Enabled; Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.; USB 2.0 Controller Mode
  • Page 85 – the legacy USB support is disabled.
  • Page 86 – automatically detects.; The following item appears when the item; is set to; Allows you to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB
  • Page 87 – Chipset; The following item appears only when you set; PEG Port Control; North Bridge Chipset Configuration; support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.; The following item appears only when you set the
  • Page 88 – OnBoard Devices Configuration; Allows you to disable or enable the onboard 1394 device support.
  • Page 89 – PCIPnP; configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.; Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
  • Page 90 – Power menu; configuration options.
  • Page 91 – APM Configuration; was before the AC power loss.; RTC Alarm Date; will become user-configurable with set values.; causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
  • Page 92 – supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.; Hardware Monitor; Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-fan.; The following item appears only when you enable CPU Q-Fan Control.
  • Page 93 – monitor warning message.; CPU fan speed will auto-adjust to reach this target temperature.
  • Page 94 – Boot menu; Boot Device Priority
  • Page 95 – Boot Settings Configuration; Sets the display mode for option ROM.
  • Page 96 – Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password; for information on how to
  • Page 97 – Change User Password; Select this item to set or change the user password. The; User Password; item on; Not Installed; Clear User Password; Select this item to clear the user password.
  • Page 98 – Tools menu; ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • Page 99 – ASUS Ai Net 2
  • Page 100 – Exit menu; Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; Ok; Ok
  • Page 101 – This chapter describes the contents of
  • Page 103 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.; • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup
  • Page 104 – Drivers menu; ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard; Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard.; Intel Chipset Inf Update Program; Install this driver before the ASUS AI Suite utility.
  • Page 105 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities; Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.; Marvell Yukon VCT Application; Installs the Marvell
  • Page 106 – Corel Snapfire Plus SE; Installs Corel Snapfire Plus SE.
  • Page 107 – ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.; Manual menu; open the folder of the user manual.; Acrobat
  • Page 108 – Browse this DVD; Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format.; Other information; specified information.; Motherboard Info; Displays the general specifications of the motherboard.
  • Page 109 – Technical support Form; requesting technical support.; Filelist; Displays the contents of the support DVD in text format.
  • Page 110 – Software information; flashing BIOS, then click; Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu, then click; • Before using the ASUS MyLogo3TM, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy
  • Page 112 – AI NET2; Using the Virtual Cable TesterTM; the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup.
  • Page 113 – ASUS PC Probe II; Installing PC Probe II; the setup.exe file to start installation.; Launching PC Probe II; Start > All Programs; Using PC Probe II; Main window
  • Page 114 – turns red, as the illustrations below show.; Preferences; You can customize the application using the; Button
  • Page 115 – Changing the monitor panels position; another position from the list box. Click OK when finished.; Moving the monitor panels; Hardware monitor panels; Adjusting the sensor threshold value; using the Config window.
  • Page 116 – WMI browser
  • Page 117 – CPU usage
  • Page 118 – Configuring PC Probe II
  • Page 119 – Install the; ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver; before the ASUS AI Suite utility.; Installing AI Suite; AI Suite; Launching AI Suite; Using AI Suite
  • Page 120 – Other feature buttons
  • Page 122 – Energy Saving Status; Click; Electricity Savings Calculator; window. You may reset the
  • Page 123 – ASUS AI Nap; on the confirmation screen.; Yes; on; click the; icon on the OS taskbar, select; and click; Use power; . Unclick the the item to switch the function back.
  • Page 124 – Profile list appears after clicking; down list button and select a profile.
  • Page 125 – ASUS AI Booster; WIndows
  • Page 126 – ASUS AI Direct Link; Using AI Direct Link; Incoming folder > Enable incoming folder; Incoming
  • Page 127 – Incoming folder > Change incoming folder; to open the system directories,; opens. Put the files you want
  • Page 129 – ATI
  • Page 131 – Requirements; ATX Power connectors; Before you begin; Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system; • Visit the ATI website or download the Radeon
  • Page 132 – MVP technology support; x16 blue slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.; Installing CrossFireTM graphics cards; the ATI; To install the graphics cards:
  • Page 133 – black slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.
  • Page 134 – Connect one end of the external cable to the Master graphics card.
  • Page 135 – Installing the device drivers; • Windows; Hardware Wizard window. Click; Cancel
  • Page 136 – Next; wizard that will guide you to setup; management software, as well as the ATI driver.
  • Page 137 – Using the CatalystTM Control Center; Launching the CatalystTM Control Center; • Double-click the CatalystTM Control Center desktop shortcut.
  • Page 138 – The CatalystTM Control Center Dialog Box; View; The CatalystTM Control Center provides two views:; - simple view with wizards for beginners; - allows advanced users to access and configure the complete; Set to; Advance; view to enable the CrossFireTM function.
  • Page 139 – Click the CrossfireTM item in Graphics Settings.; Enable; Hotkeys
  • Page 140 – Click the Profiles; tab on the CatalystTM Control Center to access the Profiles; Click the; tab on the CatalystTM Control Center to select a
  • Page 141 – Help; tab on the CatalystTM Control Center to access the online help
  • Page 143 – CPU features; The Appendix describes the CPU features
  • Page 145 – • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel; Using the Intel; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep; • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can; System requirements; BIOS file with EIST support
  • Page 146 – Appendix: CPU features; Using the EIST; except Home/Office Desktop or
  • Page 147 – Using the Hyper-Threading Technology; Pentium; Hyper-Threading Technology; The BIOS item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports
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ii E3873Third Edition V3 April 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 an...

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iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iiiNotices ........................................................................................................ viiSafety information ........................................

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iv Contents 2.6 Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-23 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-24 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-...

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