Asus P5Q PRO Turbo- User Manual

Asus P5Q PRO Turbo

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 – Contents; Product introduction
  • Page 6 – Software support; Intel; ATI; Enabling the ATI
  • Page 7 – Federal Communications Commission Statement; • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; Notices
  • Page 8 – Safety information; Electrical safety; DO NOT
  • Page 9 – About this guide; How this guide is organized
  • Page 10 – Bold text
  • Page 11 – P5Q PRO Turbo specifications summary
  • Page 12 – ASUS Unique Features
  • Page 13 – *Specifications are subject to change without notice.; Internal I/O Connectors
  • Page 15 – Thank you for buying an ASUS; Package contents; Check your motherboard package for the following items.; Chapter 1
  • Page 16 – Product highlights; CoreTM2 Processor Ready; powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.; eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 20.8 GB/s.; 7 years operation lifespan at 65oC); time 3D-rendered previews within ATI CatalystTM Control Center.; Green ASUS; while minimizing the impact on the environment.
  • Page 17 – ASUS Unique features; games, simply through pressing the button
  • Page 18 – ASUS EPU; components in real-time–helping save power and money!; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; Fanless Design—Heat pipe solution; Fan Xpert; ASUS Crystal Sound; conference and recording.; Noise Filtering; audio stream while recording.; ASUS EZ DIY; update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.
  • Page 19 – Drive Xpert; using a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.; ASUS MyLogo2TM; colorful and vivid image on your screen.
  • Page 21 – any motherboard settings.; Chapter 2; Onboard LED
  • Page 22 – Motherboard layout; Motherboard overview
  • Page 23 – Layout contents; Page; DDR2 DIMM slots
  • Page 24 – Placement direction; Place this side towards
  • Page 25 – Celeron; Installing the CPU; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
  • Page 27 – Apply some Thermal Interface Material; the load lever (B) until it snaps into the
  • Page 28 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 29 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 30 – Recommended memory configurations; System memory; Overview
  • Page 31 – Memory configurations; into the DIMM sockets.
  • Page 32 – P5Q PRO Turbo Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
  • Page 38 – Removing a DIMM; Installing a DIMM; Unlocked retaining clip
  • Page 39 – Installing an expansion card
  • Page 40 – Interrupt assignments; Standard interrupt assignments; * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.; IRQ assignments for this motherboard; IRQ
  • Page 41 – PCI slots; location of the slots.; PCI Express x1_1 slot
  • Page 42 – To erase the RTC RAM
  • Page 43 – -2 to activate the advanced CPU overvoltage feature.
  • Page 45 – Rear panel connectors; External SATA port
  • Page 46 – Audio I/O connections; Connect to Headphone and Mic; Status; OFF; Right; Port
  • Page 47 – Connect to Stereo Speakers
  • Page 48 – Connect to 5.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 49 – Internal connectors; slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; Front Panel Type
  • Page 50 – Drive jumper setting
  • Page 51 – configuration with the Intel; Configure
  • Page 52 – Silicon Image; If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a; EZ Backup; or a; Super; Image; Normal Mode
  • Page 53 – 80 Mbps connection speed.
  • Page 57 – push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.; Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator
  • Page 58 – power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
  • Page 60 – BIOS Beep; Turning off the computer
  • Page 61 – Chapter 3; Knowing BIOS; We recommend that you not change the default BIOS settings; We strongly; Updating BIOS; DO NOT manually update the BIOS
  • Page 62 – ASUS Update utility; Installing ASUS Update; Utilities; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Update BIOS
  • Page 63 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; Load Setup Defaults
  • Page 64 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; Tab; details
  • Page 65 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; Recovering the BIOS; containing the BIOS file to the USB port.
  • Page 66 – using the navigation keys.; BIOS menu screen; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 67 – Scroll bar
  • Page 68 – language, and the type of floppy drive installed.; screen; display the SATA device information.
  • Page 69 – Allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type.; formatted with LBA mode disabled.
  • Page 71 – System Information; AHCI Configuration; Configure SATA as
  • Page 72 – Manual; Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.; Auto; Loads the optimal settings for the system.; Scroll down to display the following items:
  • Page 73 – Frequency item settings.
  • Page 75 – Allows you to set the system performance.
  • Page 77 – Blue; Enhances the CPU overclocking ability.
  • Page 78 – CPU Configuration; Advanced menu
  • Page 80 – Chipset
  • Page 81 – Onboard Devices Configuration
  • Page 82 – USB Devices Enabled
  • Page 83 – PCIPnP
  • Page 84 – The system automatically configures the ACPI suspend mode.
  • Page 85 – Second
  • Page 87 – Hardware Monitor; Disables the Chassis Q-Fan control feature.
  • Page 88 – installed in the system.; Boot Device Priority; on the chassis temperature.
  • Page 90 – Security; Change Supervisor Password
  • Page 91 – Change User Password; User Password; Clear User Password
  • Page 92 – ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • Page 93 – This item allows you to use; Super Speed; function. Plug two identical SATA hard; function. Plug two identical SATA hard drives
  • Page 94 – Set to [No] to disable the Reset User Data function when entering the
  • Page 95 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Load from Profile 1/2
  • Page 96 – AI NET 2; BIOS checks the Atheros LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test
  • Page 97 – Exit & Discard Changes; Ok; Ok
  • Page 99 – This motherboard supports Windows; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD; Chapter 4
  • Page 100 – Obtaining the software manuals; the necessary software manuals.; Click the support DVD icon.; Double-click the folder of your
  • Page 101 – ASUS PC Probe II; Launching PC Probe II; Button
  • Page 102 – ASUS AI Suite; Launching AI Suite
  • Page 103 – Launching EPU
  • Page 104 – ASUS Fan Xpert; Launching Fan Xpert; AI Suite; Using Fan Xpert
  • Page 105 – ASUS TurboV; Save Profile; Launching ASUS TurboV; Install the ASUS TurboV utility from the motherboard support DVD.; Start
  • Page 106 – ASUS Turbo Key; Launching ASUS Turbo Key; Turbo Key Off; Using ASUS Turbo Key
  • Page 107 – ASUS Drive Xpert; Launching Drive Xpert in Windows
  • Page 108 – ASUS Express Gate; Express Gate applications.; Notices about ASUS Express Gate; motherboard; The First Screen; Exit
  • Page 109 – Audio configurations; VIA HD; icon on the taskbar. Double-click on the icon to display the; VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows® VistaTM
  • Page 110 – RAID definitions; Installing Serial ATA hard disks
  • Page 111 – Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Main
  • Page 112 – Creating a RAID set; Create RAID Volume
  • Page 113 – Capacity; Deleting a RAID set; Delete RAID Volume
  • Page 114 – Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager; From the utility main menu, select; return to the DELETE VOLUME menu.
  • Page 115 – use either a floppy disk or a USB device with the RAID driver.; The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector; SATA; floppy disk drive; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; Save changes and exit BIOS.; Make Disk; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®; Make disk; menu, and then click
  • Page 117 – Using a USB floppy disk drive
  • Page 118 – Find the
  • Page 119 – Chapter 5; Requirements; Control Panel > Programs and Features
  • Page 120 – Dual CrossFireX installation
  • Page 121 – Connect two independent auxiliary power
  • Page 122 – Installing the device drivers; Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center
  • Page 123 – Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology
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Page 2 - Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.

ii E4287First Edition February 2009 Copyright © 2009 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...

Page 3 - Contents; Product introduction

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

Page 6 - Software support; Intel; ATI; Enabling the ATI

vi Contents Chapter 4: Software support 4.2 Support DVD information .......................................................................... 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD ........................................................... 4-1 4.1 Installing an operating system ...........................

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