Asus P5QL-E- User Manual

Asus P5QL-E

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; P5QL-E specifications summary; Product introduction; Memory configurations
  • Page 4 – iv; Powering up; Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup; Creating a bootable floppy disk
  • Page 5 – AHCI Configuration
  • Page 6 – Boot Settings Configuration; Software support; ASUS MyLogo2; RAID configurations
  • Page 7 – vii; RAID definitions
  • Page 8 – viii; Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
  • Page 9 – ix; Safety information; Electrical safety
  • Page 10 – About this guide; How this guide is organized
  • Page 11 – xi; Conventions used in this guide; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 12 – High Definition Audio; ALC1200, 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  • Page 13 – ASUS Unique Features; - FSB tuning from 200 MHz up to 800 MHz at 1 MHz
  • Page 14 – *Specifications are subject to change without notice.; Internal I/O Connectors
  • 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; This motherboard supports the latest Intel; Intel; latency of the memory accesses.; DDR2 memory support; feature optimizes the use of available memory size.
  • Page 19 – consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
  • Page 20 – ASUS unique features; ASUS Power Saving Solution; computing power and energy consumption.; ASUS EPU-Six Engine; The new ASUS EPU - the world’s first power saving engine, has been; Fan Xpert; achieve a quiet and cool environment.; AI Nap; environment, simply click the mouse or press a key.; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3; USB flash disk containing the BIOS file.
  • Page 21 – without entering windows at anytime!; USB drive and downloading to USB drives only .
  • Page 22 – ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features; AI Booster; environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.; Precision Tweaker 2
  • Page 23 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 25 – Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.; • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any; Onboard LED; the location of the onboard LED.
  • 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; DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
  • Page 27 – Refer to; Motherboard layout
  • Page 28 – Layout contents; Page; PCI slots
  • Page 30 – Installing the CPU; and the load lever is on your left.
  • Page 31 – socket then fit the socket alignment; Some heatsinks come with
  • Page 33 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 34 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan; the connector on the motherboard.; P5QL-E CPU fan connector
  • Page 35 – Channel A; System memory; Overview; The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
  • Page 36 – DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.; Recommended Memory Configurations; • You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The; Mode; Vista x64 Edition
  • Page 39 – Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 QVL.
  • Page 40 – Removing a DDR2 DIMM; The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.; Installing a DDR2 DIMM; the motherboard and the components.
  • Page 41 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.; Configuring an expansion card; Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.; inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
  • Page 42 – Interrupt assignments; IRQ assignments for this motherboard; * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.; IRQ; Standard interrupt assignments
  • Page 43 – the location of the slots.
  • Page 44 – Jumpers; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.; parameter settings to default values.
  • Page 45 – first to adjust the desired; P5QL-E CPU/Northbridge overvoltage setting
  • Page 46 – Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode; 00mA on the +5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise, the system will
  • Page 47 – Connectors; Rear panel connectors; LAN port LED indications
  • Page 49 – Internal connectors; signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive.; using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.; P5QL-E Floppy disk drive connector
  • Page 51 – Configure SATA as; to avoid mechanical conflict with huge; right angle side; P5QL-E SATA connectors; When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the configure SATA as in the BIOS to
  • Page 52 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; The USB module need to be purchased separately.
  • Page 53 – of the system chassis.; The IEEE 1394 module need to be purchased separately.
  • Page 54 – cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors!; P5QL-E fan connectors
  • Page 55 – The ASUS HDMI-equipped graphics card and the S/PDIF Out cable are; P5QL-E Chassis intrusion connector; P5QL-E Digital audio connector
  • Page 56 – of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio; Front Panel Type; item in the BIOS is set to; P5QL-E Analog front panel connector; The serial port module cable is purchased separately.
  • Page 58 – read from or written to the HDD.; P5QL-E System panel connector
  • Page 60 – This chapter describes the power up
  • Page 62 – b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain); BIOS Beep
  • Page 63 – Chapter 3: Powering up; Turning off the computer; Using the OS shut down function; Start; Using the dual function power switch
  • Page 64 – This chapter tells how to change the
  • Page 66 – Managing and updating your BIOS; ASUS Update; (Updates the BIOS in Windows; ASUS EZ Flash 2; (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 67 – Chapter 4: BIOS setup; Select the ASUS FTP site nearest; Auto Select; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; desktop by clicking; from the; Next
  • Page 68 – 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 69 – Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.
  • Page 70 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash2; process and automatically reboots the system when done.; with
  • Page 71 – AFUDOS utility; corrupted during the updating process.; Copying the current BIOS; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; 024KB free space to save the file.; the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.; Updating the BIOS file; the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.
  • Page 72 – 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 73 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; disk that contains the updated BIOS file.; Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than 8GB.
  • Page 74 – BIOS setup program; and updating your BIOS; the first two failed.; compatibility and stability. Select the; Load Setup Defaults; item under the
  • Page 75 – Menu bar; For changing the basic system configuration; The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another.; BIOS menu screen
  • Page 76 – Menu items; displays the specific items for that; Configuration fields; configuration options for that item.; Scroll bar; not fit on the screen. Press the; General help
  • Page 77 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.; Refer to section; screen; for information on the menu screen; Allows you to set the system time.
  • Page 78 – N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 79 – Selects the DMA mode.; Storage Configuration; want to configure the item.; If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA
  • Page 81 – 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.; Ai Tweaker menu; Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
  • Page 82 – Manual; Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.; Auto; Loads the optimal settings for the system.; Ai Overclock Tuner; item to; the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings.
  • Page 83 – Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency.; DRAM Frequency; configuration options vary with the; FSB Frequency; FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization; Front Side Bus; the PCIE frequency. The values range from 100 to 180.
  • Page 85 – Adjusting this item might enhance DRAM overclocking ability.
  • Page 86 – The following two sub-items appear only when you set the; Ai Transaction; Setting a high VCore voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and
  • Page 89 – Advanced menu; field values can cause the system to malfunction.; CPU Configuration; automatically detects.
  • Page 90 – The options vary depending on the CPU you install.; Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support.; A full reset is required to apply the setting.; CPU Ratio control
  • Page 91 – Chipset; North Bridge Configuration
  • Page 92 – item appears only when you enable this item.
  • Page 93 – USB Configuration; item then press to display the configuration options.; USB Devices Enabled; Allows you to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers.; USB Functions; Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.; USB 2.0 Controller Mode
  • Page 94 – PCIPnP; configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.; USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
  • Page 95 – Power menu; configuration options.
  • Page 96 – RTC Alarm Date; will become user-configurable with set values.; causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
  • Page 97 – Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-fan.
  • Page 98 – Allows you to enable or disable the Chassis Q-fan.; The following item appears only when you enable; Chassis Q-Fan Control
  • Page 99 – Boot menu; Boot Device Priority
  • Page 100 – Sets the display mode for option ROM.; Interrupt 19 Capture
  • Page 101 – Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password; Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The; for information on how to; change other security settings.
  • Page 102 – 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 103 – Tools menu; Express Gate
  • Page 104 – environment after clearing its settings.; AI Net 2
  • Page 105 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Load from Profile 1/2
  • Page 106 – Exit menu; Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; Ok
  • Page 108 – This chapter describes the contents of
  • Page 110 – 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 111 – Chapter 5: Software support; Drivers menu; devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.; Norton Internet Security 2008; Installs the Norton Internet Security 2008.; Intel Chipset Driver; Installs the Intel chipset driver.; Realtek Audio Driver; Installs the Realtek audio driver.
  • Page 112 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities; Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.
  • Page 113 – in healthy operating condition.; Installs the PhotoImpact image editing software.
  • Page 114 – ASUS Express Gate Installer; Installs the ASUS Express Gate.; Make Disk menu; Allows you to create an JMicron JMB363 32bit
  • Page 115 – Manual menu; open the folder of the user manual.; Adobe; ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
  • Page 116 – Other information; specified information.; Motherboard Info; Displays the general specifications of the motherboard.; Browse this DVD; Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format.
  • Page 117 – Filelist; requesting technical support.
  • Page 118 – Software information; utility lets you customize the boot logo. The boot logo is the; • Before using the ASUS MyLogo2; Configuration
  • Page 119 – load the new boot logo.
  • Page 120 – Audio configurations; Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek; Realtek HD; Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows VistaTM
  • Page 121 – Device advanced settings; Information; Connector settings; Connector Settings; Exit; Exit; Click any of the tabs in this area to configure your audio settings.
  • Page 122 – Speaker Configuration
  • Page 123 – tab allows you to configure
  • Page 124 – Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XPTM; Click the information button (; Minimize; Click the minimize button (; Click the exit button (
  • Page 125 – the equalizer, set the karaoke, or select; Sound Effect; the equalizer, or set the karaoke to your desired settings.; Mixer; to set all channels to mute ( ) if you do not want voice input.
  • Page 126 – Microphone
  • Page 127 – D Audio Demo
  • Page 128 – ASUS PC Probe II; Installing PC Probe II; the; Utilities; Launching PC Probe II; Start > All Programs; Using PC Probe II; the utility configuration. By
  • Page 129 – Button; Opens the Configuration window; Preferences; You can customize the application using
  • Page 130 – another position from the list box. Click OK when finished.; Hardware monitor panels; using the Config window.
  • Page 131 – WMI browser
  • Page 133 – Configuring PC Probe II
  • Page 134 – ASUS AI Suite; Install the; ASUS EPU - Six Engine; before the ASUS AI Suite utility. Otherwise,; Installing AI Suite; appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.; AI Suite; Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.; Launching AI Suite; Click this icon to close or restore the application.; Using AI Suite; the Normal icon to restore the system to normal state.
  • Page 135 – Other feature buttons
  • Page 136 – 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 137 – ASUS Fan Xpert; icon on the Windows; button on the AI Suite main window.; CPU Fan; or; Chassis Fan
  • Page 138 – Fan profile modes; This mode minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation.; For
  • Page 139 – ASUS AI Booster; WIndows
  • Page 140 – Installing 6 Engine; Drivers; Launching 6 Engine; notification; Run Calibration
  • Page 141 – Engine main menu; Current
  • Page 142 – Advanced settings menu; Advance; Configuration options in Advanced settings menu; • vCore Voltage Downgrade:
  • Page 143 – Adjusts fan speeds to reduce noise and save system power.
  • Page 144 – ASUS AI Direct Link; Using AI Direct Link; Incoming folder > Enable incoming folder; Incoming
  • Page 145 – Incoming folder > Change incoming folder; to open the system directories,; opens. Put the files you want
  • Page 146 – Installing ASUS Express Gate; • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs in; IDE mode; • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to; motherboard chipset-; only. All onboard extended SATA ports and; The InstallShield Wizard for Express; N e x t
  • Page 147 – The First Screen; Express Gate’s first screen appears within; The Express Gate Environment; or Skype from the first screen), a first time; Volume C
  • Page 148 – Knowing the Express Gate hot-keys; In the Express Gate Environment:; Key; Save screen snapshot as picture to file
  • Page 149 – Using the Configuration Panel; : set current date and time as well as time zone.; automatically use the connected port.; default configuration.; after clearing its settings.
  • Page 150 – Using the LaunchBar; Configuration Panel; drive and downloading to USB drives only.; Shows network status click to configure network.
  • Page 151 – How Do I Get on to the Internet
  • Page 152 – Make the proper network configurations.; to your DSL/cable modem), enable both LAN1 and LAN2. Express Gate will; button to detect the change.; for any; Setup; to configure the static IP settings
  • Page 153 – field. If your wireless access point has security enabled, select; Using the Photo Manager; ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to; only. All onboard extended SATA ports and
  • Page 154 – Configuring Express Gate in BIOS Setup; under the; Updating Express Gate; file to start software update.; Repairing Express Gate; to
  • Page 155 – size or larger than the existing drive.; section; Creating a RAID driver disk
  • Page 156 – ICH10R Southbridge chip.; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; navigating through the BIOS Setup.; Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 157 – The Intel; the menus and select the menu options.; may not exactly match the items on your screen.
  • Page 158 – completing your selection.
  • Page 159 – The default stripe size is 128 KB.; go back to the Create Volume menu.
  • Page 160 – back to Create Volume menu.
  • Page 163 – after completing your selection.
  • Page 164 – Creating a RAID driver disk; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
  • Page 165 – To install the RAID driver in Windows
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ii E4029Second Edition V2 June 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 Notices ....................................................................................................... viiiSafety information ...................................................................................... ixAbout this guide .................................................

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iv Contents 2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-20 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-23 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-2...

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