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P5AD2-E Premium Motherboard E1998 Revised Edition V2 March 2005 Copyright © 2005 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 any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). 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. 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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ............................................................................. vii About this guide ............................................................................... viii P5AD2-E Premium specifications summary ......................................... x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights................................................... 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS AI Proactive features .................................... 1-5 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features ....................................... 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Motherboard ovessrview ...................................................... 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction ................................................ 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes ............................................................ 2-2 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool ..................................................... 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-4 2.2.5 Layout contents ..................................................... 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-7 2.3.1 Installing the CPU.................................................... 2-7 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...................... 2-10 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .................. 2-12 2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-14 2.4.1 Overview ............................................................... 2-14 2.4.2 Memory configurations ......................................... 2-14 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-17 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ................................................. 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-18 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-18 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card.............................. 2-18 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-19 2.5.4 PCI slots ................................................................ 2-20 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 2-20 2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 2-20 2.6 Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-21 2.7 Connectors ......................................................................... 2-23 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 2-23 2.7.2 Internal connectors............................................... 2-25 iii Contents Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .................................................. 3-2 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function ........................... 3-2 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch .................... 3-2 3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ .......................................................... 3-3 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages ............................................ 3-3 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor ............................................. 3-5 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 4-1 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk .............................. 4-1 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 4-5 4.1.4 ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 4-7 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility ................................................ 4-8 4.2 BIOS setup program ........................................................... 4-11 4.2.2 Menu bar ............................................................... 4-12 4.2.3 Navigation keys .................................................... 4-12 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................. 4-12 4.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 4-13 4.2.5 Sub-menu items ................................................... 4-13 4.2.6 Configuration fields .............................................. 4-13 4.2.7 Pop-up window ..................................................... 4-13 4.2.8 Scroll bar .............................................................. 4-13 4.2.9 General help .......................................................... 4-13 4.3 Main menu .......................................................................... 4-14 4.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 4-14 4.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 4-14 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 4-14 4.3.4 Language .............................................................. 4-14 4.3.5 Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave ......... 4-15 4.3.6 IDE Configuration .................................................. 4-16 4.3.7 System Information .............................................. 4-18 4.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 4-19 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration .................................... 4-19 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status ................................................. 4-23 4.4.3 USB Configuration................................................. 4-24 4.4.4 CPU Configuration ................................................. 4-25 4.4.5 Chipset ................................................................. 4-27 iv Contents 4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration ............................ 4-29 4.4.7 PCI PnP ................................................................. 4-31 4.4.8 Speech Configuration ........................................... 4-32 4.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 4-33 4.5.1 Suspend Mode ...................................................... 4-33 4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ................................ 4-33 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support .................................................. 4-33 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ................................................ 4-33 4.5.5 APM Configuration ................................................ 4-34 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor ................................................. 4-36 4.6 Boot menu .......................................................................... 4-38 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 4-38 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-39 4.6.3 Security ................................................................ 4-40 4.7 Exit menu ........................................................................... 4-43 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system ............................................. 5-1 5.2 Support CD information ........................................................ 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD ........................................