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Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5E specifications summary xii 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 Lifestyle unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features 1-7 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 Onboard LED 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Audio card layout 2-3 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit...
Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5E specifications summary xii 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 Lifestyle unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features 1-7 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 Onboard LED 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Audio card layout 2-3 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit...
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... RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 for up to DDR2 800MHz. P5E specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme...174; 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X38 / ICH9R with the audio slot.) 2 x PCI 2.2 slots Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to 2 PATA devices Marvell 88E8056...
... RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 for up to DDR2 800MHz. P5E specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme...174; 06/05B/05A processors * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X38 / ICH9R with the audio slot.) 2 x PCI 2.2 slots Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to 2 PATA devices Marvell 88E8056...
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P5E specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS AI Gear 3 (ASUS EPU Utility) - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment - vFSB Termination: 15-step reference voltage control - vCPU PLL: 64-step CPU PLL voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - Memory tuning from 100MHz up...
P5E specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS AI Gear 3 (ASUS EPU Utility) - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment - vFSB Termination: 15-step reference voltage control - vCPU PLL: 64-step CPU PLL voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - Memory tuning from 100MHz up...
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...processor in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processors in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors.... It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access technology that significantly optimizes the use of the memory accesses. See page 2‑9 for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with the ASUS vision of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs ...
...processor in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processors in the LGA775 package and Intel's next-generation 45nm multi-core processors.... It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access technology that significantly optimizes the use of the memory accesses. See page 2‑9 for multi-tasking, multi-media and enthusiastic gamers with the ASUS vision of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs ...
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...proportions by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory- ASUS P5E 1- See page 2‑19 for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. Users may install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels and enjoy dual-channel ...speed data retrieval and saves. Native DDR2 1066 memory support To attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the true potential of available memory size. Dual-channel DDR2 800 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that provides even more precise overclocking options to 12...
...proportions by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory- ASUS P5E 1- See page 2‑19 for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. Users may install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels and enjoy dual-channel ...speed data retrieval and saves. Native DDR2 1066 memory support To attain top performance, ASUS engineers have successfully unleashed the true potential of available memory size. Dual-channel DDR2 800 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that provides even more precise overclocking options to 12...
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-19 2.6 Switch 2-22 2.7 Aduio card Installation 2-23 2.8 Connectors 2-24 ASUS P5E
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-19 2.6 Switch 2-22 2.7 Aduio card Installation 2-23 2.8 Connectors 2-24 ASUS P5E
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... chassis fan cable B to the CHA_FAN1 connector to remove (B). Lift the load plate with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP...
... chassis fan cable B to the CHA_FAN1 connector to remove (B). Lift the load plate with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP...
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...1333 1333 1333 1066 1066 1066 DDR2 1066* 800 667 1066* 800 667 • *If you install a DDR2-1066 memory module, make sure that you set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to DDR2-1066 MHz. The figure illustrates the location ...174; P5E P5E 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 • This chipset officially supports DDR2-800 MHz. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively...
...1333 1333 1333 1066 1066 1066 DDR2 1066* 800 667 1066* 800 667 • *If you install a DDR2-1066 memory module, make sure that you set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to DDR2-1066 MHz. The figure illustrates the location ...174; P5E P5E 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 • This chipset officially supports DDR2-800 MHz. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively...
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... less than 3GB is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up to run at DDR2-667. Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single-Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 Populated - Any excess memory from the same vendor. • If you install...motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. If you obtain memory modules from the higher-sized channel is reserved for other critical functions. ASUS P5E...
... less than 3GB is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up to run at DDR2-667. Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single-Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 Populated - Any excess memory from the same vendor. • If you install...motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. If you obtain memory modules from the higher-sized channel is reserved for other critical functions. ASUS P5E...
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... pair of modules inserted into the orange and black slots as one module inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration. C - P5E Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. Supports one pair of Dual‑channel memory configuration. ASUS P5E 2-17
... pair of modules inserted into the orange and black slots as one module inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration. C - P5E Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. Supports one pair of Dual‑channel memory configuration. ASUS P5E 2-17
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... plug the power cord before reboot the system. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never move the switch back... onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Move the switch from its default position, or the system will encounter boot failure! ® P5E P5E Clear RTC RAM CLRTC_SW Enable Disable (Default) • You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to Disable. 4. You ...
... plug the power cord before reboot the system. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never move the switch back... onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Move the switch from its default position, or the system will encounter boot failure! ® P5E P5E Clear RTC RAM CLRTC_SW Enable Disable (Default) • You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to Disable. 4. You ...
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... Standby Power OK ® GND +12V DC Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts P5E GND +12V DC Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts Ground P5E ATX power connectors +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5... • If you use a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The... the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA...
... Standby Power OK ® GND +12V DC Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts P5E GND +12V DC Ground GND +12V DC +5 Volts Ground P5E ATX power connectors +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5... • If you use a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The... the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA...
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... switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on the system front panel case lights up when you press the ATX power button. ASUS P5E 3- Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up . System power 6. ...it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may have failed a power-on , hold down the key to disabled No keyboard detected No memory detected No VGA detected Hardware component failure 7. The system then runs the power-on the chain) c. Be sure that is equipped with the last ...
... switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on the system front panel case lights up when you press the ATX power button. ASUS P5E 3- Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up . System power 6. ...it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may have failed a power-on , hold down the key to disabled No keyboard detected No memory detected No VGA detected Hardware component failure 7. The system then runs the power-on the chain) c. Be sure that is equipped with the last ...
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Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS BIOS Version : 0102 Build Date : 08/24/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo @ CPU 3.00GHz :3000 MHz : 2 System Memory Available : 512 MB Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, ... BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 4.3.8 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. ASUS BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS BIOS Version : 0102 Build Date : 08/24/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo @ CPU 3.00GHz :3000 MHz : 2 System Memory Available : 512 MB Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, ... BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 4.3.8 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. ASUS BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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...(s) for the following sub-item vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. mode supported by your Memory module. The configuration options for optimizing the system performance. Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution...the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto X.M.P. Loads the optimal settings for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Profile #1] [Profile #2] ASUS P5E 4-17 eXtreme Memory Profile [Disabled] This item appears only when you to individually set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to be auto-adjusted.
...(s) for the following sub-item vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. mode supported by your Memory module. The configuration options for optimizing the system performance. Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution...the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto X.M.P. Loads the optimal settings for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Profile #1] [Profile #2] ASUS P5E 4-17 eXtreme Memory Profile [Disabled] This item appears only when you to individually set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to be auto-adjusted.
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Refer to the table below for details. • The system may damage the chipset, memory module, and CPU permanently. Proceed with a 0.02V interval. The values range from 0.70V to a high level may need better cooling system to 1.225V... you set the South Bridge voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Voltage Reference [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0.63x] [0.61x] [0.59x] [0.57x] ASUS P5E 4-21 The values range from 1.25V to 1.75V with a 0.02V interval. • Setting the CPU PLL Voltage, FSB Termination Voltage, DRAM Voltage and North Bridge...
Refer to the table below for details. • The system may damage the chipset, memory module, and CPU permanently. Proceed with a 0.02V interval. The values range from 0.70V to a high level may need better cooling system to 1.225V... you set the South Bridge voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Voltage Reference [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0.63x] [0.61x] [0.59x] [0.57x] ASUS P5E 4-21 The values range from 1.25V to 1.75V with a 0.02V interval. • Setting the CPU PLL Voltage, FSB Termination Voltage, DRAM Voltage and North Bridge...
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... [PEG/PCI] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. North Bridge Configuration North Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG Port Control PEG Port Force x1 [Enabled] [PEG... settings. 4.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you set PEG Port Control to [Auto] PEG Port Force x1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E 4-25 Enable this option only when you install 64bit operating system.
... [PEG/PCI] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. North Bridge Configuration North Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG Port Control PEG Port Force x1 [Enabled] [PEG... settings. 4.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you set PEG Port Control to [Auto] PEG Port Force x1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E 4-25 Enable this option only when you install 64bit operating system.
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... Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right...
... Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right...
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This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on your system. Click a hard disk drive to display the Usage browser. Click to display the ... operation of the tab lists all logical drives. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used (blue) and the available HDD ASUS P5E 5-25 The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used and available hard disk drive space. CPU usage The CPU tab displays...
This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on your system. Click a hard disk drive to display the Usage browser. Click to display the ... operation of the tab lists all logical drives. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used (blue) and the available HDD ASUS P5E 5-25 The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used and available hard disk drive space. CPU usage The CPU tab displays...
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... threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used (blue) and the available Configuring PC Probe II Click to customize sensor alerts, or change the temperature scale. The Config...
... threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used (blue) and the available Configuring PC Probe II Click to customize sensor alerts, or change the temperature scale. The Config...