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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 5
... Running the support CD 5-1
5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2
5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3
5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-5
5.2.5 Contact information 5-5
5.2.6 Other information 5-6
5.3 Software information 5-8 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-8
5.3.2 AI NET2 5-10 5.3.3 C-Media 3D audio configuration 5-11
5.4 RAID configurations 5-16
5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-17
5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-17...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 8
... tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
• Appendix: CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports.
Where to find more...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 12
P5AD2-E Deluxe specifications summary
Support CD contents
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-virus software Winbond Voice Editor Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 40
... the it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 63
...software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. You can install this application from the support CD.
To avoid conflicts, do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running the ASUS PC Probe application.
Launching the Voice Editor
You can launch the program from the Windows® desktop... screen, then click the Play button.
The default language setting is English.
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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 64
... the Voice Editor main window.
Not all events on some languages have a corresponding message due to file size constraints.
3. Click the W r i t e button from the Voice Editor main window to update the EEPROM.
4. Click Y e s to confirm.
The next time you boot your computer, the ASUS Post Reporter announces the messages in the selected language.
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Chapter 3: Powering up
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 65
... sampling rate.
• Create a separate folder for your wave files so you can locate them easily.
4. From the Voice Editor screen, click the A d d button to display the A d d W a v e F i l e window.
5. Copy the wave files that you recorded to the database, then close the window when done.
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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 71
...The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done Write to file...... ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file
To update the BIOS file using...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 76
...a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The D r i v e r s menu appears. 2. Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click A S U S U p d a t e. See page 5-3 for
the U t i l i t i e s screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
Quit all Windows® applications before you update...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 78
... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 79
... can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub.
The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 114
Chapter summary
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5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-8 5.4 RAID configurations 5-16 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-29
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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 115
... drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 116
... to activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
QFE Update
Installs the Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) driver updates.
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program. This driver enables Plug-n-Play INF support for the Intel® chipset components on the motherboard. When installed to the target...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 117
... RAID controller.
Make ITE8212 Driver Disk
Allows you to create a driver disk for the IT8212 IDE RAID setup. See page 5-22 for details.
USB 2.0 Driver
Installs the USB 2.0 driver.
5.2.3 Utilities menu
The U t i l i t i e s menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
ASUS PC Probe
This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 122
... when you install the A S U S U p d a t e utility from the support CD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section "4.1.2 AFUDOS utility".
• Make sure that the BIOS item F u l l S c r e e n L o g o is set to...
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 125
... audio DSP modes, and test the speaker output.
Tabs Audio System Status
Smart Jack settings
Mode Selection
Speaker Tester and Audio DSP Setting
A u d i o S y s t e m S t a t u s. This section displays the output mode status, the real-time audio playback spectrum, and the digital I/O status. The number of speakers configured in the system determines the output mode status.
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P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 130
... you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to section "5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details.
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Chapter 5: Software support
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 144
... virus infection.
To install the RAID driver:
1. Install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. During installation, the computer prompts you to press the F 6 key if you are installing a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press , then insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.
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Chapter 5: Software support
P5AD2-E Deluxe English User's Manual - Page 147
...Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on...