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P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 5
... menu 5-5 5.2.5 Contact information 5-6 5.2.6 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-12 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-18 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-18 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-29
Appendix:
CPU features
A.1 Intel® EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 12
P5LD2 specifications summary
Support CD contents
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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... motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through 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 Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See
page 5-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 71
... 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 or the firmware hub.
The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 107
... 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 Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
Click an icon to display support CD/ motherboard information
Click an item to install
Click to display more items
If Autorun is NOT enabled in...
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... activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
QFE Driver 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...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 110
... help for details.
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See page 4-8 for details.
ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader The Adobe Acrobat®...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 115
... installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support CD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo™, 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 Full Screen Logo is set...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 118
...; proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience.
Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package.
If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the...
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 136
... 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 F6 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
P5LD2 English Edition User's Manual - Page 139
...an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional 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 device(s) documentation, or visit the...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 12
P5LD2 specifications summary
Support CD contents
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 68
... BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 71
... 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 or the firmware hub.
The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 107
... 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...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 108
... to activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
QFE Driver
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...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 110
... help for details.
ASUS Update
The ASUS Update utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See page 4-8 for details.
ASUS Screen Saver
Bring life to your idle screen by installing the ASUS screen saver.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
The Adobe Acrobat®...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 115
... 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 MyLogo™, 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...
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 136
... 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
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition - Page 139
...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...