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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 6
...ASUS AI N.O.S 5-29 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 5-30 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 5-31 5.4 RAID configurations 5-32 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-32 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-33 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40
Chapter 6: NVIDIA® dual graphics technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2
6.2.1 Installing dual graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers...
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... tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Descriptions of the BIOS items are also provided. • Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. • Chapter 6: NVIDIA® dual graphics technology support This chapter tells how to install PCI Express graphics cards.
Where to find more...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 13
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1 x SLI bridge 1 x ASUS Q-connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel;
Retail version only) 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 6 x SATA cables 3 x SATA power cables for six devices 1 x USB2.0 module 1 x IEEE1394a module User's manual
Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Anti-virus software (OEM version) NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID
ATX form...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 41
... 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 cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 65
...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 DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See page
5-3 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 67
... Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears.
2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, then click Next.
3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open.
4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 70
... Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility.
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Rename the file to P5NT-WS.BIN and save it to a floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk in FAT 16/12 format.
Save only the updated BIOS file in the disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file.
2. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash.exe) from the Software...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 74
... example, you 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 LPC chip.
The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 112
Chapter summary
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5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-32 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 113
... the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the Support DVD
Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 114
... the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. Nvidia nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA® chipset. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 high definition audio driver and application. Silicon Image Sil3531 SATA Driver
Installs the Silicon Image® Sil3531 Serial ATA driver.
USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 115
...you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility 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).
ASUS AI Suite The ASUS AI Suite application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment.
ASUS AI Selector...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 116
... 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates.
Anti...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 121
... installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the Support DVD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the Award BIOS Flash utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section "4.1.4 Updating the BIOS."
• Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set...
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... by clicking on it.
8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box.
9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo.
10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST.
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Chapter 5: Software support
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 123
... the motherboard package.
If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.
From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Configuration options
Control settings window
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Exit button
Minimize button
Information button
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 128
... a healthy operating condition.
Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on your computer:
1. Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II...
P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 152
...press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive.
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Due to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS.
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 155
... provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See "8. ATX power connectors" on page 2-31 for details.
• The NVIDIA dual graphics technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit operating system only.
• Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list.
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P5NT WS English Edition User's Manual - Page 159
...feature in the NVIDIA nView properties.
To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on
your Windows taskbar.
2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties.
NVIDIA Settings icon
3. From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab.
4. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box.
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