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P5LD2 Deluxe specifications summary

1. ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with 2 9 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel processor in the 775 land package requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance AN e When you buy a boxed Intel processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan e Your Intel processor heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install e If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Z Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before Ai you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly To install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard Z Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector Motherboard hole Narrow end Fastener of the groove LN Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward The photo shows
2. a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press lt Enter gt ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 31 TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing c The selection bar moves to paysrear prive the Physical Drive menu 3 Using the Up OF down arrow 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB keys select a drive then 2 RRCOSCCRR OCR OE 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB press lt Enter gt to set the first drive of the RAID set d Repeat step c to set the second third and fourth drive The number of available drives depend on the installed and enabled physical drives in the system e The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt f Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility main menu select Delete RAID set RAIDO Create RAID set Rebuild Raid1 set MAIN MENU R 1 Conflict RAID5 then press lt Enter gt The i eee following sub menu Logical Drive Info SPARE DRIVE q 0 0 e q rs CONCATENATION 2 Select RAID 1 then MAIN MENU press lt Enter gt to display the following Manual configuration 5 32 Chapter 5 Software support 3 S
3. Original BIOS file will be saved as 128 BAK in the same folder 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 5 10 Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 2 Al NET 2 The Marvell Virtual Cable Tester VCT is a cable diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain Reflectometry TDR technology The VCT detects and reports open and shorted cables impedance mismatches pair swaps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 100 meters at one meter accuracy The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly manageable and controlled network system This utility can be incorporated in the network systems sofware for ideal field support as well as development diagnostics Using the Virtual Cable Tester To use the the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester utility 1 Launch the VCT utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Marvell gt Virtual Cable Tester 2 Click Virtual Cable Tester from the menu to display the screen MIs Ala 9 A below Virtual Cable Tester VCT Test Status Version 1 02 Pair Distance Status ER 21m Open cable 5 6 21m Open cable 7 8 20m Open cable EE MT 3 Click the Run button to perform a cable test NN e The VCT o
4. P5LD2 DELUXE CPU Socket 775 AN Before installing the CPU make sure that the cam box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 7 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever PnP cap This side of the socket box should face you AN To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 3 Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135 angle 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100 angle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove B 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment Alignment key key should fit into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark Chapter 2 Hardware information AN The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on these CPU features
5. add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 5 9 for details ASUS HyperPath 3 technology 4 lie The ASUS Hyper Path 3 technology optimizes the full potential of the Intel chipset by shortening the latency time between the CPU and the system memory Enabling Hyper Path 3 on system improves memory performance without affecting system stability See page 4 27 for details Fanless Design The ASUS fanless design allows multi directional heat flow from major thermal sources in the motherboard to lower overall system temperature ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 1 8 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Hardwafe information 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 ES 2 6 2 1 Before you proceed EE 2 1 Motherboard OVervien asnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvrnververenveseeeerene 2 2 Central Processing Unit CPU Lasnaumenmanenmmnnnse 2 7 TN iraia io aiie 2 14 DEEE 01 E 2 18 UTC oara E RN 2 22 Go 11100 JE 2 23 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 1 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings AN Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such
6. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the em DIMM matches the break on the socket Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked retaining clip AN e A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM e The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 ee l Z Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force DDR2 DIMM notch Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 17 2 5 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support A Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 D 6 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card Remove the system unit cover
7. Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu Chapter 5 Software support Creating a RAID 1 set mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane RAID Level RAID1 Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity XX X GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 1 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 1 Mirror then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 5 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 6 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or lt N gt
8. Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 90V 1 95V 2 00V 2 10V 2 15V 2 20V 2 30V Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage Z Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s a CPU VCore Voltage Auto Sets the operating VCore voltage Configuration options 1 7000V 1 6875V 1 6750V 1 6625V 1 6500V 1 6250V 1 6125V 1 6000V 1 5875V 1 5750V 1 5500V 1 5375V 1 5250V 1 5125V 1 5000V 1 4750V 1 4625V 1 4500V 1 4375V 1 4250V li li li li li li ren Auto 1 6375V 1 5625V 1 4875V 1 4125V 1 3375V en enw es ees eens 1 4000V 1 3875V 1 3750V 1 3625V 1 3500V 1 3250V 1 3125V 1 3000V 1 2875V 1 2750V gnm ee ee LH l led Lb LI Ld Z Setting to a very high CPU VCore voltage can damage the CPU or may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to default settings FSB Termination Voltage Auto Allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V 1 50V MCH Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the memory controller hub MCH voltage Configuration options Auto 1 50V 1 55V 1 60V 1 65V ICH Chipset Voltage Auto Allows you to select the 1 0 controller hub ICH voltage Configuration options Auto 1 05V 1 20V ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 21 Z The following item appears only when the Al Overclocki
9. E2099 Revised Edition V2 May 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 INNO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD
10. Follow succeeding screen information to complete process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 7A OG During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver Press lt F6 gt then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation Chapter 5 Software support The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports CPU features A 1 ME BT Len A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST 0 20 A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology rnnnnnnnvvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn A 3 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe A 1 Intel EM64T Z e The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel Pentium D or Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors running on 32 bit operating systems an e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website www asus com support download if you need to update the BIOS file See Chapter 4 for details e Visit www intel com for more information on the EM64T feature e Visit www microsoft com for more information on Windows 64 bit OS Using the Intel EM64T feature To use the Intel EM64T feature 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports the Intel EM64T 2 Install a 64 bit op
11. This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings e ATX power button soft off button Light green 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF e Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Powering up 3 1 S erne 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer EE 3 2 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 3 1 Starting up for the first time 1 After making all the connections replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off 3 Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power 6 After applying power the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up For systems withATX power supplies the system LED lights u
12. lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY F m Dr hoot Rx IE CECH vMM mn C Copyright 1785 2002 American Megatrends Inc 4 5 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options Yes No 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 33 4 5 5 APM Configuration APM Configuration Go into On Off or FS EE TT Suspend when Power Power Button Mode On Off miriam Sle pead Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go
13. to go back to Create Volume menu ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 23 Creating a RAID 10 set RAID 0 1 To create a RAID 10 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level RAID10 RAIDO 1 Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity XXX X GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 10 RAIDO 1 then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 5 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt when the Capacity item is highlighted The default value indicates the max
14. 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID O Stripe then press lt Enter gt 4 When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID This pop up screen appears SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 1D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk YE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk cp0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 4 XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume TV Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 5 Use the up down arrow key to highlight a drive then press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 21 5 22 6 Use the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID O array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 128 KB TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears
15. ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 27 5 Serial ATA RAID connector 7 pin SATA RAID2 This connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable It supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive that you can combine with an external Serial ATA 3Gb s device to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set through the onboard Silicon Image SATA RAID controller Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations Z The Silicon 3132 Controller item in the BIOS is set to SATA2 Mode by a default allowing you to enable the hot plug function for the external device Set to RAID Mode to use the connectors to build a RAID set See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details SATA_RAID2 AND _ ZNXY_WLWSH ZdXY VIVSH ZNXL VIVSH edXL VIVSY D P5LD2 DELUXE SATA RAID connector N e Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the Silicon Image RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST e For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid RAID configuration refer to the Sil3132 User s Manual in your motherboard support CD e Use a Serial ATA port multiplier if you want to configure a RAID 5 RAID 10 or CONCATENATION set e Use an external SATA box to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set e The Serial ATA port multiplier and external SATA box are purchased separately e Make sure to in
16. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide Contact Marketing Marketing Technical Support Technical Support Marketing 5 2 6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Drivers Mainboard Product PSLD2 Deluxe Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC Version Rev 1 xx American Megatrends Inc elea Date 04 12 2005 1024 KBytes oce Genuine Intel R CPU 2 806H2 Chapter 5 Software support Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format _ Intel 945 955 D E BK File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q Back Q 3 po Search KE Folders EG Address ASUS D N File and Folder Tasks Drivers OG Publish this Folder to the Web E Share this folder Manual Other Places asus InterVideo Media File ig My Computer G My Documents O Shared Documents GJ My Network Places AUTORUN Setup Information 1 KB ASUSACPI FILELIST Text Document 6 KB PSLDZ ROM ROM File 512 KB Details PSLDZE ROM ROM File 1 024 KB PSWD2P ROM ROM File 1 024 KB TECHSUPP Text Document 2 KB VER TAG TAG File 1 K
17. configure your input output settings To set the Audio I O options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Audio 1 0 tab Click the drop down menu to select the channel configuration The control settings window displays the status of connected devices Click for analog and digital options Click lt OK gt to effect the Audio I O settings and exit ASUS PSND2 SLI Deluxe 5 15 Microphone The Microphone option allows you configure your input output settings and to check if your audio devices are connected properly To set the Microphone options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Microphone tab 2 Click the Noise Suppression option button to reduce the Static background noise when recording 3 Click the Acoustic Echo Cancellation option button to reduce the echo from the front speakers when recording 4 Click to effect the Microphone settings and exit 3D Audio Demo The 3D Audio Demo option gives you a demonstration of the 3D audio feature To start the 3D Audio Demo iP From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the 3D Audio Demo tab Click the option buttons to change the sound moving path or environment settings Click to test your settings Click to effect the 3D Audio Demo settings and exit Chapter 5 Software support 5 5 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Silicon Image Sil3132 and the Intel ICH7R Southbridge RAID controllers
18. slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed AN Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector is for a GAME MIDI port Connect the USB GAME module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis PIN 1 COM1 sas EEE Se mm f re COM port connector 12 CPU Power and Chassis fan connectors 4 pin CPU FAN PWR FAN CHA_FAN1 CHA FAN2 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 2000 mA 24 W max or a total of 1 A 3 48 A 41 76 W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector AN Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place
19. where the fault or short is detected Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 23 4 4 3 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration Enables USB host Module Version 2 24 0 F 4 controllers USB Devices Enabled None USB Function Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Controller Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Disabled Z The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None es USB Function Enabled Enables or disables the USB function Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options Ful
20. 04B 04A processors Supports Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Supports Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Northbridge Intel 945P Memory Controller Hub MCH Southbridge Intel ICH7R 1066 800 533 MHz Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred non ECC DDR2 667 FSB 1066 800 DDR2 533 FSB 1066 800 533 or DDR2 400 FSB 800 533 memory modules Supports up to 4 GB system memory 1 x PCI Express x16 slot for discrete graphics card 1 x Universal PCI Express x16 slot at x4 mode 1 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Intel ICH7R SouthBridge supports 1 x Ultra DMA 100 66 33 hard disk 4x Serial ATA 3Gb s with Intel Matrix Storage Technology including RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 configuration Silicon Image 3132 SATA controller supports 1 x Internal Serial ATA 3Gb s hard disk drive 1 x External Serial ATA 3Gb s SATA On The Go RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and CONCATENATION Setup with a Serial ATA port multiplier ITE 8211F IDE controller supports 2x UltraDMA 133 100 66 hard disks Realtek ALC882M High Definition Audio 8 CH CODEC 1 x Coaxial S PDIF out port 1 x Optical S PDIF out port Supports Universal Audio Jack UAJ Technology Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology Features the Dolby Master Studio TI 1394a controller supports 1 x Internal IEEE 1394a connector
21. 1 x IEEE 1394a connector at the rear panel continued on the next page P5LD2 Deluxe specifications summary USB LAN Overclocking features ASUS Al Life Special features Rear panel Supports up to 10 USB 2 0 ports Marvell 88E8053 PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller Supports Al NET 2 CPU Lock Free ASUS Al Overclocking Intelligent Frequency Tuner ASUS NOS Non delay Overclocking System ASUS PEG Link for single dual graphics cards ASUS HyperPath 3 Precision Tweaker supports DIMM voltage 8 step DRAM voltage control Core voltage Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125 V PCI Express Frequency Allows 1MHz increment from 100MHz to 200MHz Stepless Frequency Selection SFS allows 1MHz increment from 100MHz to 400 MHz ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall Adjustable FSB DDR2 frequencies with fixed PCI PCI E frequencies WiFi TV PCI card optional supports Digital TV DVB T only Analog TV FM WiFi Home 802 11 a b g Stack Cool 2 SATA On The Go Al Quiet ASUS SATA On The Go ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Al Q Fan ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Multi language BIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash 1 x Parallel port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN RJ 45 port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x External SATA port SATA On The Go 1 x Optical S PDIF Out port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Out port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 mouse port green 8 channel audio ports continued on the next page xi P5LD2 Deluxe specifica
22. 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Please restart your computer A N gt Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file N e Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility e Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to PSLD2E ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5LD2E ROM
23. CMOS RTC RAM data The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS which include system setup information such as system passwords To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data AN Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Normal Clear CMOS Default P5LD2 DELUXE Clear RTC RAM Z You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 Connectors 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors 1 PS 2 mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 3 IEEE 1394a port This 6 pin IEEE 1394a port provides high speed connectivity for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 4 LAN RJ 45 por
24. EEE FEE EFE Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 5 Layout contents Slots Page Jumpers Page 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC 2 22 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 23 2 Parallel port 2 23 3 IEEE 1394a port 2 23 4 LAN RJ 45 port 2 23 5 Side Speaker Out port black 2 23 6 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 23 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 24 13 External SATA port 2 24 14 Optical S PDIF Out port 2 24 15 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 24 16 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 24 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 5 2 6 Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY Primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE ITE IDE RAID connectors 40 1 pin PRI_EIDE red SEC EIDE red 2 26 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 red SATA2 red SATA3 black SATA4 black 2 27 Serial ATA RAID connectors 7 pin SATA RAID2 2 28 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 29 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 29 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 2 30 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME 2 30 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 2 31 CPU Chassis and Power Fan connectors 3 pin CPU FANT PWR FANT CHA_FAN1 CHA FAN2 2 31 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 32 IEEE 1394a port connectors 10 1 pin IE1394 2 2 32 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin EATX12V 4 pin EZ_PLUG 2 33 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL 2 34 System power L
25. Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature P Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 39 Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 6 4 Security
26. IDE Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit System Information lt C gt Gopyuright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Z Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another a 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar EEE Aas 4 displays the specific items for that oes En menu For example selecting Main gr Se shows the Main menu items ee er The other items Advanced Power Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items Main menu items 4 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub m
27. as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off P5LD2 DELUXE Onboard LED ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external por
28. configurations urnrnrnnnnvvvvvvennnnnnnnvnnr 5 19 5 5 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations cccceeeeee 5 29 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk asennrrnnnnnnvenrrnnnnnnvennrannsnveverenn 5 39 Appendix CPU features AT RPG A 1 Using the Intel EMG4T feature rrrrrnrrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnvvnnvnreenen A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST cceeeee A 1 A 2 1 SYSTEM requirements rrnnnnnnavvrvvvvnnnnnnnnnnnrrrvnnnnverenn A 1 Pee UN ERT en A 2 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology snnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnenvvvvnee A 3 Using the Hyper Threading Technology rvvvvvvvvvvvvvvervensr A 3 vi Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guara
29. if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure 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 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page Install the software drivers for the expansion card LN 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 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments Priority Standard Function System Timer Re direct to IRQ 9 0 1 2 8 H Go System CMOS Real Time Clock ol LO CO Nj UT 15 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x4
30. in the legend box and their corresponding functions T 4 Select Move to the next item ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Ctrl E Exit Chapter 5 Software support Creating a RAID 0 set Striped To create a RAID set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility main menu select Create RAID set then press lt Enter gt to display an option menu 2 Select RAID O then press lt Enter gt to display the following r MAIN MENU Delete RAID set Rebuild Raidl set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info RAIDO RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration the press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu NN Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and press lt Enter gt The By default Auto configuration sets the stripe size to 64K and sets the logical drives based on the physical drives installed r MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration chunk size following pop up 7 menu appears 16K 32K b Use the up or down 64K arrow keys to select peke
31. information on how to erase the RTC RAM 4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Pa
32. the groove shaded for emphasis 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place 3 Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU FAN CPU FAN CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM GND E P5LD2 DELUXE CPU fan connector LN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 11 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise I Rie ip So muse r L 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard Ln 4 ite I i ja E d i 4 Ty Fig nd fn a J r A kn i 7 f a J J a 5 E x s af i 2 z 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 5 Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling An NN Narrow end of the groove N The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Refer to the documentation in the boxe
33. to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website See section 4 1 2 Updating the BIOS e Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled if you wish to use ASUS MyLogo2 See section 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration e You can create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats To launch the ASUS MyLogo2 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility Refer to section 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility for details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS then click Next 4 Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu then click Next 5 When prompted locate the new BIOS file then click Next The ASUS MyLogo2 window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder that contains the image aw you intend to use as your boot deg logo 9 Dial Up Network H 3 Floppy 4 aea 3 Winnt H E Program Files a ASUS P5ND2 SLI Deluxe 5 9 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it GF Dial Up Networki gt 3 Floppy bate i OJ OfficeScan N Og download 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 512 384 Pixels 256 Colors Mode Ratio Ea Message
34. tow Level Format RAID10 F ical Dri SPARE DRIVE following sub menu HOGAGSL Deiro unio mek appears 2 Select RAID 10 then press lt Enter gt to i i display the following kin hes Manual configuration MAIN MENU 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration then press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu N Auto configuration creates a RAID 10 set without a backup copy of the current source disk data Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and Auto configuration Dress lt Enter gt The chunk size 8K r MAIN MENU following pop up menu appears b Use the up or down arrow keys to select a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press lt Enter gt N TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 5 36 Chapter 5 Software support c The selection bar moves to PHYSICAL DRIVE the Physical Drive menu Using the up or down arrow 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB keys select a drive then A E E XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB press lt Enter gt to set the first d
35. 00000 XX XGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX pO000000 XX XGB Non RAID Disk Ci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 4 XX XGB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume Tl Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete 5 Use the up down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set then press lt Space gt to select A small triangle marks the selected drive Press lt Enter gt after completing your selection 6 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array then press lt Enter gt The available stripe size values range from 4KB to 128KB The default Stripe size is 64 KB N TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher Stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press lt Enter gt when the Capacity item is highlighted The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu 5 26 Chapter 5 Software support Deleting a RAID set AN Take caution when deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the hard disk drives wh
36. ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS setup Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI Express LAN device This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 35 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY rower Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 32 5 C 90 5 F MB Temperature 36 0 C 96 5 F CPU Fan Speed RPM 3813 RPM CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Chassis Fanl Speed RPM N A Chassis Fan2 Speed RPM N A Chassis Q Fanl Control Disabled Power Fan Speed RPM N A Select Screen VCORE Voltage 1 320V Base head 3 3V Voltage 3 345v Change Option 5V Voltage 5 094Vv Fi ae Help 12V Voltage 11 880v 1 Save and Exi
37. B Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support TECHSUPP Notepad File Edit Format View Help ASUSTeK TECHNICAL SUPPORT REQUEST FORM DATE a ORIGINATOR DESCRIPTION COMPANY NAME CONTACT NAME PHONE AREA FAX AREA EMAIL ADDRESS BIOS 4014 MOTHERBOARD REVISION CPU BRAND SPEED MHZ DRAM BRAND SPEED ns SIZE MB CACHE BRAND SPEED ns SIZE KB HARD DISK MODEL NAME SIZE MB CDROM BRAND MODEL NAME BACKUP BRAND MODEL NAME SIZE MB OTHER STORAGE MODEL NAME SIZE MB E ISA SLOT 1 E ISA SLOT 2 E ISA SLOT 3 E ISA SLOT 4 v i ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 7 Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format E LELET Notepad M aE Pie Cdi Format Weer Hae File lier for the Included support software for Intel 454 9454 Series motherboard Ea anaa annn A Re anann File mama Baseriprion EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE ZZ E5E EEE EE EEEZZEZ EEE EEE EEE ZZ EEE EEE EZ 2 3 Driver audio ma Healtek a tek ALCSEQGESZ audio Driver vi 10 0 5125 for windows ZILDA 2002 amp EDI KRA2003 C Chipset Tt re an Tf TATT CRJ chipset software Installation Utility 7 0 0 1059 for Windows 2000 P 2005 amp SdBIt P 200 wiki M Intelda Matrix Stor
38. Completed Start flashing AN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing SO Can cause system boot failure 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 5 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive then turn on the system Insert the support CD to the optical drive The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file P5LD2E ROM Completed Start flashing AN DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing 4 so can cause system boot failure Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Z The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this oe motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BI
39. D 1 sets This technology also allows you to change the hard disk drive partition size without losing any data NN 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 5 5 1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133 100 66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array Installing Parallel ATA hard disks To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master Master or Slave Slave Install the hard disks into the drive bays Connect the HDD signal cables Connect a 4 pin power cable to the power connector on each drive Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration RR OQ N 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Refer to the RAID controllers user manual on the support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations Chapter 5 Software support 5 5 2 Intel RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage
40. D2 Deluxe motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe motherboard I O modules IEEE1394 1 port module Serial COM2 port module USB 2 0 2 ports and GAME 1 port module Cables 5 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x Serial ATA power cables dual plugs 1 x Serial ATA power cable single plug 2 x Ultra DMA 133 cables 40 conductor IDE cable Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD InterVideo WinDVD Suite OEM version Documentation User guide Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Pr ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 1 1 t 2 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology VA The motherboard comes with a 775 pin surface mount Land Grid Array LGA socket designed for the Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron processor in the 775 land package The motherboard supports the Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Pentium D processor with 1066 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus FSB The motherboard also supports the Intel Hyper Threading Technology and is fully com
41. DMA Configuration options DMAO DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game MIDI Port Disabled Allows you to select the Game Port address or to disable the port Configuration options Disabled 200 300 200 330 208 300 208 330 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 7 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings NO Lets the BIOS a St ae ETE aa ra configue all the devices in the system YES Lets the Plug And Play O S No operating system PCI Latency Timer 64 configure Plug and Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Play PnP devices not Palette Snooping Disabled required for boot if your system has a Plug IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device and Play operating IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device system IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device Select Screen IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device Select Item IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device Change Option IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device General Help IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device Save and Exit IRQ 15 assigned to Device Exit WARNING Setting wrong
42. ED Green 3 pin PLED Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED System warnsing speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER ATX power button soft off button Light Green 2 pin PWRSW Reset button Blue 2 pin RESET Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron processors in the 775 land package AN e Your boxed Intel LGA775 processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter e Upon purchase of the motherboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket pins are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket pins motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related e Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA7 75 socket e The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket pins resulting from incorrect CPU installation removal or misplacement loss incorrect removal of the PnP cap 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard
43. I Express Port 5 PCI Express Port 6 2nd PCI E slot mode Auto Sets the 2nd PCI Express slot mode Configuration options Auto x2 Mode Fast x4 Mode Faster Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Enable or disable HD Audio Controller Enabled ep STEG Front Panel Support Type HD Audio i Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Onboard PCIEX GbE LAN Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Silicon 3132 Controller SATA2 Mode ITE8212F Controller Enabled Detecting Device Time Quick Mode Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Onboard Game MIDI Port Disabled HD Audio Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the high definition audio CODEC Configuration options Enabled Disabled Front Panel Support Type HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAAF mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio OnBoard 1394 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard PCIEX GbE LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express Gigabit LAN controller Configuration options D
44. LD2 Deluxe motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional A Click an icon to display support Drivers CD motherboard ann eelect tom ri information Please select items on the right side Click to view and install additional drivers Click an item to install Z If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of L the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 1 5 2 5 2 2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices BG ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional Drivers Please select items on the right side QFE Update Installs the Windows XP Service Pack 1 component update for the USB 1 1 2 0 drivers Install this update before you install the Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Intel Chipset Inf Update Program This item 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 system this driver provides the method for configuring the chipset components You can install this utility using three different modes interactive silent or unattended preload Installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during installatio
45. N A N A N A N A ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided Component K4T51083QB GCD5 K4T51083QB GCD5 K4T56083QF GCD5 K4T56083QF GCD5 K4T51083QB GCD5 ECC K4T56083QF GCD5 ECC HYB18T512800AF3 ECC HYB18T512800AC37 HYB18T512160AF 3 7 HYB18T512800AF37 HYB18T512800AF37 N A 4FBIID9BQM 4JAIIDICRZ 4FBIID9CHM 4FBIID9CHM 4DBIIZ9BQT 4MAIID9CRZ ECC 4MAIID9CRZ E5108AB 5C E HYB18T512160AC 3 7 E5108AB 5C E HY5PS12821F C4 HY5PS12821F C4 ECC HY5PS12821F C4 ECC HY5PS12821F C4 HY5PS12821FP C4 ECC HY5PS12821FP C4 HYSPS12821F E3 ECC E5108AB 5C E ECC E5108AB 5C E E5108AB 5C E E5108AB 5C E 2 16 DIMM support A Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration C Supports two pairs of modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 533 MHz FSB 1066 800 533 QVL Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM AN Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components To install a DIMM 3 1 3 DDR2 DIMM notch Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward
46. NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT 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 Contents NS vi NNN vil MA THIS NE srana E AE A E viii P5LD2 Deluxe specifications SUMIMALY cccccceceseeseeeeeeeeeesessesesseeeeeeeeaees X Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 AN 2 3 2 4 Zu 2 Dil Welcome ccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseseseeseeseeeesaeseeasagssssseseess 1 1 Package CONTON EE 1 1 Special kes 10 Ls EE OE 1 2 FL Fenn 1 2 1 3 2 ASUS Al Life features rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenne 1 5 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features rrrrnrnrnnnrnnnnnnnnnvvvvvvvvreernn 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information Before MA 2 1 Motherboard OvVervieW sect see ccscsccsen ens eaeevarsiecevesssvenenesseeustenenase 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsssssrssserersrsnnnerennn 2 2 EE Se COC 2 a 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layout rrrrrvvvrrvvrvevevvvevvvrrerereersersrsrrene 2 4 Biles EVOCO EN A 2 5 Central Processing Unit CPU cssssssss
47. OS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the same to P5SLD2E ROM 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk then restart the system 3 Press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5LD2E ROM Completed Start erasing Start programming Flashed successfully Rebooting AN e Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure e A Floppy not found error message appears if there is no floppy disk in the drive A P5LD2E ROM not found error message appears if the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk Make sure that you rename the BIOS file to PSLD2E ROM ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 7 4 8 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allow
48. RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000 XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD or in Windows environment To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive 2 Restart your computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Restart your computer 5 Press any key when prompted to boot from CD Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO Press any key to boot from CDROM The Makedisk menu appears 1 Make ICH7 RAID AHCI 32bits Driver Disk 2 Make ICH7 RAID AHCI 64bits Driver Disk 3 Make ITE8211 32bits Driver Disk 4 Make ITE8211 64bits Driver Disk 5 Make S i13132 RAID 32bits Driver Disk 6 Make 113132 SATA 32bits Driver Disk 7 Format floppy disk 8 FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 8 6 Place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive then press lt gt The following message displays on screen Insert new diskette for drive B and press ENTER when ready 7 Press lt Enter gt to format the floppy disk 8 When finished select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the number preceding the option then press lt Ente
49. The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY boot Security Settings lt Enter gt to change password lt Enter gt again to disabled password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Inc Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item then press lt Enter gt 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press lt Enter gt The message Password Uninstalled appears N If you forget your BIOS password you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for
50. The following item appears only when you set the Al Overclocking Lo item to Manual CPU Frequency XXX Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the CPU frequency You can also type the desired CPU frequency using the numeric keypad The values range from 100 to 450 Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings FSB CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 1066 266 MHz FSB 800 200 MHz FSB 533 133 MHz DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 400MHz DDR2 533MHz DDR2 600MHz DDR 667MHz AN Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting PCI Express Frequency Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency This item is set to Auto by default Configuration options Auto 90 150 PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Auto Allows you to synchronize the PCI frequency with the PCI Express or CPU frequency Configuration options To CPU 33 33MHz Auto 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS setup The following items also appear when the Al Overclocking item is set to Manual or Al NOS Memory Voltage Auto Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage
51. Utility Silicon Image Inc Copyright C 2004 MAIN MENU HELP Create RAID set Press Enter to create Delete RAID set RAID set Rebuild Raidl set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info PHYSICAL DRIVE LOGICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB STXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB TL Select Menu ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Ctrl E Exit The Main Menu on the upper left corner allows you to select an operation to be performed The Main Menu options include the following Create RAID set creates a new legacy RAID set or allocates spare drives Delete RAID set deletes a RAID set or deallocates a spare drive Rebuild RAID1 set rebuilds a RAID 1 set e g swapped drives Resolve Conflicts automatically restores disrupted drives on a RAID set Low Level Format creates a pattern of reference marks on a drive Formatting the disks erases all data previously stored in the drive Logical Drive Info shows the current configuration of each RAID set On the upper right corner of the screen is the Help message box The message describes the function of each menu item At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options The following lists the keys found
52. a network effortlessly You can share photos videos and MP3 files with other wireless devices without tangling cables and wires The ASUS WiFi TV card also offers digital TV for DVB T only connection which presents higher TV resolution and more functions compared to the traditional analog TV standard This multi functional card also supports FM radio ERIAL SERIAL Serial ATA II and SATA on the Go EATA bt The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb s krins through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel 945P MCH chipset The Serial ATA 3 Gb s specification provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm and Hot Swap Serial ATA allows thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements Leveraging these Serial ATA II features is the Serial ATA on the Go This external port on the rear panel I O provides smart setup hot plug and support for up to 16 devices with port multiplier functions See pages 2 23 and 2 28 for details ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 1 5 1 6 1 3 3 Innovative ASUS features x Al NOS Non Delay Overclocking System ON ASUS Non delay Overclocking System NOS is a technology that auto detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed See page 4 19 for details r Ta r LI PEG Link Mode This
53. age Manager Installation utilicy W5 0 0 1032 for wirtices 2000 2005 amp feit xP 2008 Laud BO45 et indies Marvell Yukon Gigabit ethernet river v 20 10 7 for windows Faika F003 WoT WET 2blt sMarvell wet package vi 11 1 3 for 2000 07 00 MOT fabit Marvell V T package Vi 11 1 3 for S461t SP 2003 UNGI Harvell UNGI driver for EFLs2 v2 02 Client G Marvell rukon Client 32 driver 7 03 OI Marwvell pos ODI Driver VF d MET Ware Harveli tukom Ketware 4 0 Ordiver v7 01 Harwell Yukon Netware 5 1 6 Driver v7 03 Urvix Marvell 556 Unisware 7 1 x driver and openUnlx 9 0 P J003 Giblt marvell Yukon Gigabit ethernet or iver vr 31 13 beta for windows 64bit xP 2003 Book Windows Marvell 866000 Gigabit Ethernet Driver vY 24 1 3 for windows Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information 5 3 1 ASUS MyLogo2 The ASUS MyLogo2 utility lets you customize the boot logo The boot logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power On Self Tests POST The ASUS MyLogo2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support CD See section 5 2 3 Utilities menu for details aN e Before using the ASUS MyLogo2 use the Award BIOS Flash utility
54. anced Power Boot Exit System Time 11 51 19 Use ENTER TAB System Date Thu 05 07 2004 or SHIFT TAB to Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in select a field Language English Use or to Primary IDE Master ST320413A configure system time Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Third IDE Master Not Detected Third IDE Slave Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected IDE Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field System Information Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Inc 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 4 3 4 Language English Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options Configuration options English Francais Deutsch Japanese Chinese GB Chinese BIG5 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 3 5 Primary Third and Fourth IDE Master Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices There is a separate sub menu for each IDE device Select a device item then press lt Enter gt to display the IDE device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY ain Primary IDE Master Select the type Device Hard Dis
55. are information Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 667 DIMM support Side s Component 256MB SAMSUNG M3781T3253FZ0 CE6 SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 512MB SAMSUNG M378176453FZ0 CE6 SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 256MB Kingston HYB18T512800AF3S Kingston KVR667D2N5 512 1024MB Kingston E5108AE GE E Kingston KVR667D2N5 1G 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 1024MB Hynix HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 1024MB Hynix HYMP5 1 2U64AP8 Y4 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 512MB Hynix HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 512MB MICRON MT16HTF6464AY 667B4 MICRON 4VB41D9CZM 1024MB MICRON MT16HTF12864AY 667A2 MICRON 4UAIID9CWX 256MB MICRON MT8HTF3264AY 667B5 MICRON 4SB42D9CZM 512MB MICRON MT16HTF6464AY 667B3 MICRON 4TB41D9CZM 512MB MICRON MT16HTF6464AY 667B3 MICRON 4UB41D9CZM 512MB MICRON MT16HTF6464AY 667B3 MICRON 4SB41D9CZM 512MB MICRON MT16HTF6464AY 667B3 MICRON 4SB42D9CZM 512MB Infineon HYS64T64000HU 3S A Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S 256MB ELPIDA EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E ELPIDA E2508AB GE E 512MB ELPIDA EBES1UDS8AEFA 6E E ELPIDA E5108AE GE E 1024MB ELPIDA EBET 1UD8AEFA 6E E N A N A Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration C Supports two pairs of modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pa
56. ash Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD 4 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press lt Enter gt Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 1 4 2 Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run d In the Open field type D bootdisk makeboot a assuming that D is your optical drive letter e Press lt Enter gt then follo
57. ate the BIOS file from the E Open window then click Save twn EE ck EE 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For 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 firmware hub The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you Start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl Alt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off a
58. ation 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel GEEL ELIS o f i eeo Ceme Sunooter Cntr Subwoote 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 External SATA port This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier that supports up to 16 devices and enables smart setup and hot plug function 14 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 15 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 16 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 2 24 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 7 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Z Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 P5LD2 DELUXE Floppy disk drive connector Primary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE This connecto
59. atrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices set this item to Standard IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI For details on AHCI go to www intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012304 htm www intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012305 htm The SATA controller is set to Native mode when this item is set to RAID or AHCI Chapter 4 BIOS setup Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Disables or allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system OS Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS including Windows 2000 XP Configuration options Disabled Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA Allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports It is recommend that you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility In this setting you may use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not install any Serial ATA device The P ATA S ATA and P ATA options are for advanced users only If you set to any of these options and encountered problems revert to the default setting S ATA Configuration options S ATA P ATA S ATA P ATA Z The Onboard IDE Operate Mode and its sub menu ite
60. cal Disks Port Drive Model 0 0 9 9 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 4 2 9 9 0 9 9 0 0 9 0 9 4 3 p0 0 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 TV Select 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit Serial p 00 0 0 0 0 0 pO0000 0 0 4 pO0000 0 0 4 pO0000 0 0 4 Size Type Status Vol ID XX XXGB XX XXGB XX XXGB XX XXGB ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options N The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 5 20 Chapter 5 Software support Creating a RAID 0 set striped To create a RAID 0 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU Name RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 0 set then press lt Enter gt
61. clude better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays This configuration has the same fault tolerance as RAID 1 and has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring alone RAID 10 achieves high input output rates by striping RAID 1 segments In some instances a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure A minimum of four hard disk drives is required for this setup JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits ASUS PSND2 SLI Deluxe 5 17 Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage technology supported by the ICH R chip allows you to create a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set using only two identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAI
62. configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ICH7R SouthBridge chip Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set s To do this 1 li Da Enter the BIOS Setup during POST Go to the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press lt Enter gt Select the item Configure SATA As then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options Select RAID from the Configure SATA As item options then press lt Enter gt Select the item Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM press lt Enter gt then select Enabled from the options Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup N Refer to Chapter 4 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 19 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 set s from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge To enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press lt Ctrl l gt to display the utility main menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physi
63. ctures the drive will revert back to a non RAID disk Xo ah vill D a It Wa oo cD i Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Member Disk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000 00 p 0000 000 XX XGB Member Disk Select the disks that should be reset Tl Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete Use the up down arrow key to highlight the RAID set drive you want to reset then press lt Space gt to select Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A confirmation message appears Press lt Y gt to reset the drive or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility To exit the utility 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Exit then press lt Enter gt This window appears Are you sure you want to exit Y N Press lt Y gt to exit or press lt N gt to return to the utility main menu Chapter 5 Software support 5 5 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD and RAID 5 configurations Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration To set the BIOS RAID items 1 Boot the system and press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From th
64. curs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 15 PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press lt Enter gt if you wish to configure the item BIOS SETUP UTILITY ain IDE Configuration When in AHCI RAID Configure SATA As Standard IDE Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode mode SATA controller is forced to Native Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA mode IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Configure SATA As Standard IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or the Intel M
65. d or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 13 2 4 System memory 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM B2 DIMM A1 DIMM A2 DIMM Bi P5LD2 DELUXE 240 pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets N e For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM B2 e Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details e Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 4 GB system memory when you installed four 1 GB DDR2 memory modules e This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardw
66. e Advanced gt Onboard Devices Configuration menu item in the BIOS set the Silicon Image Controller item to RAID Mode See section 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 3 Save your changes and Exit Setup Launching the Silicon Image RAID 5 Manager Launch the Silicon Image RAID 5 Manager from Windows XP by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs gt Silicon Image gt RAIDSSATA AN e For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid RAID configuration refer to the Sil3132 User s Manual in your motherboard support CD e Usea Serial ATA port multiplier if you want to configure a RAID 5 RAID 10 or CONCATENATION set e Use an external SATA box to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set e The Serial ATA port multiplier and external SATA box are purchased separately e Make sure to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3132 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from the support CD before using RAID 5 configuration Do not unplug the external Serial ATA external box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 was configured ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 29 5 30 Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility To enter the Silicon Image BIOS RAID configuration utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press lt Ctrl S gt or lt F4 gt AN The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen RAID Configuration
67. ed and reformatted to guarantee the consistency of its contents ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 33 e If you selected Create with data COPY the following Manual configuration POP UP menu offline copy appears AN The online copy option automatically copies the data to the target drives on the background while writing to the source drives The offline copy option allows you to copy the contents of the source drive to the target drives now Use the up or down arrow keys to select desired copy method then press lt Enter gt The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu f g h Z A copy progress appears if you previously selected offline copy Creating a RAID 5 set Parity To create a RAID 5 set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility Create RAID set main menu select RAIDO Create RAID set era then press lt Enter gt The RAID10 SPARE DRIVE following sub menu Roce ee appears 2 Select RAID 5 then press lt Enter gt to display the following Auto configuration 5 34 Chapter 5 Software support 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration then press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Ent
68. eeeeeesesssssreeeeeeeess 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU seeserrrnrnnnrnnnnnnnnnvnvvvevererssnnnenennnnn 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan eeervrrnnnnnnnnn 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 4 2 12 DY SUSI MONON serrera surs TEE e 2 14 P OVETV EW asasssssssnessuusnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 2 14 2 4 2 Memory configurations rrrverernnnnnnnnnvvvenennnnnnnnnnnn 2 14 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM EE EE 2 17 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM sr 2 17 EX ANISTON SOT aanre EEEE EA 2 18 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card umssrnnnvvvvvvernnnnnnnnnnn 2 18 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion Card rrrevvranannnnnnnnnnn 2 18 2 5 3 Interrupt SN 2 19 2 34 PCI Express X16 NS Leg 2 20 55 UV 2 21 2 5 6 PCI EXpreSs X1 ccccccccccsssssssssssseeeeneneeesseeeseesseseeess 2 21 JUDE NS un tate eostuiacinuend E E 2 22 CONNECT ONS EEE 2 23 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors ceccssssssssssseteeeeeeeeenenees 2 23 2 2 Internal CONnectorS wxsassricsnnsiacnrecenesastanvessaneanansmands 2 25 Contents Chapter 3 Powering up 3 1 De Starting up for the first time rrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnvnnennenveee 3 1 Powering off the computer uassrmeannensmneunnn 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function rrveveverrrrnrrrnnnnn 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power SWItCh cceeee 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 Managing and updating your BIOS rrrvvverrnrn
69. elect your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration then press lt Enter gt b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu N e Auto configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of the current source disk data e When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set use of the Manual configuration is recommended Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and press PHYSICAL DRIVE 7 lt Enter gt The selection SS aaa bar moves to the Physical 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB Drives menu b Using the up or down arrow keys select the source drive and press lt Enter gt c Repeat step b to select the target drive d After selecting the man EG source and target Auto configuration drives the following pop up menu appears Create without data copy LN e The Create with data copy option allows you to copy the current data from the source drive to the mirror drive e Select Create with data copy if you have important data in your source drive e The Create without data copy option disables the disk copy function of the Mirrored set e If you selected Create without data copy the RAID 1 set must be repartition
70. en you delete a RAID set To delete a RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt to display this screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAIDX xxxxx X XXX XGB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE TV Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt Del gt Delete Volume 2 Use the up down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete then press lt Del gt This window appears Are you sure you want to delete volume VolumeX Y N 3 Press lt Y gt to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu otherwise press lt N gt to return to the Delete Volume menu ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 27 5 28 Resetting Disks to Non RAID AN Take caution before you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID Resetting a RAID volume HDD deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID then press lt Enter gt to display this screen Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these stru
71. ents the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 24 for details Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC integrated in the Winbond Super I O to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply of current for critical components See page 4 36 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 2 ASUS AI Life features A Life T Al Quiet The ASUS Al Quiet function dynamically controls CPU speed and reduces temperature and fan speeds thus minimizing noise and ensuring quiet operation ASUS Stack Cool 2 4 Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20 C The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate See page 2 3 for details WiFi TV Card optional K ASUS WiFi TV card complies with the IEEE 802 11 a b g wireless LAN adapter that allows data transmission of up to 54 Mbps using the 2 4 GHz frequency band ASUS provides full software application support and a user friendly wizard to help you set up your wireless local are
72. enu select the item and press lt Enter gt 4 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press lt Enter gt to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press lt Enter gt to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side ine seeing wong value in the sect system to malfunction Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled ion Mode Auto of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Pop up window Scroll bar ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 13 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Z Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them me BIOS SETUP UTILITY Adv
73. er gt c Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu Manual configuration a Select Manual configuration and press lt Enter gt The en FER following pop up menu appears b Use the up or down arrow keys to select a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press lt Enter gt m MAIN MENU AN TIP We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing c The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu PHYSICAL DRIVE Using the up or down arrow keys select a drive then 2 XXXXXXKXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB press lt Enter gt to set the first drive of the RAID set d Repeat step c to set the second third and fourth drive The number of available drives depend on the installed and enabled physical drives in the system e The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt f Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 35 Creating a RAID 10 set Mirrored Striped To create a RAID 10 set 1 From the Silicon Image mar EG configuration utility main menu select Delete RAID set RAIDO Create RAID set Rebuild Raidl set RAID1 Resolve Conflicts RAIDS then press lt Enter gt The
74. erating 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 N Refer to the expansion card or add on device s documentation or visit the related website to verify if the card device supports a 64 bit system A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Z e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website www asus com support download if you need to update the BIOS See Chapter 4 for details e Visit www intel com for more information on the EIST feature ED A 2 1 System requirements Before using EIST check your system if it meets the following requirements e Intel Pentium 4 processor with EIST support e BIOS file with EIST support e Operating system with EIST support Windows XP SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 Linux 2 6 kernel or later versions ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe A 2 2 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature 1 Turn on the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 2 Go to the Advanced Menu highlight CPU Configuration then press lt Enter gt 3 Set the Intel R SpeedStep Technology item to Automatic then press lt Enter gt See page 4 26 for details Press lt F10 gt to save your changes and exit the BIOS setup 5 A
75. feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance It allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the correct frequency based on the system configuration Four additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode AI NET 2 J Al NET2 is a BIOS based diagnostic tool that detects and reports Ethernet cable faults and shorts With this utility you can easily monitor the condition of the Ethernet cable connected to the LAN RJ 45 port During the bootup process Al NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy See pages 4 23 and 5 11 for details CrashFree BIOS 2 Ve This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 5 for details Al Q Fan The ASUS Al Q Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See pages 4 36 for details ASUS Multi language BIOS ommi The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster configuration See page 4 14 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction ASUS MyLogo2 Aam This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and
76. figuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Express PCl Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCI Express PCl PCI PCI Express Internal Graphics Mode Select Disabled Allows you to disable or select the internal graphics mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled 1MB Enabled 8MB PEG Buffer Length Auto Sets the length of the PCI Express graphics card buffer Configuration options Auto Long Short Link Latency Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics card link latency Configuration options Auto Slow Normal PEG Root Control Auto Allows you to enable disable or set to automatic the PCI Express graphics card root control Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled PEG Link Mode Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics link mode Setting this item to Auto allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the correct frequency based on the system configuration Four additional settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode Configuration options Auto Slow Normal Fast Faster Slot Power Auto Sets the PCI Express graphics card slot power Configuration options Auto Light Normal Heavy Heavier High Priority Port Select Disabled Disables or sets the priority port based on the ICHT PCI Express port Configuration options Disabled PC
77. flash Write to file A gt The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Z Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt 2 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk A gt afudos iP5LD2E ROM ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 3 4 4 4 S The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS A gt afudos iP5LD2E ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A gt afudos iP5LD2E ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1
78. fter the computer restarts right click on a blank space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu 6 When the Display Properties Display Properties window appears click the Themes Deskto iL Scieen Saver JJippearance Settings Screen Saver tab 7 Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window 8 Onthe Power schemes section Power Options Properties click then select any option gr a i er except Home Office Desktop MR ate TT or Always On 9 Click Apply then click OK 10 Close the Display Properties lan Bate window Tum off hard disks After you adjust the power scheme the CPU internal frequency slightly decreases when the CPU loading is low Z The screen displays and procedures may vary depending on the operating system Appendix CPU features A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology AN e The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper Threading Technology e Hyper Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP 2003 Server and Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading compiler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance e Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later ver
79. gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu A copy progress appears if you previously selected offline copy under a Windows environment VA e You can also create a RAID set using the SATARAID5 GUI utility e For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid RAID 5 configuration refer to the Sil3132 User s Manual found in your motherboard Support CD Creating a CONCATENATION set To create a CONCATENATION set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility main menu select Create RAID set then press lt Enter gt 2 From the sub menu Select CONCATENATION then press lt Enter gt 3 The selection bar moves to the PHYSICAL DRIVE AE Ne Meni Using ee up or down arrow keys select a 1 xxxxxxxxxxx XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB drive then press lt Enter gt to set a drive for the RAID set 4 The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set MAIN MENU Delete RAID set RAIDO Rebuild Raidl set RAID1 Resolve Conflicts RAID5 Low Level Format RAID10 Logical Drive Info SPARE DRIVE 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB the RAID size then press lt Enter gt 5 Press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to return to the Main Menu Z Configure a CONCATENATION set when using a single Serial ATA drive otherwise the system will not recognize the drive 5 38 Chapter 5 Software support 5 6 Creating a
80. guration TT ERT EEEE A CRT fi button options Environment oe i Minimize Control by ESN as i as button settings window Equalizer Information button Tool button Dolby feature launch buttons Chapter 5 Software support Information Click the information button Gp Information Ag nformation to display information about the 1 audio driver version DirectX version aJ ina 5 10 00 5123 audio controller audio codec and Directs Version Directx 9 0 language setting Audio Controller HD Audio Audio Codec ALC882 Language Auto Show icon in system tray Cir Tools Click the tool button GP to display tools for supported Dolby applications Dolby Feature Launch buttons Click the button of the feature you want to launch Minimize Click the minimize button to minimize the window display Exit Click the exit button to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to configure your audio settings Click the arrow button gt to display more options ASUS PSND2 SLI Deluxe 5 13 Sound Effect The Realtek ALC882D Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment adjust the equalizer set the karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Sound Effect tab 2 Click the shortcut buttons or t
81. he drop down menus for options on changing the acoustic environment adjust the equalizer or set the karaoke to your desired settings 3 Click to effect the Sound Effect settings and exit Mixer The Mixer option allows you to configure audio output playback volume and audio input record volume To set the mixer options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Mixer tab Turn the volume buttons to adjust the Playback and or Record volume The Mixer option activates voice input from all channels by default Make sure to set all channels to mute if you do not want voice input Make adjustments to Wave SW Synth Front Rear Subwoofer CD volume Mic volume Line Volume and Stereo mix by clicking the control tabs and dragging them up and down until you get the desired levels Click to effect the Mixer settings and exit Chapter 5 Software support Bass Management setting Click this tab to manage your bass settings To set the bass management options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Bass Management setting tab 2 Click lt M gt to display the distance in meters or lt FT gt to display the distance in feet C or 3 Adjust the values to your desired settings by entering a numeric value in the boxes or clicking the up down arrow 4 Click to test your settings 5 Click to effect the Bass Management settings and exit Audio I O The Audio I O option allows you
82. he standard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual A DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task AN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task QA IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task ED Typography Bold text Italics lt Key gt lt Key1 Key2 Key3 gt Command Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename afudos iP5LD2E ROM P5LD2 Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Al Audio IEEE 1394 LGA775 socket for Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron processors Compatible with Intel PCG 05B 05A and
83. higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications The dual channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 8 5 GB s See pages 2 14 to 2 17 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction PCI Express interface PEIZ The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest I O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus PCI Express features point to point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications See page 2 20 for details Universal PCI Express slot x4 mode The Universal PCI Express slot allows users to set up a dual graphics card platform on a single motherboard The ASUS Smart Switch detects PCI Express devices installed and intelligently reroutes the PCI Express lanes to optimize bandwidth allocation See page 2 20 for details Dual RAID solution Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual RAID functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices The Intel ICH7R allows RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 configuration for four SATA connectors and supports the Intel Matrix Storage Technology See pages 2 27 and 5 19 for details The Silicon Image 3132 Serial ATA controller
84. ices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Vil Vill About this guide This user guide contains the information
85. ignal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 configuration with the Intel Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel ICH7R RAID controller Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations Z These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default In Standard IDE mode you can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure SATA As item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 3 6 IDE Configuration on page 4 16 for details okka okrottro 23892002 28020042 SATA4 Fig r SATA3 orrotkrao 8 akkakea zZnHznnz 23582502 SATA1 m ely SATA2 P5LD2 DELUXE SATA connectors AN Important notes on Serial ATA e You must install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID O RAID 1 is available only if you are using Windows 2000 XP e When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector Refer to the table on the next page for the recommended SATA hard disk drive connections Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA1 SATA2 Red Master Boot disk SATA3 SATA4 Black Slave Data disk
86. imum allowed capacity 5 24 Chapter 5 Software support 6 Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 7 Press lt Y gt to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or lt N gt to go back to the Create Volume menu Creating a RAID 5 set parity To create a RAID 5 set 1 From the utility main menu select 1 Create RAID Volume then press lt Enter gt This screen appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Name RAID Level RAID5 Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64KB Capacity 0 0 GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select 2 Enter a name for the RAID 5 set then press lt Enter gt 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 5 Parity then press lt Enter gt ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 25 4 The Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID The following pop up screen appears Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XGB Non RAID Disk 1D 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 pOG
87. into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an
88. irs of Dual channel memory configuration N Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 667 MHz FSB 1066 800 QVL ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 15 DDR2 533 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 256MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB Vendor SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon CORSAIR MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON Kingston Kingston Kingston Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix Hynix ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA M378T6553BG0 CD5 M378T2953BG0 CD5 M378T3253FGO CD5 M378T6453FGO CD5 M391T2953BG0 CD5 M391T6453FGO CD5 HYS72T64000HU 3 7 A HYS64T64000GU 3 7 A HYS64T32000HU 3 7 A HYS64T128020HU 3 7 A HYS64T64000HU 3 7 A CM2X512 4200 MT16HTF6464AG 53EB2 MT16HTF12864AY 53EA1 MT8HTF3264AY 53EB3 MT16HTF6464AY 53EB2 N A MT18HTF12872AY 53EA1 MT16HTF12864AY 53EA1 KVR533D2N4 1G KVR533D2N4 256 KVR533D2N4 512 HYMP564U648 C4 HYMP564U728 C4 HYMP5 12U728 C4 HYMP5 12U648 C4 HYMP564U728 C4 HYMP512U648 C4 HYMP512U728 C4 EBE51ED8ABFA 5C E EBE5 1UD8ABFA 5C EBE5 1UD8ABFA 5C E EBE1 1UD8ABFA 5C E Brand Side s N A N A N A N A N A N A Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon Infineon N A MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON N A N A ELPIDA N A N A N A
89. isabled Enabled Z The Gigabit LAN controller does not support S5 Wake On LAN function under DOS mode or Windows ME es LAN Option ROM Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller This item appears only when the Onboard PCIEX Gbe LAN items are set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 29 Silicon 3132 Controller SATA2 Mode Allows you to set the onboard Silicon Image SATA RAID controller mode Configuration options SATA2 Mode RAID Mode Disabled ITE8211F Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard ITE 8211F IDE controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Detecting Device Time Quick Mode Sets the time the ITE8211F IDE RAID controller detects devices connected to the IDE RAID connectors Configuration options Standard Mode Quick Mode Serial Port Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode ECP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP
90. jumper caps on the fan connectors CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM GND O U EC TI gt Z 12V Rotation PWR_FAN E GND 12V Rotation CHA_FAN1 ERA 12V Rotation CHA_FAN2 E GND P5LD2 DELUXE Fan connectors Z e Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN1 connectors support the L ASUS Q Fan 2 feature e If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA FANT for better heat dissipation ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 31 14 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This connector is for a chassis mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis Intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature Chassis Signal 5VSB_MB GND CHASSIS UB Default 15 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394 2 This connector is for an additional IEEE 1394 port Connect the IEEE 1394 module cable orange to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394 connec
91. k of device connected Vendor ST320413A to the system Size 20 0GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16 Sectors PIO Mode Supported Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 SMART Monitoring Supported Type Auto se amp LBA Large Mode Auto De eg Block Multi sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto re Ep DMA Mode Auto Save and Exit SMART Monitoring Auto Exit 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Inc The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device oc
92. lSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Disabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 4 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Advanced CPU settings Sets the ratio between CPU Core Manufacturer Intel Clock and the FSB Brand String Genuine Intel R CPU 3 20GHz Frequency 2800 MHz FSB Speed 800 MHz Frequency NOTE If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS Cache L1 16 KB then actual and Cache L2 1024 KB setpoint values may Cache L3 0 KB differ Ratio Status Unlocked Max 14 Min 14 Ratio Actual Value 14 Ratio CMOS Setting 14 VID CMOS Setting 62 CPU Lock Free Auto Microcode Updation Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Enhanced C1 Control Auto CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Toe Ratio CMOS Setting 14 Sets the ratio between the CPU core clock and the Front Side Bus frequency The BIOS auto detects the default value of this item Use the lt gt or lt gt keys to adjust the values Configuration options 8 28 Z You can only adjust the Ratio CMOS if you installed an unlocked CPU Refer to the CPU documentation for details VID CMOS Setting 62 Allows
93. le or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for more information on the Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The following item appears only when you installed an Intel Pentium D or Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Intel R SpeedStep Technology Automatic Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology When set to Automatic you can adjust the system power settings in the operating system to use the EIST feature Set this item to Maximum or Disabled if you do not want to use the EIST The CPU constantly operates at a lower internal frequency when you set this item to Minimum Configuration options Maximum Minimum Automatic Disabled Z e Refer to the Appendix for details on how to use the EIST feature e The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 5 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Enable or disable Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM timing Hyper Path 3 Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Express Int VG Internal Graphics Mode Select Disabled PEG Buffer Length Auto Link Latency Auto PEG Root Control Auto PEG Link Mode Aut
94. ms appear only when the Configure SATA As item is set to Standard IDE Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM Disabled Enables or disables the onboard Serial ATA boot ROM This item appears only when the Configure SATA As item is set as RAID Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM appears only when the Configure SATA As item is set to RAID ALPE and ASP Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Agressive Link Power Management ALPE and Aggressive Slumber Partial ASP management features Configuration options Disabled Enabled AHCI Port 3 Interlock Switch Disabled Enables or disables the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI Port 3 interlock switch Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The ALPE and ASP and its sub menu items appear only when the Configure SATA As item is set to AHCI IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 17 4 3 7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allo
95. ms on the right side ASUS PC Probe Il This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Update Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Z Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet aie connection so you can connect to the ASUS website ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver ADOBE Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver Chapter 5 Software support Al Booster Installs the ASUS Al Booster software Anti virus application The anti virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data 5 2 4 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual VA Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file Manual Please select items on the right side ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 9 5 6 5 2 5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information
96. n User input is not required when installing the driver in silent or unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility for details Make ICH 32 bit RAID Driver Disk Make ICH7 64 bit RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH7R RAID driver disk for a 32 64 bit system Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC882M audio driver and application See page 5 12 for details Chapter 5 Software support Make ITE8211 32 64 bit IDE Driver Disk Allows you to create an ITE8211 IDE driver disk for a 32 64 bit system Make Silicon Image 32bit RAID Driver Disk Make Silicon Image 32bit SATA Driver Disk Allows you to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 32 bit system VA Click to display more items S ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional A Drivers Please select items on the right side Make Silicon Image 64 bit RAID Driver Disk Make Silicon Image 64 bit SATA Driver Disk Allows you to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 64 bit system USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver Z Click to go back to the previous screen ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 3 5 4 5 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports SG ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe motherboard support CD for Windows XP Home Professional X Utilities Please select ite
97. nd then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys NN e The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu See section 4 7 Exit Menu e The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen e Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit ain Advanced Power System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to ST320413A configure system time ASUS CD S340 Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected Not Detected gt y v e Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master
98. nfiguration ccccccccccccccccesssssssssssssseeeeeeees 4 24 2244 IGPU n es 4 25 225 NN 4 27 4 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration rrrrnnnvvvvverrnnnnn 4 29 AT POPOP aeeie n e E EE 4 31 Contents 4 5 Power MenU seessssesurnrnnnnnnnnrnrureunnnnnnnnnnnnnnrernnnnnnnnnnnneeeeneee 4 33 4 5 1 Suspend NON 4 33 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvevvnnnnnn 4 33 259 AP 4 33 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support rrrvrrrrnrnnnnnvvvvvvrrnnsnnssnvnverrerssrennn 4 33 4 5 5 AM COmqualuussssomqsmueenueumnvine 4 34 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor rrrreravrvvrvrvvvvvervvversevvrsvssrsrssnnnn 4 36 A BOT 4 38 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority na nnnnnrnnnvvvvrnnvnnnnnnnnnnrssnennnn 4 38 4 6 2 Hard Disk Drives mmmmerrvrvvvvvvvvvvvvvevvrvvvsvvvssvssnsnnnnnn 4 38 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration rrrnnnnnnnvvvvvvvvvennnnn 4 39 AOA SN ia E 4 40 EN 4 43 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing an operating system rrnnnnnvennnnnnnnvvvevnnnnnnnvvverrennnnn 5 1 5 2 TDN Ne 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD m 5 1 STN 5 2 5 2 3 VS 5 4 5 2 4 ManualS Menu nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsssssssssrerersssseeenee 5 5 5 2 5 ASUS Contact information vssvvvvvvvvvrvvrrrrrrrersrrrrrrnr 5 6 S40 NNN 5 6 STN sesctcstdeacesesaecsesncstessarssuseseeeancetonenasenens 5 9 Deel FN Z peee E 5 9 5 393 2 AINET EE 5 11 5 3 3 Audio configurations essssesssesssssssennnnnssnnerennnnne 5 12 S9 ADAM 5 17 Seal OG 5 18 5 5 2 Intel RAID
99. ng item is set to Overclock Profile Overclock Options Overclock 5 Allows you to overclock the CPU speed through the available preset values Configuration options Overclock 5 Overclock 10 Overclock 15 Overclock 20 Overclock 30 FSB888 DDR2 667 FSB960 DDR2 800 FSB1280 DDR2 800 FSB1333 DDR2 667 FSB1333 DDR2 834 The following item appears only when the Al Overclocking item is set to Al NOS N O S Mode Auto Sets the Non Delay Overclocking System mode Select either of the following configuration options Auto Manual Sensitivity Sensitive Sets the Non Delay Overclocking System mode sensitivity Select either of the following configuration options Normal activates overclocking on a threshold between light and heavy CPU loading Sensitive activates overclocking on a light CPU loading Less Sensitive activates overclocking on a heavy CPU loading Target Frequency Overclock 3 Allows you to set the target frequency Configuration options Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock 7 Overclock 10 Overclock 15 Overclock 20 Overclock 30 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 4 2 LAN Cable Status This menu displays the status of the Local Area Network LAN cable connected to the LAN RJ 45 port POST Check LAN Cable Disabled Allows you to enable or disable LAN cable check during POST When enabled the menu reports the cable faults or shorts and displays the point length
100. nly runs on systems with Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems e The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester main window is disabled if no problem is detected on the LAN cable s connected to the LAN port s e If you want the system to check the LAN cable before entering the OS enable the POST Check LAN cable item in the BIOS See section 4 4 2 LAN Cable Status for details ASUS PSND2 SLI Deluxe 5 11 5 3 3 Audio configurations The Realtek ALC882M audio CODEC provides 8 channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC The software provides Jack Sensing function S PDIF Qut support and interrupt capability The ALC882M also includes the Realtek proprietary UAJ Universal Audio Jack technology for all audio ports eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Enjoy true home theatre experience with the following advanced sound technologies Dolby Prologic IIx Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Digital Live 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 taskbar From the taskbar double click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager Realtek HD Audio Manager Realtek HD Audio Manager Hue gt Exit Confi
101. nnnnvvvvvvvrnnrnnnnnnnr 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk rrnnnnnvvvvvvvvevernnrn 4 1 22 FFS scimnsnensncssacecnseteanien cnmvinseensecaeesananens 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility snnnnnnnnnnnnvnvnnvnnenre 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS EZ Flash utility reereeerrrrrrnnnnrnnnssannnvvrrreveversene 4 7 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility sniiasunscnesaneciieeorecseetieecean 4 8 BIOS SetuP TN 4 11 4 2 1 BIOS menu SCreen rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennenvveveern 4 12 4 2 2 Menu bar mmmmmmrrvvvvvvrvrrnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrsvvvnvvnnveneene 4 12 4 2 3 NNN 4 12 4 2 4 Menu items sssssessosoeesssnnnnnnnnrerrenunnnnnnnnnrnernrereennnnne 4 13 225 UNN 4 13 4 2 6 Configuration fields rrrrrnnnnnrrrerennnnnnnnnvvvvrennnnnnn 4 13 4 2 7 Pop up WINdow rrrrerervvrvvvrvvvvvvvvvvrersvvrrsvrsvrrrsrnnnnnnn 4 13 20 SUNT 4 13 4 2 9 General help dedennvanenncsnsennsesasusbesosossteseasenaysieasiauauans 4 13 Man MONU cens 4 14 4 3 1 System Time ccccsesssessssseeeeeeseneeeeeeessesseeneneeeeeeees 4 14 4 3 2 System Date EE EE 4 14 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette EE 4 14 AA Language EE EE 4 14 4 3 5 Primary Third and Fourth IDE Master Slave 4 15 4 3 6 IDE Configuration eten 4 16 4 3 7 System Information sssssesserennnnrenrneeeeeeeeeerneeennns 4 18 Advanced 0 D NE ME 4 19 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration rrrrrrnnnnnnnnvnvvvevvvennnnnn 4 19 442 LAN Cable Status siicssisscncrassicsactissasaneaorsseneniaanners 4 23 4 4 3 USB Co
102. ntee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the dev
103. o Select Screen Slot Power Auto Select Item High Priority Port Select Disabled Change Option 2nd PCI E slot mode Auto General Help Save and Exit Advanced Chipset Settings Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled When this item is enabled the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect When disabled you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub items The following sub items appear when this item is Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM CAS Latency 5 Clocks Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 6 Clocks 5 Clocks 4 Clocks 3 Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge 4 Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 6 Clocks DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 Clocks Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 6 Clocks DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Delay 15 Clocks Configuration options 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 18 Clocks DRAM Write Recovery Time 4 Clocks Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 6 Clocks ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 27 Hyper Path 3 Auto Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Hyper Path 3 feature Con
104. oftware support Sel Sul 5 3 Sed 5 0 Installing an operating SYSTEM cccccccecesesssssssstsseeeeeeeeeeees 5 1 Support CD information sc tsssarsseserevaersedeesgeserssesseessoesareensiseees 5 1 SoftWare NN sessirnir monnei aain ENERE EAE RE 5 9 RAID CONTOU ONS carinae E ai 5 17 Creating a RAID driver disk ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 2000 2003 Server XP operating systems OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware V e Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information eel e Make sure that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability 5 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features VA 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 Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer SG ASUS P5
105. p when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance AMI BIOS beep codes Beep Description Error One beep Keyboard controller error Refresh Time error No master drive detected Two continuous beeps followed by Floppy controller failure two short beeps Two continuous beeps followed by Hardware component failure four short beeps 7 At power on hold down the lt Delete gt key to enter the BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 3 1 3 2 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button then click Shut Down 2 Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected then click the OK button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down If you are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Comp
106. patible with Intel 04B 04A and O5B 05A processors See page 2 7 for details Intel 945P chipset La The Intel 945P chipset is the latest and one of the most powerful chipsets in personal computing It supports 1066MHz Front Side Bus FSB PCI Express technology dual channel DDR2 memory and Intel s 800 MHz series Dual Core technology processors for lightning speed multi tasking Combined with the Intel ICH 7R that supports four Serial ATA II ports with Intel Matrix Technology including RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 making it an excellent foundation for a powerful desktop computer Intel EM64T I 8 The motherboard supports Intel Pentium D or Intel Pentium 4 processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing See the Appendix for details Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The Enhanced Intel SoeedStep Technology EIST intelligently manages the CPU resources by automatically adjusting the CPU voltage and core frequency depending on the CPU loading and system speed or power requirement See page 4 26 and the Appendix for details DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667 MHz FSB 1066 800 533 MHz FSB 1066 800 533 or 400 MHz FSB 800 533 to meet the
107. plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 for better thermal environment See page 2 31 for the connector location 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information Options for Universal PCI Express operating speed PCI Express slot Auto Automatically optimizes performance and functionality according to devices installed x4 mode Faster User gets the best performance but this mode disables the PCI Express x1 slot x2 mode Fast Always runs at PCI Express x2 speed e Some PCI Express graphics cards cannot operate on x4 x2 mode We suggest that you install these cards on the primary PCI Express slot blue to increase system stability e Some PCI Express devices cannot operate on x4 x2 mode We suggest that you install these devices on the PCI Express slot x1 Slot 2 5 5 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 2 5 6 PCI Express x1 This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 21 2 6 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the
108. r gt For example if you want to create an ICH7R SATA RAID driver disk press lt 1 gt The following message appears on screen Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B Press a key to continue ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 39 5 40 The RAID drivers are copied to the floppy disk After creating a RAID driver disk eject the floppy disk then write protect it to prevent computer virus infection 10 Press any key to return to the Makedisk menu To create a RAID driver disk 1 B Place the motherboard support CD into the CD ROM drive When the Drivers menu appears select the RAID driver disk you want to create e ClickMake ITE8211 32 64 bit IDE Driver Disk to create a 32 bit or 64 bit ITE 8211F driver disk e ClickMake ICH7 32 bit RAID Driver Disk or Make ICH7 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create a 32 bit or 64 bit Silicon Image RAID driver disk e Click Make Silicon Image 32bit RAID Driver Disk or Make Silicon Image 32bit SATA Driver Disk to create a Silicon Image RAID driver disk Or Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility e Go to Drivers ITE8211 Makedisk for the Silicon Image RAID driver disk utility e Go to Drivers Chipset Intel Makedisk for the Intel ICH7R RAID driver disk utility e Go to Drivers Sil3 132 for the Silicon Image RAID driver disk utility Z Refer to section 5 2 2 Drivers menu for details 3 4 De Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive
109. r is for an Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable The Ultra DMA 100 66 signal cable has three connectors a blue connector for the primary IDE connector on the motherboard a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE slave device optical drive hard disk drive and a gray connector for an Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a Slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Z e Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable e Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100 66 IDE devices NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_IDE P5LD2 DELUXE IDE connector ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 25 3 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_EIDE red SEC_EIDE red These connectors are for Ultra ATA 133 100 66 signal cables The ITE IDE connectors support up to four IDE hard disk drives for easier data storage SEG EIDE PRI EIDE PIN 1 NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Z The connectors do not support ATAPI devices 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 red SATA2 red SATA3 black SATA4 black These connectors are for the Serial ATA s
110. rity Hard Disk Drives H Boot Settings Configuration a Security Select Screen TL Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority Main Advanced Power Boot Device Priority lst Boot Device lst FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device PM ST330620A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S360 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device sequence of available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled 4 6 2 Hard Disk Drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power E Hard Disk Drives lst Drive XXXXXXXXX 2nd Drive XXXXXXXXX 1st xxth Drive XXXXXX These items specify the boot device sequence of available disk drives The number of disk drives that appear on the screen depends on the number of drives installed in the system Configuration options XXXXXXX Disabled 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while Enabled booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Quick Boot Full Screen Logo Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait For Fl If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display
111. rive of the RAID set d Repeat step c to set the second third and fourth drive The number of available drives depend on the installed and enabled physical drives in the system e After setting the prog KENT RAID drives the Auto configuration following pop up menu appears Create without data copy AN e The Create with data copy option allows you to copy the current data from the source drive to the mirror drive The Create without data copy option disables the disk copy function of the Mirrored set e If you selected Create without data copy the RAID 1 set must be repartitioned and reformatted to guarantee the consistency of its contents e Select Create with data copy if you have important data in your source drive f If you selected MAIN MENU Create with data Auto configuration copy the following pop up menu appears offline copy LN The online copy option automatically copies the data to the target drives on the background while writing to the source drives The offline copy option allows you to copy the contents of the source drive to the target drives now ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 5 37 g Use the up or down arrow keys to select desired copy method then press lt Enter gt h The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press lt Enter gt i Press lt Y
112. s you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to e Save the current BIOS file e Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet e Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file e Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and e View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Z ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP es 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 to your system Z Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Chapter 4 BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears m Startup 0 m Vaice Editor rr Ai Booster v2 00 18 role Voice Editor N MSN Explorer a Outlook Express KE MSN Explorer Remote Assistance All Frograms 1 Update Save BIOS from to a file 2 Update BIOS from the Internet Update system BIDS u
113. sing specified BIOS image file ASUS Web Site i arioad a specified BIOS mage Hie via Intemet for ee 4 Check BIOS Information u Update BIOS from the Intemet 2 Select Update BIOS from 3 Select the ASUS FTP site the Internet option from the nearest you to avoid network drop down menu then click traffic or click Auto Select Next Click Next ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 9 4 From the FTP site select 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 clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 1 Update Save BIOS from to hle 2 Update BIDS EE e pols eee specified BIOS image file specihed BIOS mage file via Internet for later usage 4 Check BIOS Information 3 Download BIDS from the Internet Download F Update BIOS from a fle Fs ra current BIOS to a file aD i pam iiom 3 hi gt Update BIOS from the Internet PR Download BIOS from the Imenet D Check BIOS Information 3 Loc
114. sion is recommended e Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system e For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading Using the Hyper Threading Technology To use the Hyper Threading Technology 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 2 Power up the system and enter the BIOS Setup Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled See page 4 26 for details The BIOS item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Restart the computer ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe Appendix CPU features
115. slot PCI Express x1 slot Onboard USB controller 1 Onboard USB controller 2 Onboard USB controller 3 Onboard USB controller 4 Onboard USB 2 0 controller Onboard IDE port Onboard SATA port Onboard HD audio Onboard LAN1 Onboard PCle SATA RAID ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe D E F G H C A B 2 19 2 5 4 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications With two graphics cards installed the motherboard can enable quad display Primary PCI Express x 16 Universal PCI slot for discrete graphics Express slot card blue x4 mode black N We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary blue PCI Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the Universal PCI Express slot black Primary PCI Express x16 slot The primary PCI Express x16 graphics card supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications Universal PCI Express slot x4 mode This motherboard also supports a Universal PCI Express slot with a maximum speed of 2 GB s The operating frequency of this slot changes depending on the type of PCI Express card you install Refer to the table on the next page for details The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the primary PCI Express X16 slot and the Universal PCI Express slot LN If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you
116. ssword Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 41 Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Main Advanced Power Exit Options Exit system setup Exit amp Save Changes after saving the Exit amp Discard Changes changes Discard Changes F10 key can be used Load Setup Defaults for this operation Select Screen d Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit American Megatrends Inc Va Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit men
117. stall the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3132 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from the support CD before using RAID 5 configuration Do not unplug the external Serial ATA drive when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 was configured 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information 6 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD This connector is for the 4 pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive O C black Ei Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel P5LD2 DELUXE Internal audio connector N Enable the CD IN function in the audio utility when using this connector 7 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard PRESENCE SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR GND PORT2R PORT2 L PORT1 L PORT1 R SENSE_SEND P5LD2 DELUXE Analog front panel connector AGND NC NC NC NC Line out_L MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R AC 97 audio pin definition N It is recommended that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 29 2 30 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB GAME module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a
118. supports two additional Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD functionality You can also configure a RAID 10 RAID 5 and CONCATENATION sets using a Serial ATA port multiplier See pages 2 23 2 24 2 28 and 5 29 for details ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 1 4 Theatre level audio designed for Dolby Master Studio BE This motherboard offers theatre level 7 1 surround sound and audio specifications higher than that of DVD Enjoy true home theatre experience with the following advanced sound technologies Dolby Prologic Ilx Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Digital Live See pages 2 23 and 5 12 for details S PDIF digital sound ready s pbir The motherboard supports the S PDIF technology through the S PDIF interfaces on the rear panel and at midboard The S PDIF technology turns your computer into a high end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems See page 2 24 for details The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a Standard The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras See pages 2 23 for details USB 2 0 technology gear The motherboard implem
119. t This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications ACT LINK SPEED ACT LINK LED SPEED LED LED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port 5 Side Speaker Out port black This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 6 Center Subwoofer port orange This port connects the center subwoofer speakers 7 Line In port light blue This port connects a tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 8 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out Refer to the audio configuration table on the next page for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 23 9 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 10 Rear Speaker Out port gray This port connects the rear speakers on a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the J audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configur
120. t xit right 1985 2682 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature xx x C xx x F MB Temperature xx x C xx x F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed RPM xxxx RPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled The CPU Q Fan Mode and CPU FAN PROFILE MODE items appear ae only when the CPU Q Fan Control is Enabled CPU Q Fan Mode PWM Allows you to select the type of CPU fan cable connected to the CPU fan connector Set to PWM when using a 4 pin CPU fan cable Set to DC when using a 3 pin CPU fan cable Configuration options PWM DC VA Some CPU fans with a 4 pin cable do not comply with Intel s PWM fan specification When using this type of CPU fan you can not reduce the CPU fan speed even if you set the CPU Q Fan Mode to PWM 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS setup CPU FAN PROFILE MODE Optimal Sets the CPU fan profile mode Configuration options Optimal Silent Mode Performance Mode Chassis Fan Speed xx
121. that allow you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new Identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration in
122. tions summary BIOS features 8 MB Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 WfM2 0 Internal 1 x Floppy disk drive connector connectors 1 x Primary IDE connector 2 x IDE connectors 5 x Serial ATA RAID connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 2 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x Serial port connector COM port 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x 4 pin ASUS EZ Plug connector 2 x USB connectors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x Optical drive audio connector 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x GAME MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel High Definition audio connector System panel connector Power ATX power supply with 24 pin and 8 pin 12 V plugs Requirement ATX 12 V 2 0 compliant ASUS EZ Plug When using two graphics cards and a 20 pin ATX PSU Form Factor ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm Support CD Device drivers contents ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS Al Booster Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Anti Virus Utility OEM version WinDVD Suite OEM version Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver Specifications are subject to change without notice xii This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product Introduction TVer 1 1 Wee PACKS COMO TIES eere E EEE E 1 1 l3 SOC Cla MOA CNS S percurrens a nien aoe 1 2 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS P5L
123. tors Doing so will damage the motherboard 2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information 16 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin EATX12V 4 pin EZ PLUG These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit 3888 lt 53 gt S EATXPWR ee EATX12V a 3 Volts Ground 12 Volts 5 Volts KARN 12 Volts 5 Volts 5V Standby 5 Volts apagat e Power OK 22 5 Volts 55565 Ground Ground 5 Volts Ground S 5V Ground amp Ground EZ PLUG HZ DET 45 Volts PSON E a HSV Ground Ground 3 Volts 1 12 Volts P5LD2 DELUXE ATX power connectors 3 Volts 3 Volts You may use a 4 pin ATX12V power plug for this connector Make sure to remove the cap on the connector before connecting an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug Remove the cap e Use only either a 4 pin ATX12V or before using an an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug 8 pin power plug Connecting other power plug types may serious damage to the Connect a system 4 pin power plug here N Important notes on motherboard power requirements When installing two VGA cards using a 20 pin ATX PSU with 12V capability we recommend that you connect the EZ Plug for sufficient power Refer to the PSU documentation for d
124. ts goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis A N Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard m x gt l m A N A al UD A Place this side towards the rear of the chassis WELO CERE SEEEEEEEE 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20 C The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe ae 2 4 2 2 4 Motherboard layout 24 5cm 9 6in PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard CPU_FAN EATX12V EX SATA PARALLEL PORT 64 bit 240 pin module e tees 64 bit 240 pin module s s 64 bit 240 pin module ees 64 bit 240 pin module xxr0rnrnvnnnnn FLOPPY EZ PLUG DDR2 DIMM A2 DDR2 DIMM B2 boreal HER SATA RAID2 Intel MCH 945P P5LD2 DELUXE DDR2 DIMM_A1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 EATXPWR 30 5cm 12 0in PCIEX16_1 PCI1 ASUS ETE SATA4 SATA3 PCI2 Intel ICH7R PCIEX16 2 SATA1 SATA2 HAHAH SEC EIDE CR2032 3V oe PCIEX1_1 Lithium Cell HE ower IE 1394 2 USB56 USB78 GAME COM1 A TET m NARR T
125. u to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the computer is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save the changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 43 Load Setup Defaults Allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Ok to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM 4 44 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package S
126. ual VGA power requirements For a fully configured system we recommend that you use a power supply unit PSU that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum power of 350 W Do not forget to connect the 8 pin 4 pin ATX12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 2 33 2 34 17 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions round Speaker D Cc 3 O Oo op am pom om om Requires an ATX power supply P5LD2 DELUXE System panel connector Z The sytem panel connector is color coded for easy connection Refer to the connector description below for details e System power LED Green 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode e Hard disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDE LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD e System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER
127. uter 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Refer to section 4 5 Power Menu in Chapter 4 for details Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 Managing and updating your BIOS rrrrvvrrrnrnnnnnnvvvvvsrnnnnnnnnnnen 4 1 BIOS setup program tuissinawinpevneinseseeeweeusenelosinuenwcanauess 4 11 MT 4 14 Advanced MenU EE 4 19 Power MenU iicueivescenceadennaninddesiimeracsumenuncosuaninaiencsunameniannced 4 33 BOOL 16 1 EE EE A AE E E 4 38 RE 4 43 ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted 3 ASUS EZ Fl
128. values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Inc Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options No Yes Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 31 IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI and Advanced Power Management APM features Select an item then press
129. w screen instructions to continue Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility Z e Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at gt least 1 2 MB free space to save the file e The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alohanumeric characters for the extension name A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 ROM Main filename Extension name Chapter 4 BIOS setup 3 Press lt Enter gt The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk A gt 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
130. w you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices AN Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced JumperFree Configuration Adjust system LAN Cable Status frequency voltage USB Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP American Megatrends 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclocking Auto Performance Mode Auto Al Overclocking Auto Allows you to select the overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking configiuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Extreme Loads the standard settings for the system Al Overclock Loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for stability when overclocking AI N O S The ASUS Al Non delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boost the performance for the most demanding tasks ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 19 Performance Mode Auto Allows enhanced system performance Setting to Turbo may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Auto Configuration options Auto Standard Turbo Z
131. xxRPM or N A Chassis Fan2 Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the chassis the specific field shows N A Chassis Q Fan1 Control Disabled Allows ysou to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the chassis fan speeds for more efficient system operation When enabled the chassis fan ratio is the same with the selected CPU fan ratio Configuration options Disabled Enabled fo The Chassis FAN PROFILE MODE item appears only when the Chassis Q Fan1 Control is Enabled Chassis FAN PROFILE MODE Optimal Sets the chassis fan profile mode Configuration options Optimal Silent Mode Performance Mode Power Fan Speed RPM xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the power fan connector the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 37 4 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power E Exit APM Configuration Boot Device Prio
132. you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter 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 that the motherboard supports Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of t
133. you to set the VID CMOS setting at which the processor is to run The BIOS auto detects the default value of this item Use the lt gt or lt gt keys to adjust the values Z The following item appears only when you install a CPU that supports the lock free feature Only some latest CPUs support this feature CPU Lock Free Auto Allows you to adjust the CPU multiplier to 14x Setting this item to Auto allows the motherboard to automatically reduce the CPU multiplier value for more flexibility when increasing the external FSB Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Microcode Updation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the microcode updation Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe 4 25 Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled Enhanced C1 Control Auto When set to Auto the BIOS automatically checks the CPU s capability to enable the C1E support In C1E mode the CPU power consumption is lower when idle Configuration options Auto Disabled CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto Allows you to disable or set to auto the CPU Internal Thermal Control function Configuration options Auto Disabled Scroll down the screen to display the following items Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Allows you to enab

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