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xConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.Ty

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.5.3 APM CongurationRestore on AC Power Loss [Disabled]Allows you to enable or disable the Restore on AC Power Loss funct

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-33Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Ena

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.5.4 Hardware MonitorThe items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS. I

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-35Chassis Q-Fan Prole [Performance]Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis Q-Fan. When set to [O

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.6 Boot menumenuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> t

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-374.6.2 Removable Drives1. Floppy DisksAllows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system.4.6.3 Hard Disk Drive

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.6.5 Boot Settings Conguration Select MenuItem Specic HelpPress [Enter] toenable or disable.Boot Settings Conguration

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-39Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6]Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key. Conguration

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup3. When prompted, conrm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press <Enter>. The password eld se

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-414.7 Tools menuThe Tools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Ent

xiP5N32-SLI Premium specications summaryCPU LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 /

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setupAlarm Day: Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the alarm for a

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-43• We suggest that you update only the BIOS le coming from the same memory/CPU conguration and BIOS version.• Only the

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS setupSave BIOS ProleSelect MenuItem Specic HelpSave current BIOS Prole to Prole 1.Save BIOS ProleSave to Prole 1Save to Pro

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-454.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message

4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.8 Exit menuThe Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or d

xiiP5N32-SLI Premium specications summaryWireless LAN ASUS WiFi-AP Solo™ - 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g and backward compatible with 11 Mbps IEEE 802

xiiiP5N32-SLI Premium specications summary(continued on the next page)ASUS AI Lifestyle featuresASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - AI Gear - AI Nap

xivP5N32-SLI Premium specications summaryBIOS features 8 Mb AWARD BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, Multi-Language BIOSManageability WOL by PME

1Product introductionThis chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

ASUS P5N32-SLI PremiumChapter summary11.1 Welcome! ... 1-11.2 Pac

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium1-11.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5N32-SLI Premium motherboard!The motherboard delivers a host of new features and

1-2Chapter 1: Product Introduction1.3 Special features1.3.1 Product highlightsGreen ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium1-3Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go The motherboard fully supports the Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology thr

iiE2749First Edition V1 August 2006Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and softw

1-4Chapter 1: Product Introduction1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes the system more stab

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium1-5Optional Fan (for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is specically designed to provide sufcient airo

1-6Chapter 1: Product IntroductionNoise Filter This feature detects repetitive and stationary noises (non-voice signals) like computer fans, air cond

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium1-7ASUS Music Alarm Wake up to the music of your choice instead of the irritating sound of an alarm clock. The ASUS Music Alarm

1-8Chapter 1: Product Introduction1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking featuresAI NOS™ (Non-Delay Overclocking System) The patented ASUS Non-delay Ov

2Hardware informationThis chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes descript

ASUS P5N32-SLI PremiumChapter summary22.1 Before you proceed ... 2-12.2 Motherboar

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-1Onboard LEDThe motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sle

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-32.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of cri

iiiContentsNotices ... viiSafety information ...

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2.4 Motherboard layoutPANELP5N32-SLI PREMIUM®ADHCHASSISPRI_IDE24.5cm (9.6in)CPU_FANDDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-52.2.5 Layout contentsSlots Page1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-152. PCI slots 2-203. PCI Express x1 slot 2-204. PCI Express x16 sl

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware informationInternal connectors Page1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-252. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-72.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Core™2 Ex

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A),

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-95. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket then t

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware informationFastenerMotherboard hole2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fanThe Intel® LGA775 processor requires a specially

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-113. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.2. Push down two fasteners at a time in

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware informationTo uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard.2.

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-135. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling.Narrow end of the grooveRefer to the doc

ivContents2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ... 2-192.5.4 PCI slots ...

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.3.4 Installing the optional fanInstall the optional fan only if you are using a passive cooler or a water coole

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-152.4 System memory2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4.2 Memory congurationsYou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the D

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-172.4.3 Installing a DIMMUnplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do s

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe th

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-192.5.3 Interrupt assignmentsIRQ assignments for this motherboardA B C D E F G HPCIEx16_1 – – – – shared – – –PCIEx16_2 – –

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5.4 PCI slotsThe PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply w

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-212.6 Jumper1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC_EN)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You ca

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.7 Connectors2.7.1 Rear panel connectors1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.2. Coaxial

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-23• DO NOT insert a different connector to this port. • DO NOT unplug the external Serial ATA box when a RAID 0 or RAID 1 i

vContents4.3 Main menu ... 4-144.3.1 System Time ...

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware informationRefer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel congurat

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-252.7.2 Internal connectors1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)This connector is for the provided oppy disk dr

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6)These connectors are for the Serial ATA

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-27Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to the SATA device, or connect the right-angle side of the SATA cable to

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information5. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2)This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a m

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-296. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1, 3-pin CHA_FAN2, 3-pin CHA_FAN3, 3-pin PWR_FAN)Th

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 2 x 4-pin ATX12V)These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The p

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-31• For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specicati

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware informationNormal LoadingCPU PSC 3.73G 1066DDR800 1GB*2VGA Nvidia 7800GTX*2SATA-HD SATA*4ESATA-HD 1IDE-HD 1CD-ROM 1USB 2PCI 1

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-339. S/PDIF output connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_02)This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) p

viContents4.7 Tools menu ... 4-414.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm ...

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information• System power LED (2-pin PLED)This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cab

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 2-35ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)You can use the ASUS Q-Connector to connect/disconnect chassis front panel cables in a few s

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information

3Powering upThis chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.

ASUS P5N32-SLI PremiumChapter summary33.1 Starting up for the rst time ... 3-13.2 Turning off

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 3-13.1 Starting up for the rst time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Turning off the computer3.2.1 Using the OS shut down functionIf you are using Windows® 2000:1. Click the Start butto

4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also

ASUS P5N32-SLI PremiumChapter summary44.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-14.2 BIOS setup program ...

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium4-14.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

viiNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select. Click Next.Updating the BIOS through

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium4-3Updating the BIOS through a BIOS leTo update the BIOS through a BIOS le:1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk.DOS environmenta. In

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium4-5To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the motherb

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.1.4 Updating the BIOSThe Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these i

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium4-77. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS le. The following screen appears.8. The utility v

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4. The utility saves the current BIOS le to the disk, then returns to the BIOS ashing process.3. Type a lename for the c

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-94.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utilityThe ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.2 BIOS setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-114.2.1 BIOS menu screen4.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing

viiiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating t

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-13Select MenuItem Specic HelpChange the day, month, year and century.Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanc

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic syste

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-154.3.5 Primary IDE Master/SlaveWhile entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setupCapacityDisplays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not congurable. CylinderShows the number of the hard di

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-174.3.6 SATA 1 ~ 6While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices. There is a sepa

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setupHeadShows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Landing ZoneShows the number of landi

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-194.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take cauti

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setupStandard Loads the standard settings for the system.AI Overclock Loads overclocking proles with optimal parameters for

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-21SB PCIE Frequency (MHz) [100]Allows you to set the Southbridge PCI Express frequency. Key in a number between 100 (minimum

ixAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis gui

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setupVoltage ControlSelect MenuItem Specic HelpSet CPU VID to desired voltage, but it will cause other CPU power management feat

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-23Spread Spectrum ControlSelect MenuItem Specic HelpSpread Spectrum Control CPU Spread Spectrum [Center Spread]x PCIE Sp

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4.2 AI NET2Select MenuItem Specic HelpEnable or disable LAN cable check during POST.AI NET2POST Check LAN Cable [Disabl

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-254.4.4 CPU CongurationSelect MenuItem Specic HelpPress [Enter] to select overclock prole.CPU Conguration CPU Type Ge

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4.5 ChipsetMemory Timing CongurationSelect MenuItem Specic HelpMemory Timing Conguration Memory Timings [Optimal]x

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-27T(RC) [Auto]Allows you to set the row cycle time. Conguration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4]  [31]Addressing Mode [Auto

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setupIDE Function SetupThis sub-menu contains IDE function-related items. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit.Select

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-29Serial-ATA CongurationThis sub-menu allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setupOnboard 1394 [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller. Conguration options: [Disabled] [

ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium 4-314.5 Power menuThe Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (AC