User manual ASUS P5BV-E

[. . . ] IN NO 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 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. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs 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] PIO Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the data transfer mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-13 DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. You can also type the desired CPU frequency using the numeric keypad. Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings. FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization FrontSideBus FSB1066 FSB800 CPUExternalFrequency 266MHz 200MHz DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency. Configuration options: Available DRAM frequency options in various FSB settings FSBConfigurationoptions Auto · · DDR2- 533 · · DDR2- 667 · · DDR2- 800 · · DDR2- 889* · DDR2- 1067* · FSB1066 FSB800 * Provided for overclocking purpose only. A very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable!If this happens, revert to the default setting. The DRAM Frequency item also appears when you set the AI Tuning item to [AI N. O. S]. PCI Express Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [90] [91] ~ [149] [150] PCI Clock Synchronization [Auto] Allows you to synchronize the PCI frequency with the PCI Express or CPU frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [33. 33MHz] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-17 Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the clock generator spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] The following items also appear when the AI Tuning item is set to [AI N. O. S]. Memory Voltage [Auto] Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [1. 80V] [1. 85V] [1. 90V] [1. 95V] [2. 00V] [2. 05V] [2. 10V] [2. 15V] [2. 25V] [2. 30V] [2. 35V] [2. 40V] [2. 45V] Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage. Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module(s)! CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] Allows you to select the CPU VCore voltage. [. . . ] Visit www. intel. com for more information on the EM64T feature. 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 a 64-bit operating system (Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD. [. . . ]