Asus P6TD User Manual

P6TD Deluxe

Motherboard

E4891

First Edition
July 2009

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Contents

Notices ....................................................................................................... viii

Safety information ...................................................................................... ix

About this guide ......................................................................................... xi

P6TD Deluxe specications summary .................................................... xiii

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2

1.3.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2

1.3.2 ASUS Unique features ................................................... 1-3

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2

2.2.1 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-2

2.2.2 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-3

2.2.3 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4

2.2.4 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5

2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-6

2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-9

2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-10

2.3.4 Installing the optional fans .............................................2-11

2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-12

2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-12

2.4.2 Memory congurations .................................................. 2-13

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-19

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-19

2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-20

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-20

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-20

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21

2.5.4 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-22

2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot ....................................................... 2-22

2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots ............................................. 2-22

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2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-24

2.7 Onboard switches ...................................................................... 2-26

2.8 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-27

2.8.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-27

2.8.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-29

2.9 Installing the additional heatsink fan ....................................... 2-39

2.10 Starting up for the rst time ...................................................... 2-40

2.11 Turning off the computer ........................................................... 2-41

2.11.1 Using the OS shut down function .................................. 2-41

2.11.2 Using the dual function power switch ............................ 2-41

Chapter 3: BIOS setup

3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-1

3.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 3-1

3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 3-4

3.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 3-5

3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-6

3.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................... 3-7

3.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................... 3-7

3.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................... 3-7

3.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................... 3-8

3.2.5 Sub-menu items .............................................................. 3-8

3.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................... 3-8

3.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................... 3-8

3.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................... 3-8

3.2.9 General help ................................................................... 3-8

3.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 3-9

3.3.1 System Time ................................................................... 3-9

3.3.2 System Date ................................................................... 3-9

3.3.3 Language ........................................................................ 3-9

3.3.4 SATA 1-6 ....................................................................... 3-10

3.3.5 Storage Conguration ....................................................3-11

3.3.6 AHCI Conguration ....................................................... 3-12

3.3.7 System Information ....................................................... 3-13

3.4 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................ 3-14

3.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner ....................................................... 3-14

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3.4.2 CPU Ratio Setting ........................................................ 3-15

3.4.3 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech ...................................... 3-15

3.4.4 Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech ............................................. 3-15

3.4.5 DRAM Frequency ........................................................ 3-16

3.4.6 UCLK Frequency ......................................................... 3-16

3.4.7 QPI Link Data Rate ...................................................... 3-16

3.4.8. DRAM Timing Control .................................................. 3-16

3.4.9 CPU Voltage ............................................................... 3-18

3.4.10 CPU PLL Voltage ......................................................... 3-18

3.4.11 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage ............................................. 3-18

3.4.12 IOH Voltage .................................................................. 3-19

3.4.13 IOH PCIE Voltage ........................................................ 3-19

3.4.14 ICH Voltage .................................................................. 3-19

3.4.15 ICH PCIE Voltage ........................................................ 3-19

3.4.16 DRAM Bus Voltage ...................................................... 3-19

3.4.17 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/B/C ....................... 3-20

3.4.18 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA/B/C ...................... 3-20

3.4.19 Load-Line Calibration ................................................... 3-20

3.4.20 CPU Differential Amplitude ........................................... 3-20

3.4.21 CPU Clock Skew .......................................................... 3-20

3.4.22 CPU Spread Spectrum ................................................ 3-21

3.4.23 IOH Clock Skew ........................................................... 3-21

3.4.24 PCIE Spread Spectrum ................................................ 3-21

3.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 3-22

3.5.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 3-22

3.5.2 Chipset .......................................................................... 3-25

3.5.3 Onboard Device Conguration ...................................... 3-26

3.5.4 USB Conguration ........................................................ 3-27

3.5.5 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 3-28

3.6 Power menu ................................................................................ 3-29

3.6.1 Suspend Mode ............................................................. 3-29

3.6.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ........................................ 3-29

3.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ......................................................... 3-29

3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support ...................................................... 3-29

3.6.5 APM Conguration ........................................................ 3-30

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3.6.6 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 3-31

3.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 3-33

3.7.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 3-33

3.7.2 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 3-34

3.7.3 Security ......................................................................... 3-35

3.8 Tools menu ................................................................................. 3-37

3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 .......................................................... 3-37

3.8.2 Express Gate ............................................................... 3-38

3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole ......................................................... 3-39

3.8.4 Ai Net 2 ......................................................................... 3-40

3.9 Exit menu .................................................................................... 3-41

Chapter 4: Software support

4.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 4-1

4.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 4-1

4.2.1 Running the support DVD ............................................... 4-1

4.2.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 4-2

4.2.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 4-3

4.2.4 Make disk menu .............................................................. 4-4

4.2.5 Manual menu .................................................................. 4-5

4.2.6 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 4-5

4.2.7 Other information ............................................................ 4-6

4.3 Software information ................................................................... 4-8

4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 2™ .......................................................... 4-8

4.3.2 AI NET2 ........................................................................ 4-10

4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II ..........................................................4-11

4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ............................................................... 4-17

4.3.5 ASUS AI Nap ................................................................ 4-19

4.3.6 ASUS Fan Xpert ........................................................... 4-20

4.3.7 ASUS EPU–6 Engine .................................................... 4-22

4.3.8 ASUS TurboV ................................................................ 4-26

4.3.9 SoundMAX® High Denition Audio utility ....................... 4-28

4.3.10 ASUS Express Gate SSD ............................................. 4-34

4.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 4-40

4.4.1 RAID denitions ............................................................ 4-40

4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 4-41

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4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ...................................... 4-41

4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility ......... 4-42

4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 4-47

4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 4-47

4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®...................... 4-47

4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during

Windows® OS installation .............................................. 4-48

4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ....................................... 4-49

Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support

5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology .................................................... 5-1

5.1.1 Requirements .................................................................. 5-1

5.1.2 Before you begin ............................................................. 5-1

5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards .................... 5-2

5.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards .................. 5-3

5.1.5 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 5-4

5.1.6 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology ................... 5-4

5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology ........................................................... 5-6

5.2.1 Requirements .................................................................. 5-6

5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards .......................... 5-6

5.2.3 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 5-7

5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology ......................... 5-7

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• 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 guarantee 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:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• 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 modications

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.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and
Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical
substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://green.asus.com/
english/REACH.htm.

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DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been
designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the
crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic
equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for
disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste.
This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not
be placed in municipal waste.

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 devices 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 adapter or extension cord.
These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Ensure 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 x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

• The optical S/PDIF is an optional component (may or may not be included in

your motherboard) and is dened as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION, AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

• Never dispose of the battery in re. It could explode and release harmful

substances into the environment.

• Never dispose of the battery with your regular household waste. Take it to a

hazardous material collection point.

• Never replace the battery with an incorrect battery type.

• RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT
TYPE.

• DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE
BATTERY-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS.

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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, ensure 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.

This motherboard should only be used in environments with ambient
temperatures between 5°C (41°F) and 40°C (104°F).

• Place the product on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring

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: 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 4: Software support

This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the
motherboard package and the software.

• Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support

This chapter describes how to install and congure multiple ATI®

CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA SLI™ graphics cards.

Where to nd 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.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

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Conventions used in this guide

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

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a

task.

Typography

Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign

means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the
Enter or Return key.

<Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the

key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+Del>

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P6TD Deluxe specications summary

CPU LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme

Chipset Intel® X58 / ICH10R

System Bus Up to 6.4GT/s; Intel® QuickPath Interconnect

Memory 6 x DIMM, max. 24GB, DDR3 2000(OC)* / 1866(OC)* /

Expansion Slots 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (at x16/x16/x1 or x16/x8/x8

Multi-GPU Support Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way or Quad-GPU SLI™

Storage Intel® ICH10R Southbridge:

LAN Dual Gigabit LAN controllers

USB 14 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at back

IEEE 1394 VIA® VT6308 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports

Audio ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Denition Audio CODEC

Edition / Core™ i7 Processor
Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology
* Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list

1800(OC)* / 1600(OC) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
Triple channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical
characteristics of individual CPUs.
** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the

Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors Lists)

mode)
1 x PCI Express x4 slot
2 x PCI slots

Technology
Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology

- 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports

- Intel® Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0,1,
5, and 10

Marvell 88SE6111 controller:

- 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices

- 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go)

2 x Marvell® 88E8056 PCIe Gigabit LAN controller
featuring AI NET2

panel)

(one at midboard; one at back panel)

- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, and Front
Panel Jack-Retasking technology

- Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O

- ASUS Noise Filter

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P6TD Deluxe specications summary

ASUS Unique features ASUS Xtreme Design

ASUS Exclusive Features:

- ASUS TurboV

- ASUS True 16+2 Phase Power Design

- Express Gate SSD

ASUS Power Saving Solution:

- ASUS EPU-6 Engine

- ASUS AI Nap
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- ASUS Fanless Design: Wind-Flow Heat-pipe
solution

- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 3+

- ASUS Fan Xpert

- ASUS Optional Fan for Water-cooling or
Passive-Cooling only

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Connector

- ASUS O.C. Prole

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

ASUS Stylish Features ASUS MyLogo 2

ASUS Exclusive
Overclocking Features

Multi-language BIOS

ASUS TurboV utility
Precision Tweaker 2:

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V
increment

- vCPU PLL: 36-step reference voltage control

- vDRAM Bus: 49-step DRAM bus voltage control

- vChipset(N.B.): 31-step chipset voltage control

- vNB-PCIe: 65-step chipset-PCIe bus voltage control

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection):

- Internal Base Clock tuning from 100MHz up to 500
MHz at 1MHz increment

- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to
180MHz at 1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection:

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

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P6TD Deluxe specications summary

Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port

Internal I/O Connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports

BIOS Features 16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS

Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE

Support DVD Contents Drivers

Form Factor ATX Form Factor, 12”x 9.6” (30.5cm x 24.4cm)

*Specications are subject to change without notice.

1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
1 x External SATA
1 x IEEE1394a
2 x RJ45 ports
8 x USB 2.0/1.1
8-channel Audio I/O

1 x IDE connector
6 x SATA connectors
1 x CPU Fan connector
3 x Chassis Fan connectors
1 x Power Fan connector
1 x IEEE1394a connector
Front panel audio connector
1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin EATX 12V Power connectors
System Panel (Q-Connector)
1 x TPM connector
1 x Power on switch
1 x Reset switch

2.4, Multi-language BIOS

ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
ASUS AI Suite
Image-Editing Suite
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

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This chapter describes the motherboard
features and the new technologies it
supports.

Chapter 1: Product

1

introduction

Chapter summary

1

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2

ASUS P6TD Deluxe

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P6TD 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 P6TD Deluxe

I/O modules 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 / 1-port eSATA module

Cables 6 x Serial ATA signal cables
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable

Accessories 1 x ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield)
1 x Optional Fan for Water-Cooling or
Passive-Cooling only
1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, system panel;
Retail version only)
1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector
2 x Screw pillars for additional heatsink fan

Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

ASUS P6TD Deluxe 1-1

1.3 Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Green ASUS

This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction

on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision

of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to safeguard

consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition /
Core™ i7 Processor support

This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processors in LGA1366
package with integrated memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3
memory. Supports Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up
to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. Intel® Core™ i7 processor is

one of the most powerful and energy efcient CPUs in the world. See page 2-5 for

details.

Intel® X58 Chipset

The Intel® X58 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support latest
Intel® Core™ i7 Processors and Intel’s next generation system interconnect
interface, Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI), providing improved performance by

utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. It also

supports up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better graphics performance.

Triple-Channel DDR3 2000(OC)*/1866(OC)*/1800(OC)*/
1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 support

The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of

2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher

bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications. The triple-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your
system memory to boost system performance. See page 2-12 for details.

Hyper DIMM (DDR3 1800MHz or above) support is subject to the physical

characteristics of individual CPUs.

SLI™ and CrossFireX™ on Demand

P6TD Deluxe breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of
either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never
experienced before! See chapter 5 for details.

P6TD Deluxe supports 2-Way SLI or Quad-GPU SLI only.

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.3.2 ASUS Unique features

ASUS TurboV

Feel the adrenaline rush of real-time OC—now a reality with the ASUS TurboV.
This extreme OC tool lets you set new ambitions on the OC stage with an
advanced and easy-to-use interface—allowing you to overclock without exiting
or rebooting the OS. With micro adjustments of the CPU PLL, NB, NB-PCIe, and
DRAM voltages in 0.02v intervals, there are no limits—only extreme results to
break new OC records! See page 4-26 for details.

ASUS True 16+2 Phase Power Design

The breakthrough technology of 16+2 phase VRM design is bringing to the

ASUS motherboards. 16+2 phase power design (16-phase to vCore; 2-phase to
vDRAM/QPI controller inside CPU) can reach high power efciency, dispel heat

generated by VRM module effectively, and lower more temperature compared to
other VRM solution. With the high quality power components such as low RDS (on)
MOSFETs, Ferrite core chokes with lower hysteresis loss, and 100% Japan-made
high quality conductive polymer capacitors, ASUS 16+2 phase VRM design also
ensure longer component life, minimum power loss, and help to reach the superior
overclocking score ever than before.

ASUS Express Gate SSD

Taking only 5 seconds to go online from bootup, Express Gate is the one-stop

gateway to instant fun! It's a unique motherboard built-in OS. You can utilize the

most popular Instant Messengers (IM) like MSN, Skype, Google talk, QQ, and
Yahoo! Messenger to keep in touch with friends, or quickly check on the weather
and e-mails just before leaving your house. What's more, the user-friendly picture
manager lets you view your pictures without entering Windows at anytime! See
page 4-34 for details.

The actual boot time depends on the system conguration.

ASUS Power Saving Solution

ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced
computing power and energy consumption.

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ASUS EPU-6 Engine

The new ASUS EPU—the world’s rst power saving engine, has been

upgraded to a new 6 engine version, which provides total system power
savings by detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power
in real-time. With auto phase switching for components (which includes the
CPU, VGA card, memory, chipset, hard drives and CPU cooler / system
fans), the EPU automatically provides the most appropriate power usage via
intelligent acceleration and overclocking - helping save power and money.
See page 4-22 for details.

AI Nap

With AI Nap, the system can continue running at minimum power and noise
when you are temporarily away. To wake the system and return to the OS
environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. See page 4-19 for
details.

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the
overclocking capability.

Up to 20ºC (36ºF) Cooler—Stack Cool 3+

Effective Fanless Heat Dissipation at 0dB

Stack Cool 3+ is a fanless cooling solution offered exclusively by ASUS.
It effectively and noiselessly transfers heat generated by the critical
components to the other side of the specially designed PCB (printed circuit
board) for effective heat dissipation—making temperatures cooler by up to
20ºC.

Wind-Flow Heat-pipe solution

Enjoy a super cool and quiet PC environment with the innovative Wind Flow

Thermal Design. With specically-engineered copper pipes, this thermal
design effectively manages the airow of the CPU fan and directs system
heat away from the PC—resulting in efcient heat dissipation to lower overall

system temperature and prolong system lifespans.

DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by yourself. Doing so may bend the tubing and
affect the heat dissipation performance.

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Fan Xpert

ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU and chassis
fan speed according to different ambient temperature, which is caused
by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and system

loading. Built-in variety of useful proles offer exible controls of fan speed to

achieve a quiet and cool environment. See page 4-20 for details.

Optional Fan (for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only)

The optional fan is specically designed to provide sufcient airow over the

CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling

is utilized, ensuring effective heat dissipation for the entire system. See page

2-11 for details.

ASUS Crystal Sound

This feature can enhance speech-centric applications like Skype, online game,
video conference and recording.

Noise Filter

This feature detects repetitive and stationary noises (non-voice signals) like
computer fans, air conditioners, and other background noises then eliminates
it in the incoming audio stream while recording. See page 4-30 for details.

TPM Support

This motherboard supports the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which provides
you with enhanced data protection via high-level encryption/decryption and
ensures platform integrity. The TPM meets the Windows® Vista BitLocker™ Drive
Encryption hardware requirement for a more secure working environment. See
page 2-31 for details.

The TPM module is purchased separately.

ASUS EZ DIY

ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you easy ways to install computer
components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.

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ASUS Onboard Switch

With an easy press during overclock, this exclusive onboard switch allows

gamer to effortless ne-tune the performance without having to short the

pins! See page 2-26 for details.

ASUS Q-Shield

The specially designed ASUS Q-Shield provides conductivity to best protect
your motherboard against static electricity damage and shields it against

Electronic Magnetic Interference (EMI). Without the usual "ngers" present,

this new design is convenient and safe to install.

ASUS Q-Connector

ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis
front panel cables to the motherboard. This unique module eliminates the
trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding
wrong cable connections. See page 2-38 for details.

ASUS O.C. Prole

The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. Prole that allows users to

conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. The BIOS settings can be

stored in the CMOS or a separate le, giving users freedom to share and

distribute their favorite settings. See page 3-39 for details.

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data

from a USB ash disk containing the BIOS le. See page 3-5 for details.

ASUS EZ Flash 2

EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply press the predened

hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS.
Update your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an

OS-based ash utility. See page 3-4 for details.

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ASUS MyLogo2™

This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for
a more colorful and vivid image on your screen. See page 4-8 for details.

ASUS Multi-language BIOS

The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the

available options. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you congure your system

easier and faster. See page 3-9 for details.

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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.

Chapter 2: Hardware

2

information

Chapter summary

2

2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5

2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-12

2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-20

2.6 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-24

2.7 Onboard switches ...................................................................... 2-26

2.8 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-27

2.9 Installing the additional heatsink fan ....................................... 2-39

2.10 Starting up for the rst time ...................................................... 2-40

2.11 Turning off the computer ........................................................... 2-41

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2.1 Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component.

• Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal
object, such 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.

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2.2 Motherboard overview

2.2.1 Motherboard layout

Refer to 2.8 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and
internal connectors.

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2.2.2 Layout contents

Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page

1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 2-35

2. LGA1366 CPU Socket 2-6

3. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN,
3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN)

4. DDR3 DIMM slots 2-12

5. CPU / DRAM Bus / QPI DRAM overvoltage settings (3-pin

OV_CPU; 3-pin OV_DRAM_BUS; 3-pin OV_QPI_DRAM)

6. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) 2-29

7. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-6) 2-30

8. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 2-24

9. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 2-37

10. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 2-31

11. Onboard Power-on and Reset switch 2-26

12. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 2-34

13. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314) 2-31

14. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 2-32

15. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 2-36

16. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 2-34

17. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 2-36

18. Express_Gate SSD 4-34

2-33

2-25

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2.2.3 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in
the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the
chassis as indicated in the image below.

2.2.4 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard
to the chassis.

DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards

the rear of the chassis

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1366 socket designed for the
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor.

Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.

• Upon purchase of the motherboard, ensure that the PnP cap is on
the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer
immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP
cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost
of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.

• 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 LGA1366 socket.

• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts
resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/
incorrect removal of the PnP cap.

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2.3.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

Before installing the CPU, ensure that the cam box is facing towards you and
the load lever is on your left.

2. Press the load lever with your

Retention tab

thumb (A), then move it to the left
(B) until it is released from the

A

retention tab.

To prevent damage to the socket
pins, do not remove the PnP cap
unless you are installing a CPU.

B

Load lever

3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.

4. Lift the load plate with your thumb

and forenger to a 100º angle.

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Load plate

4

3

5. Remove the PnP cap from the CPU
socket.

6. Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-left corner of the socket,

and then t the socket alignment key

into the CPU notch.

The CPU ts 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!

PnP cap

Gold
triangle
mark

CPU notch

Alignment key

7. Apply some Thermal Interface
Material to the exposed area of
the CPU that the heatsink will be
in contact with, ensuring that it is
spread in an even thin layer.

Some heatsinks come with pre­applied thermal paste. If so, skip
this step.

The Thermal Interface Material is
toxic and inedible. DO NOT eat it.
If it gets into your eyes or touches
your skin, wash it off immediately,
and seek professional medical
help.

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8. Close the load plate (A), and then
push the load lever (B) until it snaps
into the retention tab.

A

B

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2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan

The Intel® LGA1366 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan
assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.

• When you buy a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes the CPU fan
and heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately, ensure that you use
only Intel®-certied multi-directional heatsink and fan.

• Your Intel® LGA1366 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-pin
design and requires no tool to install.

If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that the
Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU
before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.

Ensure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before 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, ensuring that the four
fasteners match the holes on the
motherboard.

B

A

B

2. Push down two fasteners at a time
in a diagonal sequence to secure

A

the heatsink and fan assembly in
place.

A

B

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B

1

A

Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to
the CPU fan connector.

1

3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled
CPU_FAN.

DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors
can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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.

B

A

B

3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a
diagonal sequence to disengage the

A

heatsink and fan assembly from the
motherboard.

A

B

B

A

4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.

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2.3.4 Installing the optional fans

Install the optional fan only if you are using a passive cooler or a water cooler.

Installing the optional fan with an active CPU cooler will interfere with the airow
and destabilize the system.

1. Position the fan above the pipe
and heatsink assembly.

3. Carefully push down the fan until

it snugly ts the heatsink, then

connect the fan cable.

2. Fit the fan to the grooved edge of
the heatsink.

4. The photo shows the fan installed
on the motherboard.

• Plug the optional fan cable to the CHA_FAN2 connector on the
motherboard.

• Ensure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan
and motherboard components.

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2.4 System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with six Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.

A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is
notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. DDR3 modules
are developed for better performance with less power consumption.

The gure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:

Recommended memory congurations

One DIMM:

You may install one memory module in slot A1, B1 or C1 as a single-channel
operation.

Two DIMMs (Dual-channel operation): Three DIMMs (Triple-channel operation):

Four DIMMs (Triple-channel operation):

Due to Intel CPU spec denition, the system will not boot if only one DIMM

is installed in DIMM slot A2, B2, or C2. Follow the illustrations above for

recommended memory conguration.

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Six DIMMs (Triple-channel operation):

2.4.2 Memory congurations

You may install 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered and non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into
the DIMM sockets.

• You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A, Channel B and
Channel C. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for
the dual-channel or triple-channel conguration. Any excess memory from
the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation.

• Due to Intel spec denition, X.M.P. DIMMs and DDR3-1600 are supported

for one DIMM per channel only.

• According to Intel CPU spec, DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1.65V
may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you install the DIMMs
with the voltage requirement below 1.65V.

• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum
compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the
same vendor.

• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you
install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory
for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we
recommend that you do any of the following:

- Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit
Windows OS.

- Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more on the

motherboard.
For more details, refer to the Microsoft® support site at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us.

• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 Mb (32MB)
chips or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1
Megabyte/MB).

• The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its Serial
Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of accessing information
from a memory module. Under the default state, some memory modules
for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor-marked
value. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to
section 3.5 Advanced menu for manual memory frequency adjustment.

• For system stability, use a more efcient memory cooling system to support

a full memory load (6 DIMMs) or overclocking condition.

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Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000MHz capability

DIMM socket

Vendor Part No. Size

KINGSTON

KINGSTON

Gingle 9CAASS37AZZ01D1 2GB DS N/A

KHX16000D3K2/2GN
(EPP)

KHX16000D3K3/3GX
(XMP)

2GB (Kit of 2) SS N/A

3GB (Kit of 3) SS N/A

SS/DSChip

Brand

Timing

Chip NO.

DIMM (BIOS)

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink

(1333-9-9-

Package

9-24)

Heat-Sink

9-9-9-24 • •

Package

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support (Optional)

Voltage

A* B*

2.0 • •

1.65 • •

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Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866MHz capability

DIMM socket

Vendor Part No. Size

KINGSTON

Super
Talent

Aeneon

Aeneon

KHX14900D3K3/3GX
(XMP)

W1866UX2GB

AXH760UD10-18J
(XMP)

AXH860UD20-18J
(XMP)

3GB
(Kit of 3)

2GB
(Kit of 2)

1GB SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

2GB DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

SS/DSChip

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.65 • •

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

Brand

Chip NO.

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

CL8-8-8-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

CL10
(1333-8-8-8-24)

CL10
(1333-8-8-8-24)

Voltage

support
(Optional)

A* B*

• •

• •

• •

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Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1800MHz capability

DIMM socket

Vendor Part No. Size

CORSAIR

CORSAIR

KINGSTON KHX14400D3/1G 1GB SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 1.9 • •

KINGSTON

Transcend

Patriot

CM3X1024­1800C7DIN (XMP)

BoxP/N:
TW3X4G1800C8DF
(CM3X2G1800C8D)

KHX14400D3K3/3GX
(XMP)

TX1800KLU-2GK
(XMP)

PVS32G1800LLKN
(EPP)

SS/DSChip

1GB SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 7 • •

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package 8-8-8-24 1.80 •

(Kit of 2)

3GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.65 • •

(Kit of 3)

2GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 8 • •

(Kit of 2)

2GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(Kit of 2)

Brand

Chip NO.

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

CL8-8-8-20
(1066-7-7-7-20)

support
(Optional)

Voltage

A* B*

1.9 • •

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Vendor Part No. Size

A-DATA AD31600E001GMU (XMP)

A-DATA AD31600E001GMU (XMP)

BoxP/N:TWIN3X2048-

CORSAIR

CORSAIR TR3X3G1600C8D (XMP)

CORSAIR

CORSAIR

1600C7DHXIN
(CM3X1024­1600C7DHXIN)(XMP)

BoxP/N:
TW3X4G1600C9DHXNV
(CM3X2G1600C9DHXNV)

BoxP/N:TWIN3X4096­1600C7DHXIN
(CM3X2048­1600C7DHXIN)

3GB
(kit of 3)

6GB
(kit of 3)

2G
(kit of 2)

3GB
(kit of 3)

4GB
(kit of 2)

4GB
(kit of 2)

SS/DSChip

Brand

SS N/A

DS N/A

SS N/A

SS N/A

DS N/A

DS N/A

Chip NO.

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

8-8-8-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

7-7-7-20
(1333-9-9-9-24)

7-7-7-20
(1333-9-9-9-24)

8-8-8-24
(1601-8-8-8-24)

(1333-9-9--9-24) 1.80 • • •

(1601-7-7-7-20) 1.90 • • •

Voltage

1.65-

1.85

1.75-

1.85

1.80 • • •

1.65 • •

DIMM socket
support
(Optional)

A* B* D*

• •

• • •

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Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1600MHz capability (continued)

DIMM socket

Vendor Part No. Size

CORSAIR TR3X6G1600C8D (XMP)

CORSAIR TR3X6G1600C9 (XMP)

Crucial

G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-2GBHZ

G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-2GBNQ

G.SKILL F3-12800CL7D-4GBPI

G.Skill

G.SKILL F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ

KINGSTON

KINGSTON KHX12800D3K2/4G

OCZ OCZ3P1600EB1G 1GB SS N/A

OCZ OCZ3P16002GK

OCZ OCZ3T1600XM2GK(XMP)

OCZ OCZ3P1600EB4GK

Aeneon AXH760UD10-16H 1GB SS N/A

Aeneon AXH860UD20-16H 2G DS N/A

Cell Shock CS322271

Elixier M2F2G64CB8HA4N-DG 2G DS Elixir

Mushkin 996657

Patriot PVT33G1600ELK

Patriot PVS34G1600LLKN

Patriot PVT36G1600ELK

PQI MFADR401PA0102 2G DS SAMSUNG K4B1G08460

Team

BL12864BA1608.8SFB
(XMP)

F3-12800CL8T­6GBHK(XMP)

KHX12800D3LLK3/
3GX(XMP)

BoxP/N:
TXD32048M1600HC7DC
(TXD31024M1600HC7)

SS/DSChip

6GB

DS N/A

(kit of 3)

6GB

DS N/A

(kit of 3)

1GB SS N/A

2G

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

2G

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A

(kit of 2)

6GB

DS N/A

(kit of 3)

6GB

DS N/A

(kit of 3)

3GB

SS N/A

(kit of 3)

4GB

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

2G

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

2G

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A

(kit of 2)

2G

DS N/A

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A

(kit of 2)

3GB

SS N/A

(kit of 3)

4GB

DS N/A

(kit of 2)

6GB

DS N/A

(kit of 3)

2G

SS N/A

(kit of 2)

Brand

Chip NO.

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package7 (1333-7-7-7-20)

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

N2CB1680AN-DG9

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Heat-Sink
Package

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

8-8-8-24
(1601-8-8-8-24)

9-9-9-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

(1601-8-8-8-24) 1.8 • • •

(1601-7-7-7-18) 1.9 • • •

(1333-9-9-9-24) 1.6 • • •

7-7-7-18
(1333-9-9-9-24)

8-8-8-21
(1333-8-8-8-21)

9-9-9-24
(1601-9-9-9-24)

(1333-9-9-9-24) 1.65 • •

(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.9 • •

7-6-6-24
(1333-7-7-7-20)

(1601-8-8-8-28) • • •

7-7-6
(1333-7-7-7-20)

(1601-9-9-9-28) • • •

(1601-9-9-9-28) • • •

7-7-7-14
(1066-7-7-7-20)

(1333-9-9-9-28)

7-7-7-20 • • •

9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

7-7-7-20
(1066-7-7-7-20)

9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

9-9-9-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

7-7-7-21
(1333-8-8-824)

support
(Optional)

Voltage

A* B* D*

1.65 • • •

1.65 • • •

1.9 • • •

1.6-

• • •

1.65

1.5-1.6 • • •

•

•

1.8 • • •

1.7-1.9 • • •

• • •

1.65 • • •

2.0 • • •

1.65 • • •

• • •

1.75-

• • •

1.85

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• Hyper DIMM (DDR3 1800MHz or above) support is subject to the physical

characteristics of individual CPUs.

• Please load X.M.P or D.O.C.P setting in BIOS for hyper DIMM (DDR3

1800MHz or above) support.

• According to Intel spec denition, DDR3-1600 is supported for one DIMM

per channel only. ASUS exclusively provides two DDR3-1600 DIMM
support for each memory channel.

P6TD Deluxe Motherboard

Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability

DIMM socket support

Vendor Part No. Size

KINGSTON KVR1333D3N9/1G 1GB SS ELPIDA J1108BASE-DJ-E (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.5 • • • •

KINGSTON KVR1333D3N9/2G 2GB DS ELPIDA J1108BASE-DJ-E (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.5 • • • •

A-DATA SC63I1B16 2GB DS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D (1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

A-DATA AD31333E002G0U

Apacer 78.01GC8.422 1GB SS ELPIDA

Apacer 78.A1GC6.421 2GB DS ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E (1333-9-9-9-24) • •

Apacer 78.A1GC8.423 2GB DS ELPIDA

CORSAIR CM3X1G1333C9D6

CORSAIR TR3X3G1333C9

CORSAIR

CORSAIR

CORSAIR

CORSAIR CM3X2G1333C9D6

CORSAIR TR3X6G1333C9

Crucial CT12864BA1339.8SFB 1GB SS MICRON D9GTS (1333-9-9-9-24) • • •

Crucial CT12864BA1339.8SFD 1GB SS MICRON

Crucial CT25664BA1339.16SFD 2GB DS MICRON D9JNM (1333-9-9-9-24) • •

ELPIDA EBJ10UE8BAW0-DJ-E 1GB SS ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E

ELPIDA EBJ21UE8BAW0-DJ-E 2GB DS ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E

G.SKILL F3-10600CL8D-2GBHK

G.SKILL F3-10600CL9D-2GBPK

CM3X1024­1333C9DHX

BoxP/N:TWIN3X2048­1333C9
(CM3X1024-1333C9)

BoxP/N:
TW3X4G1333C9DHX
(CM3X2048­1333C9DHX)

SS/DSChip

Brand

6GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

3GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

3GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

1GB DS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.1 • • •

2GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 2)

6GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

6GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

2GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1337-8-8-8-22) 1.65 • • • •

(kit of 2)

2GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.65 • • • •

(kit of 2)

Chip NO.

J1108BABG-DJ-E
(ECC)

J1108BABG-DJ-E
(ECC)

MT8JF12864AY­1G4D1

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

CL7-7-7-20
(1333-9-9-9-24)

(1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

(1333-9-9-9-24) • • •

9-9-9-24
(1337-9-9-9-24)

9-9-9-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

9-9-9-24
(1337-9-9-9-24)

9-9-9-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

(1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

CL9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

CL9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

(Optional)

Voltage

A* B* C* D*

1.65-

• • • •

1.85

1.5 • • • •

1.5 •

1.70 • • • •

1.70 • • •

1.5 • • • •

1.5 • • • •

• • •

• • •

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P6TD Deluxe Motherboard

Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability (continued)

DIMM socket support

Vendor Part No. Size

G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBPK

G.SKILL F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ

KINGMAX FLFD45F-B8EE9 1GB SS ELPIDA J1108BASE-DJ-E (1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

MICRON

MICRON

OCZ OCZ3RPX1333EB2GK 1GB SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1066-6-5-5-20) • •

OCZ OCZ3X1333GK

OCZ OCZ3P13332GK 1GB DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

OCZ OCZ3G13334GK

OCZ OCZ3P13334GK

OCZ OCZ3RPX1333EB4GK

Qimonda

Qimonda

SAMSUNG M378B2873DZ1-CH9 1GB SS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D

SAMSUNG M391B2873DZ1-CH9 1GB SS SAMSUNG

SAMSUNG M378B5673DZ1-CH9 2GB DS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D

SAMSUNG M391B5673DZ1-CH9 2GB DS SAMSUNG

Transcend TS128MLK64V3U 1GB SS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D

Transcend TS256MLK64V3U 2GB DS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846D

Aeneon AEH760UD00-13H 1GB DS AENEON AEH93R13H (1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

Asint SLY3128M8-EDJ 1GB SS Asint DDRIII1208-DJ (9-9-9-24) • • • •

Asint SLZ3128M8-EDJ 2GB DS Asint DDRIII1208-DJ (9-9-9-24) • • • •

BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-1G 1GB SS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1066-7-7-7-20) • • • •

BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-2G 2GB DS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1066-7-7-7-20) • • • •

Elixir

Patriot PDC32G1333LLK 1GB SS PATRIOT Heat-Sink Package

Patriot PVT33G1333ELK

Patriot PVT36G1333ELK

PQI MFACR322LA0105 1GB DS PQI PQC3648S15R (1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

MT8JTF12864AY­1G4BYES

MT16JTF25664AY­1G4BYES

IMSH1GU03A1F1C­13H

IMSH2GU13A1F1C­13H

M2F2G64CB8HA4N­CG

SS/DSChip

Brand

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1333-9-9-9-24) 1.65 • • • •

(kit of 2)

6GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

1GB SS MICRON Z9HWR (1333-9-9-9-24) • • •

2GB DS MICRON Z9HWR (1333-9-9-9-24) • • • •

3GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 2)

4GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package (1066-6-5-5) 1.85 •

(kit of 2)

1GB SS Qimonda

2GB DS Qimonda

2GB DS Elixir N2CB1G80AN-CG (1333-9-9-9-24) • •

3GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

6GB

DS N/A Heat-Sink Package

(kit of 3)

Chip NO.

IDSH1G-03A1F1C­13H

IDSH1G-03A1F1C­13H

K4B1G0846D
(ECC)

K4B1G0846D
(ECC)

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

9-9-9-24
(1333-9-9-9-24)

7-7-7
(1066-6-6-6-16)

7-7-7-20
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1066-8-9-9-20)

7
(1333-7-7-7-20)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

9
(1333-9-9-9-24)

7
(1337-7-7-7-20)

CL9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

CL9-9-9-24
(1066-7-7-7-20)

(Optional)

Voltage

A* B* C* D*

1.5 • • •

1.6 •

•

1.7 • •

1.8 • • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

• • •

• • •

1.7 • • • •

1.65 • • •

1.65 •

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P6TD Deluxe Motherboard

Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1067MHz capability

DIMM socket

Vendor Part No. Size

CORSAIR CM3X1024-1066C7 1GB DS N/A Heat-Sink Package 7 1.1 • • •

Crucial CT12864BA1067.8SFB 1GB SS MICRON Z9HWQ 7 • • • •

Crucial CT12864BA1067.8SFD 1GB SS MICRON D9JNL 7 • • • •

Crucial CT25664BA1067.16SFD 2GB DS MICRON D9JNL 7 • • • •

ELPIDA EBJ10UE8BAW0-AE-E 1GB SS ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E

ELPIDA EBJ11RD8BAFA-AE-E 1GB DS ELPIDA

ELPIDA EBJ11UD8BAFA-AG-E 1GB DS ELPIDA J5308BASE-AC-E 8 • • • •

ELPIDA EBJ21UE8BAW0-AE-E 2GB DS ELPIDA J1108BABG-DJ-E

G.SKILL F3-8500CL6D-2GBHK

Hynix HMT112U6AFP8C-G7N0 1GB SS HYNIX H5TQ1G83AFPG7C 7 • • • •

Hynix HYMT112U64ZNF8-G7 1GB SS HYNIX HY5TQ1G831ZNFP-G7 7 • • •

Hynix HMT125U6AFP8C-G7N0 2GB DS HYNIX H5TQ1G83AFPG7C 7 • • • •

Hynix HYMT125U64ZNF8-G7 2GB DS HYNIX HY5TQ1G831ZNFP-G7 7 • • •

KINGSTON KVR1066D3N7/1G 1GB DS ELPIDA J5308BASE-AC-E 1.5 • • • •

KINGSTON KVR1066D3N7/2G 2GB DS SAMSUNG K4B1G0846C-ZCF8 1.5 • • • •

MICRON MT8JTF12864AY-1G1D1 1GB SS MICRON 7VD22 7 • • • •

MICRON MT16JTF25664AY-1G1D1 2GB DS MICRON 7VD22 7 • • • •

Qimonda IMSH1GU03A1F1C-10F 1GB SS Qimonda IDSH1G-03A1F1C-10F 7 • • • •

Qimonda IMSH1GU03A1F1C-10G 1GB SS Qimonda IDSH1G-03A1F1C-10G 8 • • • •

Qimonda IMSH1GU13A1F1C-10F 1GB DS IDSH51-03A1F1C-10F • • • •

Qimonda IMSH2GU13A1F1C-10F 2GB DS Qimonda IDSH1G-03A1F1C-10F 7 • • • •

Qimonda IMSH2GU13A1F1C-10G 2GB DS Qimonda IDSH1G-03A1F1C-10G 8 • • • •

Aeneon AEH760UD00-10FA98X 1GB DS AENEON AEH93R10F 7 • • • •

Asint SLY3128M8-EAE 1GB SS Asint DDRIII1208-AE (7-7-7-20) • • • •

Asint SLZ3128M8-EAE 2GB DS Asint DDRIII1208-AE (7-7-7-20) • • • •

Elixir M2F2G64CB8HAN4-BE 2GB DS Elixir N2CB1G80AN-BE 7 • • • •

SS/DSChip

Brand

2GB

SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 6-6-6-15 1.65 • • • •

(kit of 2)

Chip NO.

J5308BASE-AC-E
(ECC)

Timing
DIMM (BIOS)

CL7
(1066-7-7-7-20)

7 • • • •

CL7
(1066-7-7-7-20)

Voltage

support (Optional)

A* B* C* D*

• • • •

• • •

Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided
DIMM support:

• A*: Supports two (2) modules inserted into slot A1 and B1 as one pair of

Dual-channel memory conguration.

• B*: Supports three (3) modules inserted into the orange slots (A1, B1 and
C1) as one set of Triple-channel memory conguration.

• C*: Supports four (4) modules inserted into the orange slots (A1, B1 and
C1) and the black slot A2 as one set of Triple-channel memory
conguration.

• D*: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the orange slots and the

black slots as two set of Triple-channel memory conguration.

Visit the ASUS website for the latest QVL.

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2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

Ensure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other
system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the
motherboard and the components.

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by
pressing the retaining clips
outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket
such that the notch on the DIMM
matches the break on the socket.

Unlocked retaining clip

A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ts in only one direction. DO NOT force

a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the
socket until the retaining clips snap
back in place and the DIMM is
properly seated.

2

DIMM notch

1

1

Locked Retaining Clip

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1. Simultaneously press the
retaining clips outward to unlock
the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips.
The DIMM might get damaged when it ips out with extra force.

1

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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2

1

DIMM notch

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.

Ensure 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. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with
it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a
chassis).

3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw
for later use.

4. Align the card connector with the slot and press rmly until the card is

completely seated on the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

6. Replace the system cover.

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, congure it by adjusting the software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See
Chapter 3 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share

IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conicts will

arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card
inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.

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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

Standard interrupt assignments

IRQ Priority Standard function

0 1 System Timer

1 2 Keyboard Controller

2 – Redirect to IRQ#9

4 12 Communications Port (COM1)*

5 13 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering*

6 14 Reserved

7 15 Reserved

8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9 4 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering*

10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering*

11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering*

12 7 Reserved

13 8 Numeric Data Processor

14 9 Primary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

IOH

PCIE4_1 – – – – shared – – –
PCIE16_ shared – – – – – – –
PCIE16_2 – – – – – – shared –

ICH

PCIE16_3 – shared – – – – – –
LAN1 (8056) – – shared – – – – –
LAN2 (8056) – shared – – – – – –
Marvell 6111 shared – – – – – – –
PCI_1 shared – – – – – – –
PCI_2 – shared – – – – – –
USB controller 1 – – – – – – – shared
USB controller 2 – – – shared – – – –
USB controller 3 – – shared – – – – –
USB controller 4 shared – – – – – – –
USB controller 5 – – – – – shared – –
USB controller 6 – – – shared – – – –
USB 2.0 controller 1 – – – – – – – shared
USB 2.0 controller 2 – – shared – – – – –
SATA controller 1 – – – – shared – – –
SATA controller 2 – – – – shared – – –
Audio Azalia – – – – – – shared –

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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2.5.4 PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other

cards that comply with PCI specications. Refer to the gure below for the location

of the slot.

2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards, SCSI cards and other

cards that comply with the PCI Express specications. Refer to the gure below for

the location of the slot.

2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

This motherboard has three PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that support PCI Express

x16 2.0 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specications. Refer to the
gure below for the location of the slots.

PCIe 2.0 x16_3 slot (black, at max. x8 link)

PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot (white, at x16 link)

PCI slot 2

PCI slot 1

PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot (blue, at x16 link)

PCI Express x4_1 slot

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VGA conguration

Single VGA/PCIe card

Dual VGA/PCIe card x16 x16 x1

Triple VGA/PCIe card

• In single VGA card mode, use rst the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot (blue) for a PCI

Express x16 graphics card to get better performance.

• In CrossFireX™ or SLI™ mode, use the PCIe 2.0 x16_1 (blue) and PCIe

2.0 x16_2 (white) slots for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to get better
performance.

• Use the three PCIe 2.0 x16 slots for 3-Way CrossFireX™ mode.

• If you install a PCIe x16 graphics card on to the PCIe x16_1 slot, a PCIe
device with a bandwidth faster than x8 link to the PCIe x16_2 slot, and a
PCIe device with a bandwidth slower than x4 link to the PCIe x16_3 slot,
the three PCIe x16 slots will work at x16, x16, x1 link as the default.

• If you install a PCIe x16 graphics card on to the PCIe x16_1 slot, a PCIe
device with a bandwidth slower than x8 link to the PCIe x16_2 slot, and a
PCIe device with a bandwidth faster than x4 link to the PCIe x16_3 slot, the
three PCIe x16 slots will work at x16, x8, x8 link as the default.

• You may manually reassign the link width of PCIe x16_2 and PCIe x16_3
slots in BIOS settings. See page 3-25 for details.

• We recommend that you provide sufcient power when running
CrossFireX™ or SLI™ mode. See page 2-35 for details.

• Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard connector labeled
CHA_FAN1/2/3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal
environment. See page 2-33 for details.

PCIe x16_1 PCIe x16_2 PCIe x16_3

x16 (Recommend
for single VGA)

x16 x16 x1

x16 x8 x8

PCI Express operating mode

x8 (PCIe card) x8 (PCIe card)

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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 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. 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.

3. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

4. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS
setup to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper
default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

• If the steps above do not help, remove the onboard battery and move
the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data. After the CMOS
clearance, reinstall the battery.

• 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.

• Due to the chipset behavior, AC power off is required to enable C.P.R.
function. You must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the
power cord before rebooting the system.

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2. CPU / DRAM Bus / QPI DRAM overvoltage setting (3-pin OV_CPU, 3-pin
OV_DRAM_BUS, 3-pin OV_QPI_DRAM)

These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the advanced CPU, DRAM
Bus, and QPI DRAM overvoltage settings in BIOS. Read the following
information before you change the jumper settings.

OV_CPU OV_DRAM_BUS OV_QPI_DRAM

Pins 1-2 (Default) up to 1.70V up to 1.90V up to 1.70V

Pins 2-3 (OV Enabled) up to 2.10V up to 2.46V up to 1.90V

• Before you change the jumper settings for extra-high overvoltage ability,

use the BIOS items rst to adjust the desired CPU, DRAM, and QPI

performance. Ensure your system functions well under the highest BIOS
voltage settings before you change the setting of these three jumpers.

• DO NOT set the OV_CPU jumper to pins 2–3 when you install a new CPU

and have not booted for the rst time. Doing so may cause the system to

halt. For system failure due to the wrong setting of the OV_CPU jumper,
shut down the computer and move the cap back to pins 1–2.

• According to Intel CPU spec, DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1.65V
may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you install the DIMMs
with the voltage requirement below 1.65V.

• The system may need a better cooling system (for example, a water­cooling system) to work stably under high voltage settings.

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2.7 Onboard switches

Onboard switches allow you to ne-tune performance when working on a bare

or open-case system. This is ideal for overclockers and gamers who continually
change settings to enhance system performance.

1. Power-on switch

Press the power-on switch to wake/power up the system.

2. Reset switch

Press the reset switch to reboot the system.

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2.8 Connectors

2.8.1 Rear panel connectors

1. PS/2 keyboard / mouse combo port. This port is for a PS/2 keyboard or a

PS/2 mouse.

2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device

via a coaxial S/PDIF cable.

3. LAN 2 (RJ-45) port. This Marvell® LAN 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.

4. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are

available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

5. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port. This Marvell® LAN 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

LED

LAN port

SPEED

LED

Activity Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description

OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection

ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection

BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection

ACT/LINK

6. Center/Subwoofer port (orange). This port connects the center/subwoofer

speakers.

7. Rear Speaker Out port (black). This port connects the rear speakers in a

4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio conguration..

8. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or

other audio sources.

9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In

4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel conguration, the function of this port

becomes Front Speaker Out.

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10. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone.

11. Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side speakers in an

8-channel audio conguration.

Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration

Port

Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In

Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In

Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer

Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out

Gray – – – Side Speaker Out

12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These 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 a Serial ATA hard disk

drive.

14. IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed

connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable
devices.

15. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are

available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

16. Optical S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device

via an optical S/PDIF cable.

17. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are

available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

Headset

2-channel

DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port.

4-channel 6-channel 8-channel

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2.8.2 Internal connectors

1. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE)

The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable.
There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable:
blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE

connector, then select one of the following modes to congure your device.

Drive jumper setting Mode of

device(s)

Single device Cable-Select or Master - Black

Two devices Cable-Select Master Black

Slave Gray

Master Master Black or gray

Slave Slave

• 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.

• Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices.

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” ensure all other device jumpers
have the same setting.

Cable connector

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2. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [red])

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives and optical disc drives.

If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5,

and 10 conguration with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the

onboard Intel® ICH10R RAID controller.

•

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 Congure SATA as item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See
section 3.3.5 Storage Conguration for details.

• Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID congurations or

the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.

•

You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before
using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available
only if you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions.

•

When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Congure SATA as in the BIOS to
[AHCI]. See section 3.3.5 Storage Conguration for details.

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3. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314)

These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable
to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the
back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0

specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the
motherboard!

If your chassis suppots front panel USB ports, you can attach a front panel
USB cable to these connectors. Connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector

(USB, blue) rst, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to the USB connector

onboard.

4. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM)

This connector supports a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can

securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system

also helps enhance network security, protects digital identities, and ensures
platform integrity.

The TPM module is purchased separately.

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5. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2)

This connector is for an IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a module
cable 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 1394a connector. Doing so will damage
the motherboard!

You can attach a FireWire/1394 cable to this connector if your chassis suppots
the front panel IEEE1394 port.

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6. CPU, chassis and power fan connectors
(4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.)
or a total of 1 A ~ 7 A (84 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan
connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable
matches the ground pin of the connector.

DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufcient air
ow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are

not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!

• Only the CPU-FAN and CHA-FAN 1–3 connectors support the ASUS
Advanced Q-Fan feature.

• If you install two or more VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the
rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN2 or
CHA_FAN3 for better thermal environment.

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7. 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 pin 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.

8. 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. Connect one end
of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.

• We recommend that you connect a high-denition front panel audio
module to this connector to avail of the motherboard’s high-denition audio

capability.

• If you want to connect a high-denition front panel audio module to this

connector, ensure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is set to [HD
Audio]. If you want to connect an AC' 97 front panel audio module to this
connector, set the item to [AC97]. See page 3-26 or details.

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9. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V)

These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs

are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper
orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.

• For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply
unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version)

and provides a minimum power of 600 W.

• Do not forget to connect the 4-pin / 8-pin EATX12 V power plug; otherwise,

the system will not boot.

• Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when

conguring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system

may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

• If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your
system, refer to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator
at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.
aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details.

• If you want to use two or more high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use a PSU
with 1000 W power or above to ensure the system stability.

PSU suggested list

PSU suggested list

SilverStone ST1000

Seasonic SS-600HT

Thermaltake W0083RE

Thermaltake PUREPower-600AP

Silverstone SST-ST75ZF

EnerMAX EG701AX-VE (E)(24P)

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10. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)

This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources
such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card.

11. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF)

This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
port(s). If you are using ASUS HDMI-equipped graphics card, connect the
HDMI card to this connector with a S/PDIF out cable.

The S/PDIF out cable are purchased separately.

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12. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL)

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

•

System power LED (2-pin PLED)

This 2-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.

•

Hard disk drive activity LED (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 ashes when data is

read from or written to the HDD.

•

System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The
speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

•

ATX power button/soft-off button (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.

•

Reset button (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system
reboot without turning off the system power.

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ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)

You can use the ASUS Q-Connector to connect/disconnect chassis front panel
cables in a few steps. Refer to the instructions below to install the ASUS
Q-Connector.

1. Connect the front panel cables to the
ASUS Q-Connector.

Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector

to know the detailed pin denitions, then

match them to the respective front panel
cable labels.

The labels of the front panel
cables may differ from chassis
made by different manufacturers.

2. Install the ASUS Q-Connector to the
system panel connector, ensuring the
orientation matches the labels on the
motherboard.

3. The front panel functions are now
enabled. The gure shows the
Q-Connector properly installed on the
motherboard.

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2.9 Installing the additional heatsink fan

You can install an additional 40 mm x 40 mm system fan (purchased separately)
on the Northbridge heatsink for better cooling performance. Follow the instructions
below to install the system fan.

1. Locate the two screws on the
Northbridge heatsink, as shown in

the right gure, and then remove

the two screws from the heatsink.

2. Take out the two bundled screw
pillars from the package, and then
secure the pillars to the Northbridge
heatsink, as shown in the right

gure.

Screw pillars

3. Secure the fan to the screw pillar
with two (2) standard M3 screws
(purchased separately).

• Plug the fan cable to the CHA_FAN3 connector on the motherboard.

• Ensure the fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and
motherboard components.

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2.10 Starting up for the rst 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 with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up
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.

BIOS Beep Description

One short beep VGA detected

One continuous beep followed by two
short beeps then a pause (repeated)

One continuous beep followed by three
short beeps

One continuous beep followed by four
short beeps

7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the
instructions in Chapter 3.

Quick boot set to disabled
No keyboard detected

No memory detected

No VGA detected

Hardware component failure

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2.11 Turning off the computer

2.11.1 Using the OS shut down function

If you are using Windows® Vista™:

1. Click the Start button then select Shut Down.

2. 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 Computer.

2. Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer.

3. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down.

2.11.2 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 3.6 Power Menu in
Chapter 3 for details.

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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

3

Chapter summary

3

3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-1

3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 3-6

3.3 Main menu .................................................................................... 3-9

3.4 Ai Tweaker .................................................................................. 3-14

3.5 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 3-22

3.6 Power menu ................................................................................ 3-29

3.7 Boot menu .................................................................................. 3-33

3.8 Tools menu ................................................................................. 3-37

3.9 Exit menu .................................................................................... 3-41

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3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB ash drive.

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard

support DVD or a USB ash drive when the BIOS le fails or gets corrupted.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a USB ash drive in case

you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS
using the ASUS Update utility.

3.1.1 ASUS Update utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the
motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you
to:

• Save the current BIOS le

• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet

• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le

• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

• View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard
package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX.

3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

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Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

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
> Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update
main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from the
Internet option from the drop-down
menu, then click Next.

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3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest

you to avoid network trafc, or

click Auto Select. Click Next.

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 le

To update the BIOS through a BIOS le:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start
> Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update
main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from a le
option from the drop-down menu,
then click Next.

3. Locate the BIOS le from the Open

window, then click Open.

4. Follow the screen instructions to

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complete the update process.

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3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use

a bootable oppy disk or an OS-based utility.

Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS
website at www.asus.com.

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2

1. Insert the USB ash drive that contains the latest BIOS le to the USB port,

and then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways:

• Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.

• Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash
2 and press <Enter> to enable it.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.38

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

Current ROM

BOARD: P6TD DELUXE
VER: 0103
DATE: 07/09/2009

PATH: A:\

A:

Note

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info
[Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [Esc] Exit

Update ROM

BOARD: Unknown
VER: Unknown
DATE: Unknown

2. Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS le is

found. When found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and
automatically reboots the system when done.

• This function can support devices such as a USB ash drive with FAT 32/16

format and single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent
system boot failure!

Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and
stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. Refer to
section 3.9 Exit Menu for details.

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3.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to

restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.
You can restore a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD or a
USB ash drive that contains the BIOS le.

The BIOS le in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS le
published on the ASUS ofcial website. If you want to use the newer BIOS le,
download the le at support.asus.com and save it to a USB ash drive.

Recovering the BIOS

To recover the BIOS

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or the USB ash
drive containing the BIOS le to the USB port.

3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found,
the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le.

4. Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and
power on again.

5. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS setting. To
ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press
<F2> to load default BIOS values.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while recovering the BIOS! Doing so
can cause system boot failure!

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3.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update

using the provided utility described in section 3.1 Managing and updating your
BIOS.

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring
your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure

your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the

conguration 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 recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the
computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the
rmware chip.

The rmware chip 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 <Del> 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
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can
also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if

the rst 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.

• 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 Setup Defaults item under the
Exit Menu. See section 3.9 Exit Menu.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes
only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for

this motherboard.

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3.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu bar

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time [11:49:25]
System Date [Fri 07/10/2009]
Language [English]

SATA1 [HDT722516DLA380]
SATA2 [Not Detected]
SATA3 [ATAPI DVD DH1]
SATA4 [Not Detected]
SATA5 [Not Detected]
SATA6 [Not Detected]

Storage Conguration
System InformationSystem Information

v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc.

Sub-menu items

Conguration eldsMenu items

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

General help

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-]

to congure the

System Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Navigation keys

3.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Power For changing the advanced power management (APM)

conguration

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Tools For conguring options for special functions

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.

3.2.3 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.

The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another.

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3.2.4 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar

displays the specic items for that

menu. For example, selecting Main
shows the Main menu items.

The other items (Advanced, Power,
Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have
their respective menu items.

System Time [11:56:54]
System Date [Mon 08/04/2009]
Floppy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Language [English]

SATA1 [Not Detected]
SATA2 [Not Detected]
SATA3 [Not Detected]
SATA4 [Not Detected]
SATA5 [Not Detected]
SATA6 [Not Detected]

IDE Conguration
System Information

Use [ENTER], [TAB], or
[SHIFT-TAB] to select

a eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

congure system Time.

3.2.5 Sub-menu items

Main menu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a
sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>.

3.2.6 Conguration elds

These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user- congurable,
you can change the value of the eld opposite the item. You cannot select an item
that is not user-congurable.

A congurable eld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To
change the value of a eld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options.

Refer to 3.2.7 Pop-up window.

3.2.7 Pop-up window

Select a menu item then press <Enter>
to display a pop-up window with the

conguration options for that item.

3.2.8 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a
menu screen when there are items that do
not t on the screen. Press the
Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page
Down> keys to display the other items on
the screen.

Pop-up window

Scroll bar

3.2.9 General help

At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected
item.

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3.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving
you an overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen
items and how to navigate through them.

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time [11:55:25]
System Date [Wed 07/08/2009]
Language [English]

SATA1 [HDT722516DLA380]
SATA2 [Not Detected]
SATA3 [ATAPI DVD DH1]
SATA4 [Not Detected]
SATA5 [Not Detected]
SATA6 [Not Detected]

Storage Conguration
System InformationSystem Information

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

congure System Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

3.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

3.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

3.3.3 Language [English]

Allows you to select the display language for the BIOS setup screen.

Conguration options: [Chinese(BIG5)] [Chinese(GB)] [Japanese] [French]

[German] [English]

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3.3.4 SATA 1-6

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA
devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item
then press <Enter> to display the SATA device information.

Main

SATA 1

Device : Hard Disk
Vendor : HDT722516DLA380
Size : 164.7GB
LBA Mode : Supported
Block Mode : 16Sectors
PIO Mode : 4
Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2
Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5
SMART Monitoring: Supported

Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
DMA Mode [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

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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-congurable. These items show

N/A if no SATA device is installed in the system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of drive connected to the system. Setting to [Auto] allows
automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are

specically conguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media

Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.

Conguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of
device connected to
the system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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.

Conguration 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.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the data transfer mode.

Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

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DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode.

Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0]

[MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.3.5 Storage Conguration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the SATA

devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you want to

congure the item.

Main

Storage Conguration

SATA Conguraton [Enhanced]
Congure SATA as [IDE]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

SATA Conguration [Enhanced]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the conguration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the
Southbridge chip. Conguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled
Compatible
Enhanced

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical
storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host
Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. 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, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel

®

Matrix Storage Technology conguration from the Serial ATA hard disk

drives, set this item to [RAID].

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Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device
is accessed through BIOS.

Conguration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Conguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

3.3.6 AHCI Conguration

This menu is the section for AHCI conguration. It appears only when you set the

item Congure SATA as from the sub-menu of SATA Conguration to [AHCI].

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

SATA Port1 [Not Detected]
SATA Port2 [Not Detected]
SATA Port3 [Not Detected]
SATA Port4 [Not Detected]
SATA Port5 [Not Detected]
SATA Port6 [Not Detected]

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD/DVD devices in AHCI mode.
Congifuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

AHCI Port1–6 [XXXX]

Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices.

Main

AHCI Port1

Device :Not Detected

SATA Port1 [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Some SATA CD/DVD in
AHCI mode need to
wait ready longer.

Select the type
of devices connected
to the system.

SATA Port1 [Auto]

Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Not Installed]

SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology.

Congration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.3.7 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS

automatically detects the items in this menu.

Main

Bios Information

Version : 0103
Build Date : 07/09/09

Processor

Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @

3.07GHz
Speed : 3066MHz

System Memory

Usable Size : 1016MB

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Bios Information

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

Displays the auto-detected CPU specication.

System Memory

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select Screen

Select Item
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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3.4 Ai Tweaker menu

The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items.

Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

The default values of the following items vary depending on the CPU and
memory modules you install on the motherboard.

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Congure System Performance Settings

Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]
Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech [Enabled]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
UCLK Frequency [Auto]
QPI Link Data Rate [Auto]

DRAM Timing Control

******* Please key in numbers directly! *******

CPU Voltage [Auto]
CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto]
IOH Voltage [Auto]
IOH PCIE Voltage [Auto]
ICH Voltage [Auto]
ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[D.O.C.P]
It’s designed to
overclock DRAM
frequency by adjusting
BCLK frequency.
[X.M.P.]
When X.M.P. is enabled
BLCK frequency,
CPU ratio and memory
parameters will be
auto optimized.

Select Screen

Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Scroll down to display the following items:

DRAM Bus Voltage [Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHC [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHC [Auto]

***********************************************

Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]
CPU Clock Skew [Auto]
CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
IOH Clock Skew [Auto]
PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]

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Select Screen

Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

3.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]

Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal

frequency. Select either one of the preset overclocking conguration options:

Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.

Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system.

D.O.C.P Overclocks DRAM frequency by adjusting BCLK frequency.

X.M.P. If you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme

Memory Prole (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the
prole(s) supported by your memory module(s) for optimizing

the system performance.

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The conguration options for the following sub-item vary depending on the

DIMMs you install on the motherboard.

DRAM O.C. Profile [DDR3-1805MHz]

This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to

[D.O.C.P.] and allows you to select a DRAM O.C. prole, which applies

different settings to DRAM frequency, DRAM timing and DRAM voltage.

Conguration options: [DDR3-1805MHz] [DDR3-2006MHz]

eXtreme Memory Profile [High Performance]

This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [X.M.P.]
and allows you to select the X.M.P. mode supported by your memory module.

Conguration options: [High Performance] [High Frequency]

To obtain the best performance of the X.M.P. DIMM or 1600MHz DIMM, install

only one DIMM on each memory channel.

3.4.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]

Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency.
Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The valid value ranges differently
according to your CPU model.

3.4.3 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]

When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled],
the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.4.4 Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech [Enabled]

Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specic

condition.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following two items appear only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item
to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.].

BCLK Frequency [XXX]

Allows you to adjust the Internal Base Clock (BCLK). Use the <+> and <-> keys to
adjust the value. You can also type the desired value using the numeric keypad.
The values range from 100 to 500.

PCIE Frequency [XXX]

Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust
the PCIE frequency. The values range from 100 to 200.

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3.4.5 DRAM Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to set the DDR3 operating frequency.

Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR3-800MHz] [DDR3-1066MHz] [DDR3-1333MHz]
[DDR3-1600MHz] [DDR3-1866MHz] [DDR3-2133MHz]

The DRAM Frequency conguration options vary with the BCLK Frequency
item settings.

Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become
unstable! If this happens, revert to the default setting.

3.4.6 UCLK Frequency [Auto]

Allows you to set the Uncore Clock Ratio. The value must be at least twice as
DRAM frequency. The valid value ranges differently according to your CPU model.

3.4.7 QPI Link Data Rate [Auto]

Allows you to set the data rate of the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI).

Conguration options: [Auto] [4800MT/s] [5866MT/s] [6400MT/s]

3.4.8. DRAM Timing Control [Auto]

The items in this menu allow you to set the DRAM timing control features.

The conguration options for some of the following items vary depending on thedepending on the
DIMMs you install on the motherboard.

1st Information: 6-6-6-15-4-36-6-5-16-0

The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items:

DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [3 DRAM Clock] [4 DRAM Clock] – [10 DRAM

Clock] [11 DRAM Clock]

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [3 DRAM Clock] [4 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM

Clock] [10 DRAM Clock]

DRAM RAS# PRE Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [3 DRAM Clock] [4 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM

Clock] [10 DRAM Clock]

DRAM RAS# ACT Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [3 DRAM Clock] [4 DRAM Clock] – [30 DRAM

Clock] [31 DRAM Clock]

DRAM RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [7 DRAM Clock]

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DRAM REF Cycle Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [30 DRAM Clock] [36 DRAM Clock]
[48 DRAM Clock] [60 DRAM Clock] [72 DRAM Clock] [82 DRAM Clock]
[88 DRAM Clock] [90 DRAM Clock] [100 DRAM Clock] [110 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE Recovery Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [15 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to PRE Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [15 DRAM Clock]

DRAM FOUR ACT WIN Time [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [63 DRAM Clock]

DRAM Back-To-Back CAS# Delay [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [4 DRAM Clock] – [32 DRAM Clock]

2nd Information: 1N-54-56-0

The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items:

DRAM Timing Mode [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1N] [2N] [3N]

DRAM Round Trip Latency on CHA/B/C [Auto]

[Auto] [Advance 15 Clock]–[Advance 1 Clock] [Normal] [Delay 1 Clock]
[Delay 15 Clock]

3rd Information: 6-6-13-9-9-9-7-6-4-7-7-4

The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items:

DRAM WRITE to READ Delay(DD) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [8 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE to READ Delay(DR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clock] – [8 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE to READ Delay(SR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [10 DRAM Clock] – [22 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to WRITE Delay(DD) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [14 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to WRITE Delay(DR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [14 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [14 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to READ Delay(DD) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM Clock]

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DRAM READ to READ Delay(DR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM Clock]

DRAM READ to READ Delay(SR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [4 DRAM Clock] [6 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay(DD) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay(DR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] – [9 DRAM Clock]

DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto]

Conguration options: [Auto] [4 DRAM Clock] [6 DRAM Clock]

The following ten (10) items are adjusted by typing the desired values using
the numeric keypad and press the <Enter> key. You can also use the <+> and
<-> keys to adjust the value. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the
keyboard and press the <Enter> key.

3.4.9 CPU Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the CPU VCore voltage. The values range from 0.85000V to

2.10000V* with a 0.00625V interval.

• Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage.
Setting a high VCore voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and
setting a low VCore voltage may make the system unstable.

• The value [2.10000V] of the CPU Voltage item is supported only if the
OV_CPU jumper is enabled. Otherwise the maximum voltage supported is
[1.70000V]. See 2. CPU / DRAM Bus / QPI DRAM overvoltage setting on
page 2-25 for details.

3.4.10 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the CPU PLL voltage. The values range from 1.80V to 2.50V with
a 0.02V interval.

3.4.11 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the QPI/DRAM Core voltage. The values range from 1.20000V to

1.90000V* with a 0.00625V interval.

The value [1.90000V] of the QPI/DRAM Core Voltage item is supported only
if the OV_QPI_DRAM jumper is enabled. Otherwise the maximum voltage
supported is [1.70000V]. See 2. CPU / DRAM Bus / QPI DRAM overvoltage
setting on page 2-25 for details.

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3.4.12 IOH Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the I/O Hub (IOH) voltage. The values range from 1.10V to 1.70V
with a 0.02V interval.

3.4.13 IOH PCIE Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the IOH PCIE voltage. The values range from 1.50V to 2.76V
with a 0.02V interval.

3.4.14 ICH Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the I/O Controller Hub (ICH) voltage. The values range from

1.10V to 1.40V with a 0.10V interval.

3.4.15 ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the SB PCIE voltage. The values range from 1.50V to 1.80V with
a 0.10V interval.

3.4.16 DRAM Bus Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. The values range from 1.50V to 2.46V* with a

0.02V interval.

• The value [2.46V] of the DRAM Bus Voltage item is supported only if
the OV_DRAM_BUS jumper is enabled, otherwise the maximum voltage
supported is [1.90V]. See CPU / DRAM Bus / QPI DRAM overvoltage
setting on page 2-25 for details.

• According to Intel CPU spec, DIMMs with voltage requirement over 1.65V
may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you install the DIMMs
with the voltage requirement below 1.65V.

• The values of the CPU Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage, QPI/DRAM Core

Voltage, IOH Voltage, IOH PCIE Voltage, ICH Voltage, ICH PCIE
Voltage, and DRAM Bus Voltage items are labeled in different color,

indicating the risk levels of high voltage settings. Refer to the table on the
next page for details.

• The system may need better cooling system to work stably under high
voltage settings.

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Blue Yellow Purple Red

CPU Voltage

CPU PLL Voltage 1.80V–1.90V 1.92V–2.00V 2.02V–2.10V 2.12V–2.50V

QPI/DRAM Core
Voltage

IOH Voltage 1.10V–1.18V 1.20V–1.24V 1.26V–1.30V 1.32V–1.70V

IOH PCIE Voltage 1.50V–1.58V 1.60V–1.66V 1.68V–1.74V 1.76V–2.76V

ICH Voltage 1.10V–1.20V 1.30V–1.40V N/A N/A

ICH PCIE Voltage 1.50V–1.60V 1.70V–1.80V N/A N/A

DRAM Bus
Voltage

0.85000V–

1.22500V

1.20000V–

1.26875V

1.50V–1.64V N/A N/A 1.66V–2.46V

1.23125V–

1.29375V

1.27500V–

1.32500V

1.30000V–

1.35000V

1.33125V–

1.40000V

1.35625V

1.70000V

1.40625V–

1.70000V

3.4.17 DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto]

Allows you to set the DRAM DATA Reference Voltage on Channel A/B/C. The
values range from 0.395x to 0.630x with a 0.005x interval. Different ratio might
enhance DRAM overclocking ability.

3.4.18 DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA/B/C [Auto]

Allows you to set the DRAM Control Reference Voltage on Channel A/B/C. The
values range from 0.395x to 0.630x with a 0.005x interval. Different ratio might
enhance DRAM overclocking ability.

3.4.19 Load-Line Calibration [Auto]

Allows you to select the CPU Load-Line mode. Set to [Disabled] to follow Intel

specications, or to [Enabled] to improve CPU VDroop directly.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.4.20 CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto]

Different AMP might enhance BCLK overclocking ability.

Conguration options: [Auto] [700mV] [800mV] [900mV] [1000mV]

3.4.21 CPU Clock Skew [Auto]

Adjusting this item may help enhancing BCLK overclocking ability. You may need
to adjust the NB Clock Skew item at the same time.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Normal] [Delay 100ps]–[Delay 1500ps]

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3.4.22 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]

Set to [Disabled] to enhance BCLK overclocking ability or [Auto] for EMI control.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.4.23 IOH Clock Skew [Auto]

Adjusting this item may help enhancing BCLK overclocking ability. You may need
to adjust the CPU Clock Skew item at the same time.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Normal] [Delay 100ps]–[Delay 1500ps]

3.4.24 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]

Set to [Disabled] to enhance PCIE overclocking ability or [Auto] for EMI control.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.5 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other
system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect

eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

CPU Conguration

Chipset

Onboard Devices Conguration
USB Conguration

PCIPnP

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3.5.1 CPU Conguration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS
automatically detects.

The items shown in this screen may be different due to the CPU you installed.

Advanced

Congure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:3F.11

Manufacturer:Intel
Brand String:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @

3.07GHz
Frequency :3.06GHz
BCLK Speed :133MHz
Cache L1 :128 KB
Cache L2 :1024 KB
Cache L3 :8192 KB
Ratio Actual Value:23
CPUID :106A5

CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled]
CPU TM function [Enabled]

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Scroll down to display the following items:

Execute-Disable Bit [Enabled]
Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]
Active Processor Cores [All]
A20M [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled]
Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled]
Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Congure CPU.

Select Screen

Select Item
Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Sets the ratio between
CPU Core Clock and the
FSB Frequency.
NOTE: If an invalid
ratio is set in CMOS
then actual and
setpoint values may
differ.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]

Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency.
Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The valid value ranges differently
according to your CPU model.

C1E Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled]

The Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple
operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually
function as several systems.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU TM Function [Enabled]

This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute-Disable Bit [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.

Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero

(0).

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function.
When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Active Processor Cores [All]

Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor
package.

Conguration options: [All] [1] [2]

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A20M [Disabled]

Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled]

When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled],
the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled]

Turbo mode allows processor cores to run faster than marked frequency in specic

condition.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]

The Intel® C-State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle
mode. Enable this item only when you install a C-State Technology-supported
CPU.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

C State package limit setting [Auto]

This item appears only when you set the Intel(R) C-STATE Tech item to [Enabled].
We recommend that you set this item to [Auto] for BIOS to automatically detect the
C-State mode supported by your CPU.

Conguration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] [C7]

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3.5.2 Chipset

The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an
item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

Advanced

Advanced Chipset Settings

WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.

North Bridge Conguration
Intel VT-d Conguration

NorthBridge Chipset Conguration

Advanced

NorthBridge Chipset Conguration

Revision :B3

PCI Express Selector [Auto]

PCI Express Selector [Auto]

Allows you to decide the Link Width of the PCIe x16_2 slot and PCIe x16_3
slot.

Conguration options: [Auto] [x8 x8 Mode] [x16 x1 Mode]

Intel VT-d Conguration

Advanced

Intel VT-d Conguration

Intel VT-d [Disabled]

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Congure North Bridge

features.

Select PCIE Slot#2
and PCIE Slot#3 Link
Width x8 + x8 or
x16 + x1

Intel Virtualization
Technology for
Directed I/O.

Intel VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for

Directed I/O.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.5.3 Onboard Device Conguration

Advanced

Onboard Devices Conguration

High Denition Audio [Enabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio]
Marvell Storage Controller [Enabled]
Marvell Storage Boot ROM [Enabled]
Marvell LAN1 [Enabled]
Marvell LAN2 [Enabled]
LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

High Denition Audio [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the High Denition Audio Controller.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio]

Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy

AC’97 or high-denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front

panel audio module supports.

Conguration options: [AC97] [HD Audio]

Marvell Storage Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell storage controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Marvell Storage Boot ROM [Enabled]

This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled].

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Enabled
Disabled

Options

MarvelI LAN1/2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell LAN port1/2.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

This item appears only when you enable the previous item.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enabled or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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3.5.4 USB Conguration

The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an

item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.

Advanced

USB Conguration

USB Devices Enabled:

1 Hub

USB Functions [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]

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The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB
device is detected, the item shows None.

USB Functions [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when you set USB Functions to [Enabled].

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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Enables support for
legacy USB. AUTO
option disables
legacy support if
no USB devices are
connected.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or
FullSpeed (12 Mbps).

Conguration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed]

The USB 2.0 Controller Mode item appears only when you enable the USB

2.0 Controller.

BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Allows you to enable the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off
feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Legacy USB Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the 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.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

3.5.5 PCIPnP

The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP
devices.

Advanced

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections
may cause system to malfunction.

Plug And Play O/S [No]

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Plug And Play O/S [No]

When set to [NO], BIOS congures all the devices in the system. When set to

[YES] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system

congures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.
Conguration options: [No] [Yes]

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NO: lets the BIOS

congure all the

devices in the system.
YES: lets the
operating system
congure Plug and
Play (PnP) devices not
required for boot if
your system has a Plug
and Play operating
system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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