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[. . . ] Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3. 3. 7 AHCI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Some SATA CD/DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ready longer. This menu is the section for AHCI configuration. It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub-menu of SATA Configuration to [AHCI]. Main AHCI Settings AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out AHCI AHCI AHCI AHCI AHCI AHCI Port1 Port2 Port3 Port4 Port5 Port6 [Not [Not [Not [Not [Not [Not Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] [35] AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15] Selects the boot time out value for ACHI CD/DVD devices. Congifuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] AHCI Port1~6 [XXXX] Main AHCI Port1 Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Device :Not Detected SATA Port1 SMART Monitoring [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of devices connected to the system. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system. Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. Configration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3-14 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 3. 8 System Information BIOS SETUP UTILITY This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Main Bios Information Version : 0204 Build Date : 08/15/08 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 3. 60GHz : 3600MHz :2 : 1024MB F1 F10 ESC System Memory Usable Size Select Screen Select Item General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Bios Information Processor Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. ASUS P5Q3 3-15 3. 4 Ai Tweaker menu Take caution when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. The default values of the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. MainAi Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Options Configure System Performance Settings Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information : 4-4-4-15-3-36-5-3 2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 3rd Information : 12-5-1-4-4 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto] DRAM Read Training [Auto] DRAM Write Training [Auto] MEM. OC Charger [Auto] Ai Clock Twister [Auto] Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] C/P : A1 A2 Manual Auto +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Scroll down to display the following items: LVL : 07 07 ******** Please key in numbers directly!******** CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU GTL Reference [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] NB Voltage [Auto] SB Voltage [Auto] PCIE SATA Voltage [Auto] ************************************************* Load-Line Calibration [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] CPU Clock Skew [Auto] +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. 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 configuration options: Manual Auto X. M. P. When you choose this option, eXtreme Memory Profile item will show up 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 4. 2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [06. 0] [07. 0] [08. 0] [09. 0] The following two items appear only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. FSB Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus. Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings. FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 1600 400 MHz FSB 1333 333 MHz FSB 1066 266 MHz FSB 800 200 MHz PCIE Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. The values range from 100 to 180. 3. 4. 3 FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto] When set to [Auto], the FSB Strap will be adjusted automatically by FSB Frequency and DRAM Frequency. Congifuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz] 3. 4. 4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR3 operating frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR3-401 MHz] [DDR3-480 MHz] [DDR3-502MHz] [DDR3-533 MHz] [DDR3-602 MHz] [DDR3-640 MHz] [DDR3-667 MHz] [DDR3-800 MHz] The DRAM Frequency configuration options vary with the FSB Frequency item settings. Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the system to become unstable!If this happens, revert to the default setting. ASUS P5Q3 3-17 3. 4. 5 DRAM Timing Control [Auto] · · The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 1st Information: 4-4-4-15-3-36-5-3 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: CAS# Latency [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] [7 DRAM Clocks] [8 DRAM Clocks] [9 DRAM Clocks] [10 DRAM Clocks] [11 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [17 DRAM Clocks] [18 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [ 5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [17 DRAM Clocks] [18 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge Time [15 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] ­ [33 DRAM Clocks] [34 DRAM Clocks] RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Row Refresh Cycle Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [20 DRAM Clocks] [25 DRAM Clocks] [30 DRAM Clocks] [35 DRAM Clocks] [42 DRAM Clocks] Write Recovery Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Read to Precharge Time [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 2nd Information: 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: READ to WRITE Delay(S/D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] Write to Read Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE to READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] READ To READ Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] READ To READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE To WRITE Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE To WRITE Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] 3rd Information: 12-5-1-4-4 The values vary depending on your settings of the following sub-items: WRITE to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [31 DRAM Clocks] READ to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] PRE to PRE Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [3 DRAM Clocks] ALL PRE to ACT Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] ALL PRE to REF Delay [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks] ­ [15 DRAM Clocks] 3. 4. 6 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] Adjusting this item might enhance DRAM overclocking ability. [. . . ] When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), and then press <Enter>. 4-56 Chapter 4: Software support 4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. The following screen appears. [SELECT DISKS ] Port 0 1 2 3 Drive Model XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX Serial # XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Size XX. XGB XX. XGB XX. XGB XX. XGB Status Non-RAID Non-RAID Non-RAID Non-RAID Disk Disk Disk Disk Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume. 6. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, and then press <Space> to select. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, and then press <Enter>. [. . . ]