Document Outline

• Contents
• Contents
• Contents
• Notices
  • Federal Communications Commission Statement
  • Canadian Department of Communications Statement
• Safety information
  • Electrical safety
  • Operation safety
• About this guide
  • How this guide is organized
  • Where to find more information
  • Conventions used in this guide
  • Typography
• P5N-EM HDMI specifications summary
• P5N-EM HDMI specifications summary
• Product introduction
• 1.1 Welcome!
• 1.2 Package contents
• 1.3 Special features
  • 1.3.1 Product highlights
  • 1.3.2 ASUS Special features
• 1.4 Before you proceed
  • Onboard LED
• 1.5 Motherboard overview
  • 1.5.1 Placement direction
  • 1.5.2 Screw holes
  • 1.5.3 Motherboard layout
• 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • 1.6.1 Installling the CPU
  • 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
• 1.7 System memory
  • 1.7.1 Overview
  • 1.7.2 Memory configurations
  • 1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List
  • 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM
  • 1.7.5 Removing a DIMM
• 1.8 Expansion slots
  • 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
  • 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
  • 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments
  • 1.8.4 PCI slots
  • 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot
  • 1.8.6 PCI Express x16 Slot
• 1.9 Jumpers
• 1.10 Connectors
  • 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
  • 1.10.2 Internal connectors
• BIOS setup
• 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
  • 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility
  • 2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
  • 2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
  • 2.1.4 Updating the BIOS
  • 2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
  • 2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
• 2.2 BIOS setup program
  • 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
  • 2.2.2 Menu bar
  • 2.2.3 Legend bar
  • 2.2.4 Menu items
  • 2.2.5 Sub-menu items
  • 2.2.6 Configuration fields
  • 2.2.7 Pop-up window
  • 2.2.8 General help
• 2.3 Main menu
  • 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
  • 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
  • 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
  • 2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave
  • 2.3.5 SATA 1-4
  • 2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
  • 2.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB]
  • 2.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB]
• 2.4 Advanced menu
  • 2.4.1 JumperFree
  • 2.4.2 CPU Configuration
  • 2.4.3 Chipset
  • 2.4.4 PCIPnP
  • 2.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration
  • 2.4.6 USB Configuration
• 2.5 Power menu
  • 2.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
  • 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
  • 2.5.3 APM Configuration
  • 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor
• 2.6 Boot menu
  • 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
  • 2.6.2 Removable Drives
  • 2.6.3 Hard Disk Drives
  • 2.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration
  • 2.6.5 Security
• 2.7 Tools menu
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2
• 2.8 Exit menu
• Software support
• 3.1 Installing an operating system
• 3.2 Support CD information
  • 3.2.1 Running the support CD
  • 3.2.2 Drivers menu
  • 3.2.3 Utilities menu
  • 3.2.4 Make Disk menu
  • 3.2.5 Manual menu
  • 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information
  • 3.2.7 Other information
• 3.3 Creating a RAID driver disk
• CPU features
• A.1 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
  • A.1.1 System requirements
  • A.1.2 Using the EIST
• A.2 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
  • Using the Hyper-Threading Technology
• Contents
• Notices
• Safety information
• About this guide
• P5N-EM HDMI specifications summary
• Product introduction
• 1.1 Welcome!
• 1.2 Package contents
• 1.3 Special features
  • 1.3.1 Product highlights
  • 1.3.2 ASUS Special features
• 1.4 Before you proceed
• 1.5 Motherboard overview
  • 1.5.1 Placement direction
  • 1.5.2 Screw holes
  • 1.5.3 Motherboard layout
• 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • 1.6.1 Installling the CPU
  • 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
• 1.7 System memory
  • 1.7.1 Overview
  • 1.7.2 Memory configurations
  • 1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List
  • 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM
  • 1.7.5 Removing a DIMM
• 1.8 Expansion slots
  • 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
  • 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
  • 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments
  • 1.8.4 PCI slots
  • 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot
  • 1.8.6 PCI Express x16 Slot
• 1.9 Jumpers
• 1.10 Connectors
  • 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
  • 1.10.2 Internal connectors
• BIOS setup
• 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
  • 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility
  • 2.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
  • 2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
  • 2.1.4 Updating the BIOS
  • 2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
  • 2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
• 2.2 BIOS setup program
  • 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
  • 2.2.2 Menu bar
  • 2.2.3 Legend bar
  • 2.2.4 Menu items
  • 2.2.5 Sub-menu items
  • 2.2.6 Configuration fields
  • 2.2.7 Pop-up window
  • 2.2.8 General help
• 2.3 Main menu
  • 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
  • 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
  • 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
  • 2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave
  • 2.3.5 SATA 1-4
  • 2.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
  • 2.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB]
  • 2.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB]
• 2.4 Advanced menu
  • 2.4.1 JumperFree
  • 2.4.2 CPU Configuration
  • 2.4.3 Chipset
  • 2.4.4 PCIPnP
  • 2.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration
  • 2.4.6 USB Configuration
• 2.5 Power menu
  • 2.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
  • 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
  • 2.5.3 APM Configuration
  • 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor
• 2.6 Boot menu
  • 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
  • 2.6.2 Removable Drives
  • 2.6.3 Hard Disk Drives
  • 2.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration
  • 2.6.5 Security
• 2.7 Tools menu
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2
• 2.8 Exit menu
• Software support
• 3.1 Installing an operating system
• 3.2 Support CD information
  • 3.2.1 Running the support CD
  • 3.2.2 Drivers menu
  • 3.2.3 Utilities menu
  • 3.2.4 Make Disk menu
  • 3.2.5 Manual menu
  • 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information
  • 3.2.7 Other information
• 3.3 Creating a RAID driver disk
• CPU features
• A.1 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST)
  • A.1.1 System requirements
  • A.1.2 Using the EIST
• A.2 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
  • Using the Hyper-Threading Technology