Document Outline

• Contents
  • Notices
  • Safety information
  • About this guide
  • P5N-VM WS specifications
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • 1.1 Welcome!
  • 1.2 Package contents
  • 1.3 Special features
    • 1.3.1 Product highlights
    • 1.3.2 ASUS special features
• Chapter 2: Hardware information
  • 2.1 Before you proceed
  • 2.2 Motherboard overview
    • 2.2.1 Motherboard layout
    • 2.2.2 Layout contents
    • 2.2.3 Placement direction
    • 2.2.4 Screw holes
  • 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
    • 2.3.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
    • 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • 2.4 System memory
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Memory configurations
    • 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
  • 2.5 Expansion slots
    • 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
    • 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
    • 2.5.4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
    • 2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot
    • 2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot
    • 2.5.7 PCI slots
  • 2.6 Jumper
  • 2.7 Connectors
    • 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors
    • 2.7.2 Internal connectors
  • 2.8 Starting up for the first time
  • 2.9 Turning off the computer
    • 2.9.1 Using the OS shut down function
    • 2.9.2 Using the dual function power switch
• Chapter 3: BIOS setup
  • 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility
    • 3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 3.1.3 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 3.1.4 AFUDOS utility
    • 3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
  • 3.2 BIOS setup program
    • 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 3.2.2 Menu bar
    • 3.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 3.2.4 Menu items
    • 3.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 3.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 3.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 3.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 3.2.9 General help
  • 3.3 Main menu
    • 3.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
    • 3.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
    • 3.3.3 Language [English]
    • 3.3.4 SATA 1–4
    • 3.3.5 IDE Configuration
    • 3.3.6 System Information
  • 3.4 Advanced menu
    • 3.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 3.4.2 Chipset
    • 3.4.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration
    • 3.4.4 USB Configuration
  • 3.5 Power menu
    • 3.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
    • 3.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
    • 3.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
    • 3.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
    • 3.5.5 APM Configuration
    • 3.5.6 Hardware Monitor
  • 3.6 Boot menu
    • 3.6.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 3.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 3.6.3 Security
  • 3.7 Tools menu
    • 3.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
    • 3.7.2 Ai Net 2
  • 3.8 Exit menu
• Chapter 4: Software support
  • 4.1 Installing an operating system
  • 4.2 Support DVD information
    • 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
    • 4.2.2 Drivers menu
    • 4.2.3 Utilities menu
    • 4.2.4 Make Disk menu
    • 4.2.5 Manual menu
    • 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information
    • 4.2.7 Other information
  • 4.3 Software information
    • 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™
    • 4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II
    • 4.3.3 SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility
  • 4.4 RAID configurations
    • 4.4.1 RAID definitions
    • 4.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations
  • 4.5 RAID driver installation
    • 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
    • 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
    • 4.5.3 Installing the RAID controller driver
• 5.1 Installing an operating system
• 5.2 Support CD information
• 5.3 Software information
• 5.4 RAID configurations
• 5.5 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk