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ASUS P5AD2-E Deluxe
A.1 Intel
®
EM64T
• The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775
processors running on 32-bit operating systems.
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T. You
can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website
(www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS
file. See Chapter 4 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature.
• Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows
®
64-bit OS.
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®®
®®
®
EM64T feature EM64T feature
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EM64T feature
To use the Intel
®
EM64T feature:
1. Install an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPU that supports the Intel
®
EM64T.
2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows
®
XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows
®
Server 2003 x64 Edition).
3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD.
4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit
the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST)
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can
download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website
(www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to update the
BIOS. See Chapter 4 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature.
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A.2.1
System requirementsSystem requirements
System requirementsSystem requirements
System requirements
Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following
requirements:
• Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor with EIST support
• BIOS file with EIST support
• Operating system with EIST support (Windows
®
XP SP2/Windows
®
Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)