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Page 2: ...RCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN...

Page 3: ...tion 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 Onboard LED 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 4 1 Overview 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 11 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 15 2 4 ...

Page 4: ... 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility 4 1 4 1 2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 Updating the BIOS 4 6 4 1 5 Saving the current BIOS file 4 8 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 10 4 2 3 Legend bar 4 11 4 2 4 Menu items 4 11 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 11 4 2 6 Configuratio...

Page 5: ...4 27 4 5 3 APM Configuration 4 27 4 5 4 Hardware Monitor 4 29 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 31 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4 31 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 4 32 4 6 4 Security 4 33 4 7 Tools menu 4 35 4 7 1 ASUS O C Profile 4 35 4 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 37 4 7 3 Express Gate Lite 4 38 4 8 Exit menu 4 39 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support...

Page 6: ...SUS Express Gate Lite 5 30 5 4 RAID configurations 5 37 5 4 1 RAID definitions 5 37 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 38 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 45 5 5 1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5 45 5 5 2 Creating a RAID SATA driver disk in Windows 5 45 Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support 6 1 Overview 6 1 Requirements 6 1 6 2 Dual graphics card setup 6 2 6 2 1 Installing...

Page 7: ...ause 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...

Page 8: ... the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer 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 make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your deal...

Page 9: ...tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support This chapter describes the NVIDIA SLI feature and shows the graphics card installation proced...

Page 10: ...Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos iM3N HD ROM DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a ta...

Page 11: ...ed NVIDIA GPU Maximum shared memory of 512MB Supports HDMI Technology with HDCP compliant with max resolution up to 1920 x 1200 Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920 x 1440 75 Hz Multi VGA output support HDMI DVI D Sub Hybrid SLI Support For Windows Vista only Supports PCIe 2 0 1 0 architecture Expansion slots 2 x PCIe x16 slots dual x8 mode 2 x PCIe x1 slots 2 x PCI 2 2 slots Storage 1 x ...

Page 12: ... Flash 2 Other features ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS exclusive overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools AI Overclocking intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS AI Booster utility Precision Tweaker vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125V increment vDIMM 8 step DRAM voltage control vChipset 4 step Chipset voltage control SFS Stepless Frequency Selection FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz inc...

Page 13: ... Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x S PDIF Out Header 1 x VGA connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector 1 x CD audio in 1 x 24 pin ATX Power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel Q Connector BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS PnP DMI 2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ACPI 2 0a ASUS EZ Flash 2 Support DVD contents Drive...

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Page 15: ...1 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 16: ...ASUS M3N HD HDMI Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M3N HD HDMI Cables 1 x ASUS SLI bridge cable Serial ATA power cable for 4 devices Serial ATA signal cable for 6 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories 1 x ASUS Q Shield 1 x ASUS Q Connector Kit USB 1394 system panel R...

Page 18: ...rTransport 1 0 radically improving system efficiency to create a smoother faster computing environment AMD Socket AM2 Athlon Series Sempron CPU support This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2 Athlon Series Sempron processors It features 2000 1600 MT s HyperTransport based system bus dual channel un buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool n Quiet Technology See page 2 6 for details NVIDIA nF...

Page 19: ...isuals Supporting HDCP copy protection such as HD DVD and Blu ray Discs HDMI provides you with the highest quality home theater experience DVI Digital Visual Interface provides high quality visuals for digital display devices like LCD monitors See page 2 22 for details This motherboard is bundled with an HDMI to DVI converter PCIe 2 0 support This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2 0 devices f...

Page 20: ...que features ASUS Express Gate Lite Just 5 seconds to boot up the ASUS Express Gate Lite allows you to instantly surf the Internet without entering Windows You can now enjoy Skype IM YouTube webmail and Internet file downloads and sharing whenever and wherever you want See page 5 30 to 5 36 for details ASUS Express Gate Lite supports USB devices or SATA HDDs IDE mode only Set the SATA Operation Mo...

Page 21: ...design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does Furthermore it provides options for users to install side flow fan or passive cooler The Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date DO NOT uninstall the heat pipe by yourself Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the heat dissipation performance A...

Page 22: ...load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite settings See page 4 35 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS Update your BIOS easily without preparing ...

Page 23: ...lows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS See page 5 29 for details C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear ...

Page 24: ...1 8 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Page 25: ...ter 2 Hardware information 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 ...

Page 26: ... M3N HD HDMI Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Jumper 2 20 2 7 Connectors 2 21 ...

Page 27: ...ord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to 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 ...

Page 28: ...tion The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and da...

Page 29: ...D ALC883 Attansic F1 AAFP SPDIF_OUT CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN COM1 IE1394_2 USB78 BIOS USB910 VGA USB1112 CLRTC PRI_IDE SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 SATA6 CHASSIS PANEL SB_PWR PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 ATX12V EATXPWR CPU_FAN KB_USB56 F_USB34 HDMI SPDIF_O1 LAN1_USB12 AUDIO NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI Super I O agere L FW3227 SOCKET AM2 Lithium Cell CMOS Power Refer to 2 7 Connectors for more information about...

Page 30: ... CLRTC 2 20 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 21 2 IEEE 1394a port 2 21 3 LAN RJ 45 port 2 21 4 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 21 5 Rear Speaker Out port black 2 21 6 Line In port light blue 2 21 7 Line Out port lime 2 21 8 Microphone port pink 2 21 9 Side Speaker Out port gray 2 21 10 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 22 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 2 22 12 HDMI Out port 2 22 13 Coaxial ...

Page 31: ...ssis and power fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin PWR_FAN 2 29 7 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 30 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V 2 31 9 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 32 10 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 33 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 2 33 12 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT 2 34 13 Video Graphics Adapter...

Page 32: ... CPU The motherboard comes with an AM2 AM2 socket designed for AMD Socket AM2 Phenom FX Phenom Athlon Sempron processors or for Socket AM2 Athlon series Sempron processors Socket lever The AM2 AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940 pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron processor Make sure you use a CPU designed for the AM2 AM2 socket The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT fo...

Page 33: ...small triangle 4 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 6 Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package Gold triangle Small triangle ...

Page 34: ...oxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Make sure that you use only AMD certified heatsink and fan assembly The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retent...

Page 35: ... lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 36: ...he 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 This connector is backward compatiable with old 3 pin CPU fan M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI CPU fan connector CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND ...

Page 37: ... and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Sockets DIMM_A1 yellow DIMM_A2 black DIMM_B1 yellow DIMM_B2 black Single Channel Populated Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated Dual ch...

Page 38: ...e limitation of this OS version is that it may reserve a certain amount of memory space for system devices We recommend that you install less than 3 GB system memory if you would like to work under Windows XP 32 bit version OS The excess memory installation will not cause any usage problem but it will not give users the benefit of manipulating this excess memory space Visit the ASUS FAQ site for f...

Page 39: ...4 1GB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package 4 N A DS CM2X1024 6400C4 1GB Crucial Heat Sink Package 4 N A DS BL12864AL804 16FD3 1GB Crucial Heat Sink Package 4 N A DS BL12864AA804 16FD3 1GB Apacer Heat Sink Package 5 N A DS AHU01GE800C5K1C 1GB A DATA AD26908A8A 25EG N A N A DS M2OAD6G3I4170I1E58 512MB KINGMAX KKA8FEIBF HJK 25A N A KINGMAX SS KLDC28F A8KI5 1GB KINGMAX KKA8FEIBF HJK 25A N A KINGMAX DS KLDD48F AB...

Page 40: ...IR 64M8CFEG N A N A DS VS1GB667D2 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E 5 ELPIDA SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG 5 A DATA SS M2OAD5G3H3166I1C52 2GB A DATA NT5TU128M8BJ 3C N A N A DS M2ONY5H3J4170I1C5Z 512MB crucial Heat Sink Package 3 N A SS BL6464AA663 8FD 1GB crucial Heat Sink Package 3 N A DS BL12864AA663 16FD 1GB crucial Heat Sink Package 3 N A DS BL12864AL664 16FD 1GB crucial Heat Sink P...

Page 41: ...aining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO not instal...

Page 42: ... 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 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on...

Page 43: ...er 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 IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared PCIE x16_2 shared shared shared shared USB 1 0 controller 1 shared USB 1 0 controller 2 shared...

Page 44: ...on of the slots 2 5 6 PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot blue This motherboard supports PCI Express 2 0 x16 graphics cards that complies with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot 2 5 7 Universal PCI Express x16 slot black This motherboard also supports a universal PCI Express 2 0 x16 slot at maximum x8 mode The operating frequency of this slot changes dependi...

Page 45: ...id SLI mode Use only the onboard HDMI DVI D Sub port for video signal output when activating the Hybird Power function under Hybrid SLI mode Visit www nvidia com hybridsli for more information about Hybrid SLI support If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 for better thermal environment See page 2 29 for the ...

Page 46: ...rocess and enter BIOS setup to re enter data M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI Clear RTC RAM 2 1 2 3 Disable Default Enable Default CLRTC 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...

Page 47: ...is port connects the rear speakers in a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 6 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 7 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 8 Microphone port pink This port connects a micr...

Page 48: ...eed and bandwidth with the higher version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality CPU AMD Athlon64 ADH3200IAA4DE 512KB single core DIMM Kingston DDR2 800 1G x1 BIOS share memory 256MB HDD Seagate ST3160023A ATA100 ODD Sony BWU100A To play HD DVD or Blu Ray Disc make sure to use an HDCP compliant monitor Before enabling the HybridPower function ensure that you have connected your d...

Page 49: ...your HDTV desktop 1 Install NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program from the motherboard support DVD 2 Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel 3 Under Video Television select Resize HDTV desktop 4 Select Resize my desktop and click Resize Desktop 5 A full screen adjustment tool appears Use the scroll bar to resize the desktop to fit your display device Click OK to exit The Resize my desktop ...

Page 50: ... Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 M3N HD HDMI FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN1 M3N HD HDMI Floppy disk drive connector ...

Page 51: ...nector then select one of the following modes to configure your device If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting 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 100 66 IDE devices D...

Page 52: ...3 Connect the right angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards right angle side SATA 5 6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to SATA 5 6 connector...

Page 53: ...on speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI USB 2 0 connectors PIN 1 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND USB78 PIN 1 USB 5V USB_P10 USB_P10 GND NC USB 5V USB_P9 USB_P9 GND USB910 PIN 1 USB 5V USB_P12 USB_P12 GND NC USB 5V USB_P11 USB_P11 GND USB1112 You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q Co...

Page 54: ...m chassis M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI IEEE 1394 connector PIN 1 TPA2 GND TPB2 12V GND TPA2 GND TPB2 12V IE1394_2 Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately You can connect the front panel 1394 cable to the ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard if y...

Page 55: ...orget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow 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 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN2 feature If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FA...

Page 56: ... 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 M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI Chassis intrusio...

Page 57: ...r PSCalculator aspx SLanguage en us for details The ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant 500W PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration CPU AMD FX 62 Memory 1024 MB DDR2 800 x4 Graphics card PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device SATA hard disk drive x2 Optical drives DVD RW 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V These ...

Page 58: ...ts 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 definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Support Type ite...

Page 59: ... CD Left Audio Channel GND GND Right Audio Channel M3N HD HDMI Internal audio connector 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The COM module is purchased separately M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI Serial port COM1 connector COM1 ...

Page 60: ...N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI Digital audio connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_OUT 13 Video Graphics Adapter VGA connector 16 pin VGA This connector is for the onboard VGA connection allowing you to connect a display device to your system Connect the VGA Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis M3N HD HDMI M3N HD HDMI Onboard VGA connector...

Page 61: ...speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSR 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 c...

Page 62: ... Connect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector to know the detailed pin definitions then match them to the respective front panel cable labels 2 Install the ASUS Q Connector to the system panel connector making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard 3 The front panel functions are now enabled The figure shows the Q Connector prope...

Page 63: ...3 Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 64: ...ASUS M3N HD HDMI Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 65: ...ase 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 or additional me...

Page 66: ...sing Windows Vista 1 Click the Start button then select ShutDown 2 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 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 t...

Page 67: ...4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 68: ...mmary 4 ASUS M3N HD HDMI 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu 4 18 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 7 Tools menu 4 35 4 8 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 69: ...pdate or AFUDOS utilities 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 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 4 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 ...

Page 70: ...rk traffic or click Auto Select Click Next 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 ...

Page 71: ...file option from the drop down menu then 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 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follow the scr...

Page 72: ...1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows Vista environment a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click from the Windows desktop then select Computer c Right click Floppy Disk Drive then click Fo...

Page 73: ...ves by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only Do n...

Page 74: ...om the Software folder of the support DVD to the floppy disk DVD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk DVD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier 4 Under the DOS mode use X X stands for the name of the disk assignment to switch to the folder of floppy disk DVD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS fileand AwardBIOS Fl...

Page 75: ...he BIOS file Remove the disk then press F1 to restart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 33 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For MCP72P M3N HD 00 DATE 01 09 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program M3N HD bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to Continue Write OK No Update Write Fail For MCP72P M3N HD 00 DATE 01 09 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program M3N HD bin Programming...

Page 76: ...S file gets corrupted during the flashing process AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For MCP72P M3N HD 00 DATE 01 09 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program 0112 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For MCP72P M3N HD 00 DATE 01 09 2008 Flash Type Fil...

Page 77: ... 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 first two failed The Setup program is design...

Page 78: ... bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings ...

Page 79: ...ghlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key Fun...

Page 80: ...ystem Date Thu Apr 6 2006 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA1 None SATA3 None SATA2 None SATA4 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB 4 2 8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Pop up menu F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defau...

Page 81: ...tte A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time System Time 19 49 36 System Date Fri Dec 21 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master None Primary IDE Slave None SATA1 HDT722516DLA380 SATA3 A...

Page 82: ...de Configuration options Disable Auto Primary IDE Master Slave Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the ...

Page 83: ... detection of an IDE hard disk drive Select CHS for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master Slave to Manual Configuration options CHS LBA Large Auto After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition o...

Page 84: ... the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto Capacity Displays the auto detected hard disk capacity This item is not configurable Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders This item is not configurable Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause t...

Page 85: ...K to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 4 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 7 Installed Memor...

Page 86: ... Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Standard Loads the standard settings for the system AI Overclock Loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for stability ...

Page 87: ...ort voltage Configuration options Auto 1 309V 1 425V 1 525V NB CHIP Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 213V 1 313V 1 409V CPU Multiplier Auto This item becomes user configurable only when you set the AI Tuning item to Manual and allows configuration of the CPU Multiplier Configuration options Auto 5x 5 5x 6x 10 5x 11 x 11 5x CPU Frequency 200 This item becomes user configurable only when yo...

Page 88: ...vanced DRAM Configuration Timing Mode Auto x Memory clock Frequency Auto Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Auto no user limit MaxMemClk limit by Memory clock value Manual use Memory Clock value Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Phenom tm 9600 Quad Core Processor CPU Speed 2300MHz Cache RAM 512K x4 DRAM Configuration AMD Virtual...

Page 89: ...ing Enabled Allows you to enable or disable memory hole remapping support Configuration options Disabled Enabled AMD Virtualization Enabled The Vanderpool Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously enabling one system to virtually function as several systems Configuration options Enabled Disabled AMD Live Disabled Enables or disables the A...

Page 90: ...perTransport speed between the CPU and the Northbridge Configuration options Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1 GHz 1 2 GHz 1 4 GHz 1 6 GHz 1 8 GHz 2 GHz 2 2 GHz 2 4 GHz 2 6 GHz K8 NB HT Width Auto Allows you to set the HyperTransport width between the CPU and the Northbridge Configuration options 8 8 16 16 Auto CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Set to Disabled to enhance FSB overclocking ability o...

Page 91: ...item Resources Controlled By is set to Auto the item IRQ Resources is grayed out and not user configurable Refer to the section IRQ Resources for information on how to enable this item IRQ Resources This sub menu is activated only when the Resources Controlled By item is set to Manual Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced PCIPnP Plug Play O S No Resources Controlled By Auto x IRQ Resource...

Page 92: ...r access Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE PIO read prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Function Setup Select Menu Item Specific Help Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE...

Page 93: ...ant to create a RAID 0 1 0 1 5 or JBOD configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives set this item to RAID SATA 5 6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to SATA 5 6 connectors Otherwise the devices will not work Due to chipset limitation when set any of SATA ports to RAID mode a...

Page 94: ...lect the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 4 4 7 USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 1 1 and 2 0 controller Configurat...

Page 95: ...ation Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend ACPI Suspend Type S1 S3 ACPI APIC support Enabled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to s...

Page 96: ...RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items Date of Month Alarm and Alarm Time hh mm become user configurable with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled Date of Month Alarm XX To set the date of alarm highlight this item and press Enter to display the Date of Month Alarm pop up menu Key in a value within the...

Page 97: ... Profile item becomes user configurable when you enable the CPU Q Fan Control feature Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to enable or disable Hardware Monitor CPU Fan Type DC CPU Q Fan Control Disabled CPU Q Fan Profile Performance Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Chassis Q Fan Profile Performance Vcore Voltage 1 16V 3 3V Voltage 3 31V 5V Voltage 4 97V 12V Voltage 11 96V CPU Temperature 39ºC...

Page 98: ...tage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this item CPU Temperature xxxºC xxxºF M B Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM CHA...

Page 99: ...hat appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options Removable Hard Disk CDROM Disabled 4 6 2 Removable Drives 1 Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Se...

Page 100: ...isabled Allows you to set the keystroke rate Enable this item to configure the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and the Typematic Delay Msec items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key Configuration options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes b...

Page 101: ...ord field setting is changed to Set To clear the password 1 Select the password field and press Enter twice The following message appears PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue OS Select for DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Set this item to OS2 only when you are running on an OS 2 operating system with an installed RAM of greater than 64 MB Configuration options Non OS2 OS2 Full Screen LOGO Enabled This all...

Page 102: ...forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 2 6 Jumper for instructions Password Check This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password b...

Page 103: ...ect Menu Item Specific Help ASUS O C Profile ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Lite Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select ASUS BIOS Profile Load BIOS Profile Save BIOS Profile Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup...

Page 104: ...BIOS version Only the xxx CMO file can be loaded Select Menu Item Specific Help Save current BIOS Profile to Profile 1 Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Save to File Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Save BIOS Profile Save to Profle 1 2 Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Save to File Allows you to save the current B...

Page 105: ...e will be saved as xxx CMO 4 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B325 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select or Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLASH TYPE EON EN25F80 8M...

Page 106: ...Disabled to stay at the first screen of Express Gate Lite for user action Configuration options Disabled 1 second 30 seconds The time length is adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the Enter key Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Express Gate Lite s user data Configuration options No Reset When setting this item to Reset make sure to save the setting to the ...

Page 107: ...ff When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you m...

Page 108: ...4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 109: ...5 Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 110: ...ASUS M3N HD HDMI Chapter summary 5 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support DVD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 4 RAID configurations 5 37 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 45 ...

Page 111: ...ftware applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for...

Page 112: ...stallation Wizard for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the nVIDIA chipset drivers for the nVIDIA nForce 750a SLI chipset Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC883 audio driver and application AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet technology driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 US...

Page 113: ...s Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite Click to display the next page Click to return to the previous page ...

Page 114: ...llows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0 driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0 is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microso...

Page 115: ...lows you to create an NVIDIA AHCI driver disk for 32 64bit Windows XP Due to floppy disc capacity limitation when creating a RAID configuration under 32 64bit Windows Vista please install the AHCI RAID driver through the motherboard support DVD or a USB device Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below Drivers Chipset Disk RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the path b...

Page 116: ...r of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file 5 2 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 117: ...he screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format ...

Page 118: ...t Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support File list Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 119: ...ity for details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS then click Next 4 Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu then click Next 5 When prompted locate the new BIOS file then click Next The ASUS MyLogo window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder that contains the imag...

Page 120: ...l BIOS to load the new boot logo 10 After flashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it ...

Page 121: ...onfiguration AMD Cool n Quiet Function and set it to Enabled See section 4 4 Advanced menu 3 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup 4 Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system Windows XP 1 From the Windows XP operating system click Start Select Settings Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View 3 Double click the Display ic...

Page 122: ...ge use the ASUS Q Fan technology feature to automatically adjust the CPU fan speed according to your system loading Windows Vista 1 From the Windows Vista operating system click Start Select Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View 3 Double click the Personalization icon in the Control Panel then click the Screen Saver item 4 Click Change power settings The following dial...

Page 123: ...m 1 If you are using Windows XP click the Start button Select Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 2 If you are using Windows Vista click the Start button Select All Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 3 The Cool n Quiet technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency and CPU Voltage Make sure to install the Cool n Quiet software from the motherboard support DVD Refer to section 5 ...

Page 124: ...udio ports eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek Audio Driver from the Support DVD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar From the taskbar double click on the SoundEffect icon to display th...

Page 125: ...his area to configure your audio settings Sound Effect The Realtek ALC1200 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment adjust the equalizer set the karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Sound Effect tab 2 Click the shortcut buttons or the drop down menus for options ...

Page 126: ...ake adjustments to Wave SW Synth Front Rear Subwoofer CD volume Mic volume Line Volume and Stereo mix by clicking the control tabs and dragging them up and down until you get the desired levels 4 Click to effect the Mixer settings and exit Audio I O The Audio I O option allows you configure your input output settings To set the Audio I O options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Audio ...

Page 127: ...fect the 3D Audio Demo settings and exit Microphone The Microphone option allows you configure your input output settings and to check if your audio devices are connected properly To set the Microphone options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Microphone tab 2 Click the Noise Suppression option button to reduce the static background noise when recording 3 Click the Acoustic Echo Cancel...

Page 128: ...etup exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Progra...

Page 129: ...ge window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preference You can customize the application using the Preference secti...

Page 130: ...nels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop Large display Small display Click to increase val...

Page 131: ...isplays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays various desktop and...

Page 132: ...nd memory usage Click to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives...

Page 133: ...st the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts or change the temperature scale Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your ...

Page 134: ...I Suite You can launch the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the AI Suite from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS AI Suite AI Suite v1 xx xx The AI Suite main window appears After launching the application the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using AI Suite Click the AI Gear...

Page 135: ... main window to open the monitor window Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit Displays the CPU system temperature CPU memory PCIE voltage and CPU chassis fan speed Displays the FSB CPU frequency ...

Page 136: ... processor frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD you can launch AI Gear 2 by double clicking the AI Suite icon on your Windows OS taskbar and then click the AI Gear 2 button on the AI Suite main window Shift the gear to the performance setting that you like Maximum Performance Medium Performance High Perfor...

Page 137: ... launch the utility by double clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI Nap button on the AI Suite main window Click Yes on the confirmation screen To exit AI Nap mode press the system power or mouse button then click Yes on the confirmation screen To switch the power button functions from AI Nap to shutting down just right click the AI Suite icon on the OS taskbar sele...

Page 138: ...on the Windows OS taskbar and click the Q Fan 2 button on the AI Suite maIn window Click the drop down menu button and display the fan names Select CPU Q Fan 2 or CHASSIS Q Fan 2 Click the box of Enable Q Fan 2 to activate this function drop down list button Enable Q Fan 2 box Profile list appears after clicking the Enable Q Fan 2 box Click the drop down list button and select a profile Optimal mo...

Page 139: ...S After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD you can launch the utility by double clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the AI Suite main window The options on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings adjust CPU Memory PCI E frequency manually or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations ...

Page 140: ...Gate Lite DOES NOT support PATA IDE HDDs Visit www asus com for future BIOS and Express Gate Lite software updates To install Express Gate Lite on your computer 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled Autorun feature 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS Express Gate Lite Installer 3 Select the language for installation and...

Page 141: ...creen a first time wizard will guide you through basic Express Gate Lite configurations Basic configurations include language date and time and screen resolution Once inside the Express Gate LIte environment click on the icons on the LaunchBar by default at bottom of the screen to launch or switch between softwares You can re arrange re size and move windows Bring a window to the foreground by cli...

Page 142: ...ffer from motherboards You can connect the LAN cable to either port and Express Gate Lite will automatically use the connected port Also specify whether each port uses DHCP most common or static IP For PPPoE and wireless optional set the login credentials user name password SSID etc as well Environment Settings This function allows you to clear the Express Gate Lite settings as well as any persona...

Page 143: ... call other people on Skype for free as well as offering affordable high quality voice communications to phones all over the world Opens the Configuration Panel which lets you specify network settings and other preferences In the rare case that one of the above softwares stops responding you can right click on its icon and then select Close to force it to close The smaller icons on the right side ...

Page 144: ... Open the Configuration Panel 2 Open Network Click to show About Express Gate Lite Click to open Express Gate Lite Help Click to bring up power options window to boot to OS restart or power down This window is also shown when you press Ctrl Alt Del on the keyboard Power off Enter OS Cancel and return to Express Gate Lite Restart Open Configuration Panel Network ...

Page 145: ... click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually If you use wireless click Setup for the WiFi option In the WiFi tab of the Advanced Network Settings box enter the name of your wireless access point in the SSID field If your wireless access point has security enabled select the corresponding security algorithm from the drop down list e g WEPAUTO in the Encryption Type field and enter the ...

Page 146: ...ularly adding refinements or new applications You can find original version of the software on the support DVD or download new versions from the ASUS support website To update Express Gate Lite 1 Double click the Express Gate Lite setup file to start software update 2 A software update confirmation dialog box appears Click Yes to continue 3 The InstallShield Wizard for Express Gate Lite appears Cl...

Page 147: ...other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 c...

Page 148: ... 133 100 66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in...

Page 149: ...xactly match the items on your screen F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup At the bottom of the screen are the navigation keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name 1 0 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 1 M XXXXXXXXXXXXX...

Page 150: ...be lost 2 Press TAB select the Striping Block then press Enter The following submenu appears If you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press Enter The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default selection is 128 KB The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage 8 16 KB low disk usage...

Page 151: ... 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 6 Press Ctrl X to save settings and exit R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1...

Page 152: ... F7 Finish Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Select Disk Inside Array RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB Rebuild array ENTER OK ESC Cancel 4 Press Enter to start rebuilding array or press Esc to cancel 5 After the rebuild process the Array list menu appe...

Page 153: ... Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press D to delete a RAID array The following confirmation message appears Delete this array Y YES N No 4 If you selected Yes the Define a New Array menu appears Take cauti...

Page 154: ...Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press C to clear disk The following confirmation message appears Take caution in using this option All data on the RAID drives will be l...

Page 155: ...AID driver disk 8 Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press Enter 9 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 5 5 2 Creating a RAID SATA driver disk in Windows To create a RAID driver disk in Windows 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make Disk menu then click NVIDIA 32 64bit XP SATA RAID Driver to create...

Page 156: ...nd RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below Drivers Chipset Disk RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the path below Drivers Chipset Disk AHCI 2 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation Due to chipset limitation the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn t support Serial Optical Disk Drives Serial ODD under DOS ...

Page 157: ...6 Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support This chapter tells how to set up NVIDIA SLI graphics cards to avail of nVIDIA s Multi Video Processing technology ...

Page 158: ...ASUS M3N HD HDMI Chapter summary 6 1 Overview 6 1 6 2 Installing CrossFire graphics cards 6 2 6 3 Software information 6 5 ...

Page 159: ...aphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See 9 ATX power connectors on page 2 31 for details The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP 32 bit 64bit operating system Visit the NVIDIA website www nvidia com for the...

Page 160: ...ntical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly To install the graphics cards 1 Prepare two graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector 2 Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 slots Goldfingers ...

Page 161: ...e other slot Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 3 Insert one graphics card into either the blue or black slot Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot ...

Page 162: ...5 Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 6 When installing two VGA cards using a 20 pin ATX PSU with sufficient 12v capability we recommend that you connect the auxillary power source from the power supply to the graphics card Refer to the PSU documentation for dual VGA power requirements SLI connector ...

Page 163: ...test driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 6 2 3 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties 3 From the nView Desk...

Page 164: ...play Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab 7 Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item 8 Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box 9 Click OK when done Slider ...

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