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5.4

RAID configurations

The motherboard comes with one RAID controllers that allow you to configure

Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets.
• The

NVIDIA

nForce™ 780a SLI Southbridge

includes a high performance SATA

RAID controller that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for

six independent Serial ATA channels.

5.4.1

RAID definitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write

data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a

single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone,

thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives

is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

copies and maintains an identical image of data from

one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software

directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of

the data in the 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 5

stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard

disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better

HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID

5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database

applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a

minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

RAID 0+1 (RAID 10)

is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity

(redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10*

configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations.

Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this

setup.

JBOD

(Spanning)

stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives

that are not yet configured as a RAID set. This configuration stores the same data

redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system.

Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently

and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits.

Summary of Contents for M3N-HT - Deluxe/HDMI Motherboard - ATX

Page 1: ...Motherboard M3N HT Deluxe Series ...

Page 2: ...MERCHANTABILITY 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 ...

Page 3: ...therboard 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 3 3 Installing the optional fans 2 11 2 4 System memory 2 12 2 4 1 Overview 2 12 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 14 2 4 4 Removing a D...

Page 4: ...S 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 Configuration fields 4 11 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 12 4 2 8 General help ...

Page 5: ... Configuration 4 30 4 5 3 Hardware Monitor 4 32 4 6 Boot menu 4 34 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 34 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4 34 4 6 3 Hard Disk Drives 4 35 4 6 4 CDROM Drives 4 35 4 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration 4 36 4 6 6 Security 4 37 4 7 Tools menu 4 39 4 7 1 ASUS O C Profile 4 39 4 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 41 4 7 3 ASUS Express Gate 4 42 4 8 Exit menu 4 43 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installi...

Page 6: ...12 ASUS Express Gate 5 34 5 4 RAID configurations 5 41 5 4 1 RAID definitions 5 41 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 42 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 49 5 5 1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5 49 5 5 2 Creating a RAID SATA driver disk in Windows 5 49 Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support 6 1 Overview 6 1 Requirements 6 1 6 2 Graphics card setup 6 2 6 2 1 Installing three...

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: ...apter 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 support This chapter describes the NVIDIA SLI feature and shows the graphics card installation procedures ...

Page 10: ...ey1 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 iM3NHTDLX BIN DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a t...

Page 11: ... CPU models and the Memory QVL Qualified Vendors Lists VGA Integrated NVIDIA GPU Hybrid SLI Support supports Windows Vista only Maximum shared memory of 512MB Supports HDMI Technology with max resolution up to 1920 x 1200 Supports DVI with max resolution up to 1920 x 1440 60Hz Supports D Sub with max resolution up to 1920 x 1440 75Hz HDMI DVI RGB support Supports Microsoft DirectX 10 OpenGL 2 0 Pi...

Page 12: ...owser file downloading and uploading Further free features upgradable on ASUS websites Onboard flash with Express Gate installed File downloading and uploading progresses through USB devices only ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS AI Cool Mempipe Mempipe edition only ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS 8 2 Phase Power Design ASUS AI Nap ASUS Fanless Design Heat pipe solution Stack Cool 2 ASUS Q Fan 2 ASUS Optional ...

Page 13: ...U Parameter Recall Other features Uses 100 All High quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors ASUS MyLogo 2 Multi language BIOS Rear panel I O ports 1 x PS 2 keyboard port purple 1 x S PDIF Out Coaxial Optical 1 x HDMI 1 x D Sub 1 x External SATA 1 x LAN RJ 45 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 8 channel audio I O Internal I O connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1...

Page 14: ...fM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME PXE Support CD contents Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS AI Suite ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti virus Utility OEM version Form factor ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 4 cm M3N HT Deluxe Series specifications summary Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS M3N HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...eck your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M3N HT Deluxe Series I O modules 1 x Multi functional module 1 port IEEE 1394a module and 2 port USB 2 0 module Cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable for 2 devices 6 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories ASUS Cool Mempipe Mempipe edition only ASUS Q Shield I O Shield 1 x HD...

Page 18: ...rTransport 1 0 radically improving system efficiency to create a smoother faster computing environment AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 Sempron CPU support This motherboard supports AMD Socket AM2 single core Athlon 64 Sempron and dual core Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB 1MB 512KB L2 cache based on 64 bit architecture It features 2000 1600 MT s HyperTransport based...

Page 19: ...arth shattering scalable performance For some applications nearly triple performance PCIe 2 0 support This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2 0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance See page 2 22 for details Hybrid SLI Hybrid SLI technology is a unique hybrid multi GPU technology built upon NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology today includes two primary features GeFo...

Page 20: ...terface provides high speed digital interface for audio video appliances such as digital television digital video camcorders storage peripherals and other PC portable devices See pages 2 25 and 2 31 for details S PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S PDIF SONY PHILIPS Digital Interface Out jacks I...

Page 21: ... components ultimately enhances memory performance and ensures quick response and stability of CPU under heavy loading or overclocking modes Fanless Design Stack Cool 2 ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat these criti...

Page 22: ...ovide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water cooling or passive cooling is utilized ensuring effective heat dissipation for the entire system See page 2 11 for details Q Fan 2 ASUS Q Fan2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation ASUS Crystal Sound This feature can...

Page 23: ...r electric conductivity it ideally protects your motherboard against static electricity and shields it against Electronic Magnetic Interference EMI ASUS Q Connector ASUS Q Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connec...

Page 24: ...therboard supports digital HDMI DVI and analog D Sub standards See page 2 27 for details Precision Tweaker 2 Precision Tweaker 2 allows the user to adjust the northbridge voltage HT Bus and DRAM voltage in 0 02V steps to achieve the most precise settings for th ultimate customized overclocking configuration AI Booster 2 Overclocking has never been so fun with a user friendly utility under Window t...

Page 25: ... 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: ...HT Deluxe Series 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 12 2 5 Expansion slots 2 20 2 6 Jumper 2 24 2 7 Connectors 2 25 ...

Page 27: ... cord 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 tha...

Page 28: ...ion 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 dam...

Page 29: ... AD1988B 88SE6111 Attansic F1 AAFP SPDIF_OUT CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN1 PANEL SB_PWR PWR_FAN COM1 IE1394_2 IE1394_1 USB34 BIOS USB78 USB910 CLRTC PRI_IDE CHASSIS SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX1_1 EATX12V EATXPWR CPU_FAN KB_USB56 SPDIF_O12 VGA_HDMI LAN1_USB12 ESATA AUDIO nVidia nForce 780a SLI SF200 Super I O agere L FW3227 SOCKET AM2 Lithium Cell CMOS Power Refer to 2 7 Connectors for ...

Page 30: ...age 1 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 25 2 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 25 3 VGA port 2 25 4 LAN RJ 45 port 2 25 5 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 25 6 Rear Speaker Out port black 2 25 7 Line In port light blue 2 25 8 Line Out port lime 2 25 9 Microphone port pink 2 25 10 Side Speaker Out port gray 2 25 11 External SATA port 2 26 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 26 13 HDMI port 2 26 14 Optical S PDIF Out port 2...

Page 31: ...CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA_FAN2 3 pin PWR_FAN 2 32 7 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 33 8 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 33 9 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 8 pin ATX12V 2 34 10 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 36 11 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 2 37 12 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT 2 37 13 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL Syste...

Page 32: ...rboard comes with an AM2 AM2 socket designed for AMD Socket AM2 Phenom FX Phenom Athlon Sempron processor or for Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 Sempron processor 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 ...

Page 33: ...h a 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: ...acket lock Retention bracket Your boxed 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 The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing t...

Page 35: ...cket 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: ... 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 HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE CPU fan connector CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM ...

Page 37: ...the fan above the pipe and heatsink assembly 2 Fit the fan to the grooved edge of the heatsink 3 Carefully push down the fan until it snugly fits the heatsink then connect the fan cable 4 The photo shows the fan installed on the motherboard Plug the optional fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 2 connector on the motherboard Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and m...

Page 38: ...erboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M3N HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets ...

Page 39: ...ty it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor If you install four 1 GB memory modules the system may only recognize less than 3GB because the address space is reserved for other critical functions This limitation appears on Windows XP Vista 32 bit operation system which does not support Physical Address Extension PAE If you install Windows XP Vista 32 bit operation syste...

Page 40: ...the retaining 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...

Page 41: ...cial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD3 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AL804 16FD3 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AA804 16FD3 2048MB Apacer AM4B5808CQJS8E DS 78 A1GA0 9K4 1024MB A DATA AD26908A8A 25EG DS M2OAD6G3I4170I1E58 512MB Super Talent Heat Sink Package SS T800UA12C4 1024MB Super Talent Heat Sink Package DS T800UB1GC4 512MB NANYA NT5TU64M8BE 25C SS NT512T64U880BY 2...

Page 42: ...SS VS256MB667D2 512MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG SS VS512MB667D2 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG DS VS1GB667D2 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E SS EBE51UD8AEFA 6E E 512MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG SS M2OAD5G3H3166I1C52 1024MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG DS M2OAD5G3I4176I1C52 2048MB A DATA NT5TU128M8BJ 3C DS M2ONY5H3J4170I1C5Z 512MB crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA663 8FD 1024MB cr...

Page 43: ...512U64CP8 C4 256MB CORSAIR 32M16CEDG SS VS256MB533D2 512MB CORSAIR MI110052432M8CEC DS VS512MB533D2 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CEDG DS VS1GB533D2 512MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E SS EBE51UD8ABFA 5C 512MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E SS EBE51UD8ABFA 5C E 1024MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E DS EBE11UD8ABFA 5C E 512MB KINGMAX E5108AE 5C E SS KLBC28F A8EB4 1024MB KINGMAX E5108AE 5C E DS KLBD48F A8EB4 512MB KINGMAX KKEA88E4AAK 37 SS K...

Page 44: ...mpipe 3 Loosen the four nuts to part the heat spreaders 4 Remove the four pieces of protective film on the heat spreaders 1 Secure the motherboard to your chassis with nine screws 2 Install memory modules to sockets DIMM_A1 B1 first 5 Align the Cool Mempipe with the northbridge heatsink and ensure the memory modules are located between the heat spreaders 6 Fasten the Cool Mempipe to the northbridg...

Page 45: ...mly press the heat spreaders against the memory modules 9 Hold the heat spreaders and secure the four nuts DO NOT overtighten the nuts 10 Install another two memory modules to sockets DIMM_A2 B2 if necessary Install memory modules to sockets DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 after the completion of Cool Mempipe installation ...

Page 46: ... 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 47: ...d 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 PCIE x16_3 shared shared shared shared USB 1 0 controller 1 shared USB...

Page 48: ...x16 slots This motherboard has three PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications With three graphics cards installed the motherboard can enable multi display All of the three PCI Express x16 slots support PCIe 2 0 devices This motherboard supports 3 SLI ready Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specification...

Page 49: ...to 2 7 1 Rear panel connectors for details Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 connector when using two or three graphics cards for better thermal environment See page 2 32 for details We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA SLI mode See pages 2 34 to 2 37 for details VGA configuration PCI Express operating mode PCIex16_1 PCIex16_2 PCIex16_3 Si...

Page 50: ...einstall the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure M3N HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE Clear RTC RAM 1 2 2 3 Disable Default Enable CLRTC You do not need to clear the RTC...

Page 51: ...7 9 8 4 3 2 1 12 15 LAN port LED indications 6 Rear Speaker Out port black This port connects the rear speakers in a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 7 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 8 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 po...

Page 52: ...er to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration 11 External SATA port This port connects an external Serial ATA hard disk drive The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s devices Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away and enables improved hot swap function Audio 2 4 ...

Page 53: ...layback quality Following is a configuration example for your reference Using the CPU Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the higher version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality CPU AMD Athlon 4400 DIMM DDR2 800 512MB Playback software PowerDVD Ultra v7 3 14 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 15 USB 2 0 p...

Page 54: ...nsert 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 HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE Floppy disk drive connector FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN1 ...

Page 55: ...IDE connector then select one of the following modes to configure your device 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 If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same se...

Page 56: ...chip SATA Type item in the BIOS to RAID Before creating a RAID set refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD 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 You must install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 before...

Page 57: ...ssis M3N HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE USB 2 0 connectors PIN 1 USB 5V USB_P4 USB_P4 GND NC USB 5V USB_P3 USB_P3 GND USB34 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 You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q Connector USB blue first and then install the Q Connector USB to the USB connector onboard if ...

Page 58: ...nnect 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 2 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature If you install two graphics cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN1 ...

Page 59: ...gnal 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 HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE Chassis intrusion connector 5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND CHASSIS 8 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD These connectors allow you to receive ster...

Page 60: ...wo or more high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 1000 W power or above to ensure the system stability PSU suggested list PSU suggested list SilverStone ST1000 Seasonic SS 600HT Thermaltake W0083RE Thermaltake PUREPower 600AP Silverstone SST ST75ZF EnerMAX EG701AX VE E 24P If you want to use 3 Way SLI configuration visit the NVIDIA website www nvidia com for the qualified PSU vendor list 9 ...

Page 61: ...HDD IDE CDROM IDE HDD USB Total PSU Voltage V 6 1 1 1 4 Po_max w Current A 10 45 10 45 10 12 68 2 5 708 577 Power W 62 7 10 45 10 12 68 10 Normal Loading CPU KSF 3 0XE Memory 1 GB 4 VGA 8800 Ultra 2 SATA HDD 4 eSATA HDD 1 IDE CDROM 1 IDE HDD 0 USB 4 12V_8Pin 12V_24pin 5V_24pin 3V_24pin 12V_VGA1 12V_VGA2 12V_VGA3 Voltage V 12 14 12 21 5 225 3 455 12 2 12 2 Current A 6 74 8 92 6 22 6 87 6 52 6 82 Po...

Page 62: ...nt panel audio module to this connector set the item to AC97 By default this connector is set to HD Audio M3N HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE Analog front panel connector PIN 1 AAFP GND PRESENCE SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT1 L HD audio compliant pin definition PIN 1 AGND NC NC NC MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L Legacy AC 97 compliant definition Light Loading CPU C...

Page 63: ...s purchased separately M3N HT DELUXE M3N HT DELUXE Serial port2 COM1 connector COM1 12 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately M3N HT DELUXE M3N ...

Page 64: ... The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW 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 ...

Page 65: ...nect 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 properly ...

Page 66: ...2 40 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 67: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 68: ...ASUS M3N HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 69: ... 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 see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the...

Page 70: ...dows shuts down If you are using 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 sec...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...y 4 ASUS M3N HT Deluxe Series 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 30 4 6 Boot menu 4 34 4 7 Tools menu 4 39 4 8 Exit menu 4 43 ...

Page 73: ...ate To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support DVDin the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities screen menu 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...

Page 74: ...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 75: ... from a 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...

Page 76: ...e DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 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 ...

Page 77: ...een drives 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 on...

Page 78: ...rom the Software folder of the support DVDto the floppy disk DVDROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk DVDROM 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 DVDROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS fileand AwardBIOS Flash...

Page 79: ...IOS file Remove the disk then press F1 to restart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For MCP72XE M3N HT D 00 DATE 01 04 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program M3NHTDLX bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to Continue Write OK No Update Write Fail For MCP72XE M3N HT D 00 DATE 01 04 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program M3NHTDLX bin Progr...

Page 80: ...le gets corrupted during the flashing process AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For MCP72XE M3N HT D 00 DATE 01 04 2008 Flash Type File Name to Program 0112 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For MCP72XE M3N HT D 00 DATE 01 04 2008 Flash Type F...

Page 81: ...gram 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 de...

Page 82: ...itoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 511MB 4 2 2 Menu 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 funct...

Page 83: ...highlighted 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 F...

Page 84: ...Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Thu Apr 6 2006 Language English Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA1 None SATA2 None SATA3 None SATA4 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB 4 2 8 General help At the top right corner of ...

Page 85: ...nstalled Memory 512MB Usable Memory 511MB 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to ...

Page 86: ...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 IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is ...

Page 87: ...matic 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 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 the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk After entering t...

Page 88: ...fixed disk connected to the system Configuration options None Auto Access Mode Auto Sets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system SATA 1 Exte...

Page 89: ...IOS 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 of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 4 3 7 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Dis...

Page 90: ...I Tuning Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Selct 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 sta...

Page 91: ... Voltage Auto Allows you to set the memory voltage Configuration options Auto 1 800V 1 820V 2 480V 2 500V NB BR04 CHIP Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 22V 1 54V 1 56V 1 2V HT Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 22V 1 48V 1 50V NB CHIP Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 10V 1 12V 1 68V 1 70V The following items become user configurable when you set AI Tuning to Ma...

Page 92: ...itor 1 On die throtting Thermal Monitor 2 Ratio VID transition CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Phenom tm 9500 Quad Core Processor CPU Speed 2200MHz Cache RAM L2 512K x4 Cache RAM L3 2048K DRAM Configuration AMD Virtualization Enabled AMD Live Disabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled Cache Mapping Cycle Auto Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Configuration Select Menu Item Specif...

Page 93: ...ems become user configurable when you set AI Clock Skew to Manual Channel A Clock Skew Normal Allows you to adjust the DRAM clock skew for Channel A Configuration options Advance 900ps Advance 750ps Advance 600ps Advance 450ps Advance 300ps Advance 150ps Normal Delay 150ps Delay 300ps Delay 450ps Delay 600ps Delay 750ps Delay 900ps Channel B Clock Skew Normal Allows you to adjust the DRAM clock sk...

Page 94: ... 7 8 us 3 9 us Trfc Auto Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 DRAM Termination Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled 75 ohms 150 ohms 50 ohms Dynamic Idle Cycle Counter Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Idle Cycle Limit Auto Configuration options Auto 16 cycles 32 cycles 64 cycles 96 cycles DCQ Bypass Maximum Auto Configuration options Auto 0x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 15x DRAM Burst Lengt...

Page 95: ...CLK delay Address Command Setup Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 MEMCLK 1 MEMCLK Read DQS Timing Control Auto Configuration options Auto no delay 1 96 MEMCLK delay 2 96 MEMCLK delay 3 96 MEMCLK delay 4 96 MEMCLK delay 47 96 MEMCLK delay Write Data Timing Control Auto Configuration options Auto no delay 1 96 MEMCLK delay 2 96 MEMCLK delay 3 96 MEMCLK delay 4 96 MEMCLK delay 47 96 MEMCLK del...

Page 96: ...ons Disabled Enabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled Enables the AMD Cool n Quiet technology which supports P state transitions in AMD processors Configuration options Disabled Enabled Cache Mapping Cycle Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 4 4 4 Chipset Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset iGPU Frame Buffer Control Auto x Frame Buffer Size 32M Onboard GPU Auto K8 ...

Page 97: ...onfiguration options will be as follows Auto 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1 GHz 1 2 GHz 2 6GHz K8 NB HT Width Auto Configuration options 8 8 16 16 Auto CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Down Spread Configuration options Disabled Down Spread Primary Display Adapter Disabled...

Page 98: ... assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Configuration options Auto Manual The item IRQ Resources becomes user configurable when you set Resources Controlled By to Manual IRQ Resources IRQ Resources IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device Phoenix Award ...

Page 99: ...tem then press Enter to edit Select Menu Item Specific Help Disable Enable Onchip IDE Channel0 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled SATA Controller Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 0 controller Configuration options Disabled En...

Page 100: ...you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the default setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI 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 ...

Page 101: ...uration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable USB 1 1 and 2 0 Controller Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled USB Controller Enabled Allows you to ...

Page 102: ...F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 4 5 2 APM Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off PWR Button 4 secs Instant Off Power On By PCI PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabl...

Page 103: ...ack on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By 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 ...

Page 104: ...Type DC CPU Q Fan Control Disabled x CPU Q Fan Profile Performance Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled x Chassis Q Fan Profile Performance Vcore Voltage 1 34V 3 3V Voltage 3 20V 5V Voltage 4 83V 12V Voltage 11 52V CPU Temperature 48ºC M B Temperature 36ºC CPU Fan Speed 1464 RPM CHA_FAN1 Speed 0 RPM CHA_FAN2 Speed 0 RPM PWR_FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed Warning 800 RPM CPU Fan Type DC Allows you to sele...

Page 105: ...em CPU Temperature xxxºC xxxºF M B Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM CHA_FAN 1 2 Speed xxxxRPM PWR_FAN Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU Chassis Power fan speed in ...

Page 106: ...vice Priority Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk 3rd Boot Device CDROM 4th Boot Device Disabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 1st 4th Boot Device Removable These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the s...

Page 107: ...e system Select Menu Item Specific Help Hard Disk Drives 1 SATA X XXXXXXXXX Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4 6 4 CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot ...

Page 108: ...uration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bootup Num Lock On ...

Page 109: ...ssword field setting is changed to Set Typematic Delay Msec 250 Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Configuration options 250 500 750 1000 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 Allows you to enable or d...

Page 110: ... boot the system preventing unauthorized use Forgot your password If you 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 ent...

Page 111: ...tility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit 4 7 1 ASUS O C Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select ASUS BIOS Profile Load BIOS Profile Save BIOS Profile Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Select Menu Item Specific Help Load BIOS Profile from Profile 1 Load BIOS Profile Load from Profile 1 Load from Profile 2 ...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...0110 DATE 01 04 2008 Current CMOS Update CMOS BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH A A Note Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move CMOS backup is done Press any key to Exit The BIOS file will be saved as xxx CMO ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B325 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLASH TYPE SST 25VF020B 3...

Page 114: ...led Disabled Enter OS Timer 10 Seconds Sets the amount of time the system waits at the Express Gate s first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS Set this item to Prompt User to stay at the first screen of the Express Gate for user action Configuration options Prompt User 1 second 3 second 5 second 10 second 15 second 20 second 30 seconds Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Expre...

Page 115: ...Load Setup Default This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and ...

Page 116: ...4 44 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 117: ...5 Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 118: ...S M3N HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 5 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support DVD information 5 1 5 3 Software informtion 5 9 5 4 RAID configurations 5 41 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 49 ...

Page 119: ...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 detail...

Page 120: ...to activate the devices ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard NVIDIA Chipset Program Driver Installs the NVIDIA chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI chipset AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet technology driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 driver ...

Page 121: ...next screen Click to display the previous screen ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Utilities 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 ...

Page 122: ... print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c 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 Microsoft website www microsoft...

Page 123: ... Allows you to create an NVIDIA AHCI driver disk for Windows XP Due to floppy disk capacity limitation when creating a RAID configuration under Windows Vista install the AHCI RAID driver through the motherboard support CD DVD or a USB device Find RAID driver in the support CD DVD through the path below Drivers Chipset Disk RAID Find AHCI driver in the support CD DVD through the path below Drivers ...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...of the 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 126: ...t Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 127: ...y 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 image ...

Page 128: ...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 129: ...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 2000 XP 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click Start Select Settings Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View 3 Double click the ...

Page 130: ...n Quiet software The motherboard support DVD includes the Cool n Quiet software that enables you to view your system s real time CPU Frequency and voltage To launch the Cool n Quiet program 1 If you are using Windows 2000 click the Start button Select Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 2 If you are using Windows XP click the Start button Select All Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 3 The Cool n...

Page 131: ...he software implements high quality audio synthesis rendering 3D sound positioning and advanced voice input technologies Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX audio utility If the SoundMAX audio utility is correctly installed you will find the SoundMAX SoundMAX BlackHawk icon on th...

Page 132: ...on After you click the power button the utility will compensate for the fidelity lost in the compression process and make the audio output quasi original when reverting the compressed audio streams back to the uncompressed condition Sound Field Expansion AI Audio 2 also expands the stereophonic sound field to a multi channel one with realistic front and rear environment Surround Virtualization Act...

Page 133: ...arity Dynamics Brilliance and Deep Bass of each preset Click Save to save the changes to the current preset Or click Reset to discard the changes and restore the preset to the factory defaults Surround settings Allows you to change the settings of the stereo speakers Move the sliders to change the listener position or adjust the center channel volume Press the Test Speakers button to perform speak...

Page 134: ...el You can adjust the speaker delay of Microphone or Line In by moving the slider rightward or leftward Port settings Click the tab to display the rear panel ports for Microphone or Line In ANDREA settings Allows you to select an enhanced microphone input features including No Filtering Speakerphone Voice Recording and Directional Beam Record testing Click the tab to perform test recording and pla...

Page 135: ...uxe Series 5 17 Speakers Allows you to adjust the Speaker Trim and Speaker Delay Bass Allows you to do the Bass management Preferences Displays the preference options for this utility version information AudioESP etc ...

Page 136: ...m the taskbar double click on the SoundMAX icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX control panel you can easily configure your audio settings Simply follow the succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio ...

Page 137: ...audio devices you have installed Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume Click the Test button to hear the changes you have made Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microphone volume You will be asked to read pre written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak ...

Page 138: ...audio settings General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices enable disable the AudioESP feature and enable disable digital output Listening Environment options Click the Listening Environment tab to set up your speaker acoustic environment and enable disable the Virtual Theater Surround function ...

Page 139: ...interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations You can enable it to transit clearer sound during on line games MSN or Skype Speaker Phone Advanced de reverberation techniques can help to reduce echo and minimize its effect on the speech engine You can enable it when you have conference call to reduce echoes in the other side The directional Array and Speaker Phone are purchased se...

Page 140: ... support DVD to locate the setup 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 de...

Page 141: ... usage 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 s...

Page 142: ...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 143: ...er displays 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...

Page 144: ...e and 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 dri...

Page 145: ... adjust 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 ...

Page 146: ... 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 N O S...

Page 147: ...f the 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 148: ... 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 149: ... can 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 ...

Page 150: ...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 151: ...he BIOS 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 2 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 152: ...automatically exit and boot to your normal OS after a certain amount of time The timer countdown is shown on screen inside the boot to OS button As you move the mouse or type a key the countdown stops and the timer disappears so you can take your time to make a selection The Express Gate Environment The very first time you enter the Express Gate environment by launching either web or Skype from th...

Page 153: ...t Configuration Panel Use the configuration panel to change various Express Gate settings Click on an icon to open a particular configuration tool The following tools are available Date and Time set current date and time as well as time zone Input Method choose your preferred input language and method Language and Keyboard choose your language and keyboard preferences LaunchBar Setting customize y...

Page 154: ...case where settings might become corrupted The first time Wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings Screen Resolution Choose the most optimal screen resolution for your display Volume Control Control the volume for your speaker output microphone input etc LaunchBar The LaunchBar has several system icons that show you various system statuses and l...

Page 155: ...n Express Gate Help click to bring up power options window to boot to OS restart or power down left click to set date and time right click to choose between 12 hour and 24 hour display formats This power option window is also shown when you press Ctrl Alt Del on the keyboard How Do I Get on to the Internet If Internet does not work in the Express Gate environment check the following 1 Open the Con...

Page 156: ...If this is not the case enter Setup to configure the static IP settings manually If you use wireless go into Setup for the WiFi option Under the WiFi tab enter the SSID name of your wireless access point If your wireless access point has security enabled select the security algorithm from the pulldown menu e g WEPAUTO and enter the password Then enable WiFi to establish the wireless connection If ...

Page 157: ...econd 3 second 5 second 10 second 15 second 20 second 30 seconds Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Express Gate s user data Configuration options No Reset When set to Reset the user data will be cleared and this item will return to the default setting Set to No to keep the user data and personal information you have saved under the Express Gate The first time wizard will run again when you en...

Page 158: ...onal data web browser bookmarks etc while doing an update Use the checkbox Keep user profile to decide whether the Updater should do so Clearing the user data is useful in the rare case where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from launching properly The first time wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings ...

Page 159: ...stem 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 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited f...

Page 160: ...u want to configure as RAID See section 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration Serial ATA Configuration for details 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI southbridge chipset It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD for six independent Serial ATA channels Ins...

Page 161: ... RAID utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press F10 to display the main menu of the utility The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly 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...

Page 162: ...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 163: ...y Oct 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 Capacit...

Page 164: ... 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 165: ...iping 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 ...

Page 166: ...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 167: ...o create a RAID 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 64 bit XP Driver to cre...

Page 168: ...d 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 169: ...6 This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support ...

Page 170: ...ASUS M3N HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 6 1 Overview 6 1 6 2 Graphics card setup 6 2 ...

Page 171: ...way SLI mode you should have three identical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Make sure that your graphics 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 page 2 31 for details The NVIDIA 3 way SLI technology...

Page 172: ...raphics cards Install only identical 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 three graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the 3 way SLI bridge connector Goldfingers ...

Page 173: ... into the PCIEX16_2 slot black and the third into the PCIEX16_3 slot blue Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots 3 Align and firmly insert the 3 way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 3 way SLI bridge connector ...

Page 174: ...port 4 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the three graphics cards separately 5 Connect a VGA or a DVI I cable to the graphics card s We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment ...

Page 175: ...ards are properly seated on the slots 2 Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 3 Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to he two graphics cards separately 4 Connect a VGA or a DVI I cable to the graphics card s We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment ...

Page 176: ...ling the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 6 2 4 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA Control Panel under the Windows Vista operating system Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by...

Page 177: ... HT Deluxe Series 6 7 From the Personalization window select Display Settings From the Display Settings dialog box click Advanced Settings Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 178: ...e display for viewing SLI rendered content When done click Apply When installing three graphics gards 1 From the NVIDIA Control Panel window select Set SLI Configuration then click Enable 3 way NVIDIA SLI When done click Apply 2 Select the 3D Settings tab and enable the Show SLI Visual Indicators item When this item is enabled a green bar appears on the left side of the screen while 3D demonstrati...

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