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2.  Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support 

CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.

3.  Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
 

afudos /i[filename]

where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable 

floppy disk.

Updating the BIOS file

To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:

1.  Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS 

file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.

A:\>afudos /iKFN5-D.ROM

Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact 

BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.

A:\>afudos /iKFN5-D.ROM
AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))
Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

 

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS

 

Reading file ....... done

 

Reading flash ...... done

 

Advance Check ......

 

Erasing flash ...... done

 

Writing flash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

4.  The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.

Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to 

prevent system boot failure!

Содержание KFN5-D - Motherboard - SSI EEB 3.51

Страница 1: ...Motherboard KFN5 D SLI ...

Страница 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...

Страница 3: ...2 3 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 3 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 3 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 4 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 10 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory Configurations 2 13 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 15 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 5 1 Installing an ...

Страница 4: ...1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 AFUDOS utility 4 2 4 1 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 ASUS Update utility 4 7 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 Navigation keys 4 10 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 11 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 11 4 2 9 General help 4 11 4 3 Main men...

Страница 5: ...Settings Configuration 4 37 4 6 3 Security 4 38 4 7 Exit menu 4 40 Chapter 5 RAID configuration 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 1 1 RAID definitions 5 1 5 1 2 Installing hard disks drivers 5 2 5 1 3 RAID configuration utility 5 2 5 2 NVIDIA RAID Configuration 5 3 5 2 1 Setting the BIOS RAID items 5 3 5 2 2 Entering the NVIDIA RAID Utility 5 4 5 2 3 Creating a RAID 0 set Stripe 5 5 5 2 4 Creating a RAID ...

Страница 6: ...ting a RAID driver disk 6 1 6 1 2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6 3 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 9 6 2 1 Windows XP 6 9 6 3 Management applications and utilities installation 6 10 6 3 1 Running the support CD 6 10 6 3 2 Drivers menu 6 10 6 3 3 Management Software menu 6 11 6 3 4 Utilities menu 6 11 6 3 5 Contact information 6 11 6 4 Software information 6 12 6 4 1 Audio configurations 6 1...

Страница 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...

Страница 8: ...cal power company If 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 dama...

Страница 9: ...down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup Tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 RAID configuration Provides information on RAID configurations for this motherboard Chapter 6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID and LAN driver installation for this motherboard Where to find more i...

Страница 10: ...ey Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt Del 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 format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task ...

Страница 11: ... x16 slots with Scalable Link Interface SLI support 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI slot 33 MHz 32 bit 5V slot PCI 2 3 SLI mode supports 2 x Identical SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards Single card mode supports default 1 x PCI Express x16 graphics card on the first slot PCIE_1 ASUS EZ Plug Dual embedded Broadcom BCM5754 Gigabit LAN controllers that comply with PCI Express 1 0a specification...

Страница 12: ...TA connectors 2 x CPU fan connectors 1 x SMBus header for back plane 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x 4 pin ASUS EZ Plug connector 3 x USB 2 0 connectors for 6 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x Internal audio connector CD 2 x IEEE 1394 connectors 1 x GAME MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x LPC debug co...

Страница 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Страница 14: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Страница 15: ...e with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer MB Retail Pack MB Bulk Pack Cables Serial ATA signal cable 8 pieces Serial ATA power cable 4 pieces 3 in 1 Floppy Ultra ATA disk drive cable 1 piece Accessories I O shield 1 piece 1 piece Application CD KFN5 D SLI support CD 1 piece...

Страница 16: ...d supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of up to 667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications The dual channel memory architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 10 7 GB s See page 2 13 for details PCI Express interface The motherboard fully suppor...

Страница 17: ...ges 2 27 and 5 3 for details The Silicon Image Sil3132 controller supports two additional SATA connectors and allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations See pages 2 28 and 5 11 for details 8 channel high definition audio The motherboard supports 8 channel audio through the onboard ALC880 CODEC with 16 bit DAC a stereo 16 bit ADC and an AC97 2 3 compatible multi channel audio It also provides Jack Sen...

Страница 18: ...ming you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors if any The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software lets you to customize the voice messages in different languages See page 3 3 for details IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to the IEEE 1394a standard The IEEE 1394a interface all...

Страница 19: ... 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 ...

Страница 20: ...S KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 19 2 7 Connectors 2 23 ...

Страница 21: ...rounded 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 came with the component Before you install or remove any compo...

Страница 22: ... to indicate that a processor is not installed or the processor is not installed properly in CPU 1 socket 3 Plug Power warning LED WARN_LED1 The plug power warning LED lights up when you installed two graphics card but did not connect the ASUS EZ Plug The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LEDs KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Onboard LED SB_PWR1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off CPU_WARN1...

Страница 23: ... orientation 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 ten 10 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or remo...

Страница 24: ...4 FRNT_FAN2 Super I O nVIDIA MCP55 8Mb BIOS 3132_SATA2 SATA1 3132_SATA1 CD1 AAFP1 PANEL1 USB1 USB3 USB2 PCI_E1 PCI_E3 PCI_E2 IE1394_1 IE1394_2 REAR_FAN2 ALC880 BCM5754KFBG REAR_FAN1 BCM5754KFBG PRI_IDE1 SIL3132 TSB43AB22A CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CPU_FAN1 CPU_FAN2 ATXPWR1 FLOPPY BPSMB1 LPC_DEBUG1 ATX12V1 KFNS D SLI R LAN_USB34 LAN_USB12 AUDIO1 GAME1 SB_PWR1 1394_EN1 KBPWR1 LAN_EN2 LAN_EN1...

Страница 25: ...roller setting 3 pin I394_EN1 2 22 6 CPU fan pin selection 3 pin FM_CPU1 FM_CPU2 2 22 Rear panel connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port green 2 23 2 Parallel port 2 23 3 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 23 4 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 23 5 Side Speaker Out port black 2 23 6 Center Subwoofer port yellow orange 2 23 7 Line In port light blue 2 23 8 Line Out port lime 2 24 9 Microphone port pink 2 24 10 Rear Speaker Out port g...

Страница 26: ...nectors 4 pin CPU_FAN1 2 3 pin FRONT_FAN1 2 3 pin REAR_FAN1 2 2 29 6 Back plane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 2 29 7 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB1 USB2 USB3 2 30 8 IEEE 1394 connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 IE1394_2 2 30 9 SSI power connectors 24 pin ATXPWR1 8 pin ATX12V1 4 pin EZ Plug 2 31 10 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD1 2 32 11 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME1 2 32 12 Front panel audio...

Страница 27: ... PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS shoulders the repair cost only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if th...

Страница 28: ...king sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom right corner of the socket The socket alignment keys should fit into the CPU notches Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A then move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the Pn...

Страница 29: ... in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B ...

Страница 30: ...dule base and CPU back plane are already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly...

Страница 31: ... 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 ...

Страница 32: ...you fail to plug this connector If there is only one CPU fan cable connect it to the connector labeled CPU_FAN1 Failure to do so may cause hardware monitoring errors Before connecting the CPU fan cables select the appropriate jumper settings for 3 pin or 4 pin CPU fan connectors See CPU fan pin selection on page 2 22 for details KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI CPU Fan Connectors CPU_FAN1 GND CPU FAN PWR C...

Страница 33: ...stalled per channel must be the same for better performance Single CPU DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Dual CPU DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A3 DIMM_A4 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B4 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List at the ASUS web site For CPU 1 Sockets Channe...

Страница 34: ...annel populated populated Dual channel populated populated populated populated populated populated populated populated Recommended memory configuration for CPU2 Mode DIMM_A3 DIMM_A4 DIMM_B3 DIMM_B4 Single channel populated populated Dual channel populated populated populated populated populated populated populated populated ...

Страница 35: ...ps snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps 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 N...

Страница 36: ...otherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the expansion card connector with the slot and press firmly until the riser card is completely 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 insta...

Страница 37: ...9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel Description INTA INTB INTC INTD REQ GNT PCI slot 1 IRQF REQ0 GNT0 PCI E x16 slot IRQA PCI E x1 slot IRQA PCI E x16 slot IRQA Onboard USB controller 1 IRQA Onboard USB controller 2 IRQF Onbo...

Страница 38: ... card or two SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot 2 5 6 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot In ...

Страница 39: ...OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install 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 RA...

Страница 40: ...equires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 3 Sil3132 RAID controller setting 3 pin 3132_EN1 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Silicon Image Sil3132 RAID controller Set this jumper to 1 2 Default to enable the Sil3132 RAID controller KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 2 3 1 2 KFNS ...

Страница 41: ... or disable the onboard Broadcom BCM5754 Gigabit LAN controllers The LAN_EN1 jumper controls the LAN1 port The LAN_EN2 iumper controls the LAN2 port KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI LAN_EN1 Setting LAN_EN1 Enabled Default 1 2 2 3 Disabled KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI LAN_EN2 Setting LAN_EN2 Enabled Default 1 2 2 3 Disabled ...

Страница 42: ...r allows you to enable or disable the IEEE1394 controller Set this jumper to 1 2 Default to enable the controller KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI 1394_EN1 Setting 1394_EN1 Enabled Default 1 2 2 3 Disabled KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI FM_CPU Setting FM_CPU1 PWM DC Mode Default 1 2 2 3 FM_CPU2 PWM DC Mode Default 1 2 2 3 FM_CPU1 FM_CPU2 If you set the FM_CPU1 2 jumper for a 3 pin fan when you install a 4 pin CPU...

Страница 43: ...his port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACT LINK LED LAN port LAN port LED indications ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection GREEN Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 5 Side Speaker Ou...

Страница 44: ...ront Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Side Speaker Out Gray Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel 2 channel 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2...

Страница 45: ...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 KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Floppy Disk Drive Connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 FLOPPY ...

Страница 46: ...ice s 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 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure another device jumper has the same setting Drive jumper setting Mode Cable of device s Cable connector Single...

Страница 47: ...ctors are set to SATA by default In SATA mode you can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intent to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors enable the RAID function of each port from the nVidia RAID Setup sub menu item in the BIOS See section 4 3 5 IDE Configuration on page 4 14 for details KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP6 R...

Страница 48: ...apter 5 for details on how to set up Serial ATA RAID configurations By default the RAID function of these connectors are disabled Set the Onboard Sil3132 SATALink item to RAID Mode in the BIOS if you are configuring a set with these connectors See section 4 4 5 Onboard Devices Configuration on page 4 26 for details The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks install...

Страница 49: ...ents These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors All fans feature the ASUS Q Fan technology 6 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface FRNT_F KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Fan Connectors GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation...

Страница 50: ... to the connector s then install the module to a slot opening s at the back of the system chassis KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI USB 2 0 Connectors USB3 USB 5V USB_P10 USB_P10 GND NC USB 5V USB_P9 USB_P9 GND 1 USB2 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 USB1 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI IEEE 1394 Connectors IE1394_2 1 GND 12V TPB1 GND TPA1...

Страница 51: ...g Remove this cover when using a PSU with an 8 pin ATX 12V power plug Do not forget to connect the 4 pin or 8 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher...

Страница 52: ...le cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Internal Audio Connector CD black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground KFNS D SLI R KFN5 D SLI Game Connector GAME1 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI...

Страница 53: ...ch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The 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 pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper cap only when you intend...

Страница 54: ...auses this LED to light up System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPKROUT This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings Power Soft off button Yellow 2 pin POWERBTN 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 BIO...

Страница 55: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Страница 56: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 3 ...

Страница 57: ...r 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 Test POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps 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 system may have failed a power on test Check th...

Страница 58: ...ndows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 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 swit...

Страница 59: ...e See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this user guide System failed memory test Install supported DIMMs into the memory sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective Refer to section 2 4 System memory for instructions on installing a DIMM System failed VGA test Install a PCI graphics card into one of the ...

Страница 60: ...pports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this user guide Computer now booting from operating No action required system You can enable or disable the ASUS POST Reporter in the Speech Configuration option in the BIO...

Страница 61: ...the Windows desktop by clicking Start All Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left side of the screen then click the Play button Default Messages POST Events To avoid conflicts do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running the ASUS PC Probe applicatio...

Страница 62: ...om the Voice Editor main window A window with the available languages appears 2 Select your desired language then click Open The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor main window Not all events in some languages have a corresponding message due to file size constraints The next time when you boot your computer the ASUS Post Reporter announces the messages in the s...

Страница 63: ... Use a recording software e g Windows Recorder to record your messages then save the messages as wave files WAV 4 From the Voice Editor screen click the Add button to display the Add Wave File window 5 Copy the wave files that you recorded to the database then close the window when done The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit so keep your messages as short as possibl...

Страница 64: ...he Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 7 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1 The file you select appears in the space next to it 8 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor main window 9 Do steps 6 to 8 for the other events 10 When done click Save A window appears prompting you to save your configuration 11 Type a file name with an flh ...

Страница 65: ...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 ...

Страница 66: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 4 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced menu 4 17 4 5 Power menu 4 31 4 6 Boot menu 4 36 4 7 Exit menu 4 40 ...

Страница 67: ...her one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the 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 F...

Страница 68: ...then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1 1MB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The act...

Страница 69: ...e for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk A afudos iKFN5 D ROM Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt A afudos iKFN5 D ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file don...

Страница 70: ...miniport for Win32 driver disk C Create Serial ATA miniport Win64 driver disk D Create SATA SoftRAID 5 miniport Win32 driver disk E Create SATA SoftRAID 5 miniport Win64 driver disk F Create NVIDIAR nForce TM MCP55 RAID Win2K driver disk G Create NVIDIAR nForce TM MCP55 RAID Win2K3 32 bit driver disk H Create NVIDIAR nForce TM MCP55 RAID Win2K3 64 bit driver disk I Create NVIDIAR nForce TM MCP55 R...

Страница 71: ...ollowing message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file KFN5 D ROM Completed Start flashing When found the utility reads the BIOS file and sta...

Страница 72: ...ically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file KFN5 D ROM Completed Start flashing Wh...

Страница 73: ...to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either throug...

Страница 74: ...utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Save 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process ...

Страница 75: ... 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 Del 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 designed ...

Страница 76: ...Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corne...

Страница 77: ...ms for that menu For example selecting Main shows the Main menu items The other items Advanced Power Boot and Exit on the menu bar have their respective menu items 4 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press Enter 4 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu i...

Страница 78: ... 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time System Time 11 51 19 System Date Fri 01 6 2006 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S520 A Serial ATA 0 Primary Channel Not Detected Serial A...

Страница 79: ...ther a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When ...

Страница 80: ...oller PRIMARY enables only the Primary IDE Controller SECODARY enables only the Secondary IDE Controller BOTH enables both IDE Controllers IDE Configuration OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Serial ATA Devices Device 0 1 2 nVidia RAID Setup Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled IDE Dectect Time Out Sec 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Enabled Enables or disables the inte...

Страница 81: ...hannel connects to SATA1 Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA0 Secondary Channel Disabled Sets the SATA0 Secondary Channel as RAID This channel connects to SATA2 Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA1 Primary Channel Disabled Sets the SATA1 Primary Channel as RAID This channel connects to SATA3 Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA1 Secondary Channel Disabled Sets the SATA1 Seco...

Страница 82: ...atically detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory AMIBIOS Version 0120 Build Date 05 17 06 Processor Type AMD Opteron tm Processor 146 Speed 2000 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 256MB ...

Страница 83: ...tion PCIPnP MPS Configuration USB Configuration Config System Frequency Voltage CPU Frequency MHz 200 9 CPU1 DDR2 Voltage 1 80V CPU2 DDR2 Voltage 1 80V Chipset Voltage 1 40V CPU1 Voltage Control Default VID CPU2 Voltage Control Default VID Hyper Transport Voltage 1 20V Adjust CPU1 DDR2 Voltage 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration CPU Frequency 200 9 Allows you to select the CPU frequency The values rang...

Страница 84: ... Transport Voltage 1 20V Allows you to set the Hyper Transport voltage Configuration options 1 15V 1 20V 1 25V 1 30V CPU1 CPU2 DDR2 Voltage 1 80V Allows you to set the DDR2 operating voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options 1 70V 1 80V 1 90V 2 00V Refer to the DDR2 documentation before setting the memory voltage Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s Selec...

Страница 85: ...ed Enables or disables the Speech post reporter Configuration options Enabled Disabled Reporter IDE Error Disabled Enables or disables the IDE error report Configuration options Enabled Disabled Reporter System Checking Disabled Enables or disables the system checking report Configuration options Enabled Disabled Reporter System Booting Disabled Enables or disables the system booting report Config...

Страница 86: ...d ACPI 2 0 Objects Enabled This option should remain disabled for the normal operation The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose GART Error Reporting Disabled Enables or disables the GART Error reporting feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled MTRR Mapping Continuous Sets the method used for programming CPU MTRRs when 4GB or more memory is installed on the system When set to Di...

Страница 87: ...e Trp 3 CLK RAS RAS Delay Trrd 2 CLK Row Cycle Trc 13 CLK Asynchronous Latency 5 ns NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge MCP55 Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Options for NB Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Memory Configuration The memory configuration menu allows you to change the memory settings Select Screen Se...

Страница 88: ...bled Enabled DQS Signal Training Control Enabled Enables or disables the DQS Signal Timing Training control Configuration options Disabled Enabled MemClk Tristate C3 ALTVID Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled CS Sparing Enable Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memoryy Hole Remapping Enabled Enables or disables the memory remapping around memory hole Configuration options ...

Страница 89: ...led Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT When set to Enabled system corrects DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur even if the background scrubbing is on Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM BG SCRUB Disabled When set to Enabled the DRAM scrubbing corrects memory errors Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 1...

Страница 90: ...uration options CPU Node 0 CPU Node 1 SouthBridge Configuration The SouthBridge Configuration menu allows you to change the SouthBridge settings Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit South Bridge MCP55 Chipset Configuration LPC P2P P2P CPU LDT Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled MCP PCI Express Frequency ...

Страница 91: ...udio Auto Allows you to enable or disable the Azalia audio CODEC Configuration options Auto Disabled Hyper Transport Configuration The sub menu allows you to change the Hyper Transport settings Hyper Transport MCP55 Configuration MCP55 SB to K8 CPU Freq Auto Disabled MCP55 SB to K8 CPU Frequency 1000 MHZ MCP55 SB to K8 CPU LinkWidth 16 16 MCP55 SB to K8 CPU frequency selection by CPU capability MC...

Страница 92: ...Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi Directio...

Страница 93: ...ot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard T43AB22A 1394 Enabled Enable or disable the 1394 controller T43AB22A Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard Sil3132 SATALink SATA2 Mode Allows you to set the onboard Silicon Image RAID controller When selecting SATA2 mode you can connect any SATA devic...

Страница 94: ...s can cause the system to malfunction NO Lets the BIOS configue all the devices in the system YES Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Plug And Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating sy...

Страница 95: ...sor system revision Configuration options 1 1 1 4 MPS Configuration MPS Revision 1 4 Select MPS Revision The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the USB Devices Enabled item shows None USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 0 12 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB 1 1 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Enab...

Страница 96: ...etect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode FullSpeed Allows you to set the USB 2 0 controller mode to HiSpeed 480 Mbps or FullSpeed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed FullSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Enabl...

Страница 97: ...d in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI APIC Support Enabled ACPI MCFG Support Enabled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend Do not change the ACPI APIC support after you have installed the operating system OS otherwise a boot failure may occur Set the ACPI MCFG Support to Disable when you install RedHat WS4 0 UP3 operation ...

Страница 98: ...system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Suspend Video Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the video power down mode Configuration options Di...

Страница 99: ...ke event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On Ring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the RI to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable or enable the PS 2 Power On by keyboard feature This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Страница 100: ...dware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan1 Fan2 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored Front Fan1 Fan2 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored Rear Fan1 Fan2 Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU front and rear fan speed in rotations per minute RP...

Страница 101: ...o set the CPU and system threshold temperature before the Smart Fan Control is disabled VCORE1 Voltage VCORE2 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 5VSB Voltage VBAT Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators ...

Страница 102: ...y Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot De...

Страница 103: ...Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to...

Страница 104: ...m shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item then press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting...

Страница 105: ... Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 Ge...

Страница 106: ...y exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit 4 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved t...

Страница 107: ...scard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults 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 Ok to load default va...

Страница 108: ...4 42 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Страница 109: ...5 RAID support This chapter provides information on RAID configurations for this motherboard ...

Страница 110: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 5 5 1 Setting up RAID 5 1 5 2 NVIDIA RAID Configurations 5 3 5 3 Silicon Image RAID Configurations 5 11 ...

Страница 111: ... 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 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 c...

Страница 112: ... system user guide 2 Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 1 3 RAID configuration utility You can create a RAID set using the utility embedded in each RAID controller For example you can use the NVIDIA RAID Utility if you installed IDE and or SATA...

Страница 113: ...D items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration To set the BIOS RAID items 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Set the nVidia RAID Option ROM item to Enabled then press Enter The master and slave drive list appears 4 Enable the drives you want to set as RAID 5 Save your changes then exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Chapter 4 f...

Страница 114: ...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 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Add 2 0 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 2 1 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Del At the bottom section of the screen are the navigation keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Pop...

Страница 115: ... set 1 From the Define a New Array menu select RAID Mode then press Enter A pop up menu appears 2 Use the up or down arrow keys to select Striping then press Enter Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning RAID 5 3 Press TAB to move to the Striping Block option then press Enter 4 Use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe block size appropriate to your drive usage then press Enter The a...

Страница 116: ...or N to continue creating the RAID set without deleting the data on the disks You will lose all data on the drives if you clear the disk data 9 The utility displays the created RAID 0 set Press Ctrl X to save your settings and exit the utility Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA ...

Страница 117: ...d disk drives press F7 to create the RAID 1 set A pop up window appears 8 Press Y to delete all data from the hard disk drives and continue creating the RAID set Press N to backup existing data to a target hard disk drive You will lose all data on the drives if you clear the disk data 9 The utility displays the created RAID 1 set Press Ctrl X to save your settings and exit the utility F6 Back F7 F...

Страница 118: ...ebuilding the array or Esc to cancel The Array List screen displays the RAID set after rebuilding Rebuild array Enter OK Esc Cancel Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA STRIPING XXX XXG No 3 Healthy NVIDIA MIRRORING XXX XXG Select F6 Back F7 Finish Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Ar...

Страница 119: ...XXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 2 When the array details appear press D to delete the RAID set A confirmation message appears 3 Press Y to delete the array or press N to cancel 4 The Define a New Array menu appears when you press Y Create a new RAID set following the instructions in the previous sections R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5...

Страница 120: ...N New Array ENTER Detail NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA STRIPING XXX XXG No 3 Healthy NVIDIA MIRRORING XXX XXG R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXX...

Страница 121: ...er the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration menu item in the BIOS set the Onboard Sil3132 SATALink item to RAID Mode and set the Onboard Serial ATA BOOTROM item to Enabled See section 4 4 5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 3 Save your changes and Exit Setup Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Launch the Silicon Image Array Management softw...

Страница 122: ...s a pattern of reference marks on a drive Formatting the disks erases all data previously stored in the drive Logical Drive Info shows the current configuration of each RAID set On the upper right corner of the screen is the Help message box The message describes the function of each menu item At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through th...

Страница 123: ...ption menu 2 Select RAID 0 then press Enter to display the following 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration and press Enter b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press Enter c Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configurat...

Страница 124: ...o set the RAID size then press Enter f Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu TIP For server systems we recommend using a lower array chunk size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array chunk size for optimum performance PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 5 3 4 Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored To create ...

Страница 125: ... set the RAID size then press Enter c Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu Auto configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of the current source disk data When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set use of the Manual configuration is recommended MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration Create with data copy Create without data copy The Create with d...

Страница 126: ...background while writing to the source drives The offline copy option allows you to copy the contents of the source drive to the target drives now f Use the up or down arrow keys to select desired copy method then press Enter g The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press Enter h Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Men...

Страница 127: ...nu Select CONCATENATION then press Enter MAIN MENU Create RAID set Delete RAID set Rebuild Raid1 set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 SPARE DRIVE RAID0 RAID1 SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION 3 The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu Using the up or down arrow keys select a drive then press Enter to set a drive for the RAID set 4 The utility prompts a mes...

Страница 128: ...5 18 Chapter 5 RAID configuration ...

Страница 129: ...6 Driver installation This chapter provides information on RAID LAN and VGA driver installation for this motherboard ...

Страница 130: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI Chapter summary 6 6 1 RAID driver installation 6 1 6 2 LAN driver installation 6 8 6 3 Management applications and utilities installation 6 10 6 4 Software information 6 12 ...

Страница 131: ...You may have to use another system to create the RAID driver disk from the system motherboard support CD or from the Internet A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows XP or Red Hat Enterprise ver 4 0 SuSE operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To cre...

Страница 132: ...DIATM MCP55 are located in Drivers nvidia mcp55 Makedisk The Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit OS RAID driver disk for the SiliconTM image 3132 are located in RAID mode Drivers Sil3132 Makedisk Raid Non RAID mode Drivers Sil3132 Makedisk Non raid 3 Insert a formatted high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 4 Follow screen instructions to complete the process 5 After creating a RAID driver dis...

Страница 133: ...e RAID controller driver when installing Windows XP OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows XP installation CD The Windows XP Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen 3 When prompted press S to specify an additional device ...

Страница 134: ... Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive then press Enter 5 Select the RAID controller driver from the list then press Enter NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows XP Server 2003 Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller for Windows 2000 ...

Страница 135: ...the Windows desktop then select Properties from the menu 4 Click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button to display the list of devices installed in the system Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller for Windows XP Server 2003 Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller for Windows 2000 For Silicon controller non RAID mode driver select Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller fo...

Страница 136: ...de Device Driver Wizard window appears Click Next 8 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive 9 Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next 10 The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers When found click Next to install the drivers 11 Click Finish after the driver installation is done ...

Страница 137: ...e the item SCSI and RAID controllers When you installed the Silicon controller driver the Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRAID 5 Controller item should appear 4 Right click the RAID controller driver item then select Properties from the menu 5 Click the Driver tab then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers 6 Click OK when finished When you installed the NVIDIA RAID driv...

Страница 138: ... 2 Insert the motherboard system support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New Hardware Found window Click Cancel to close this window If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN...

Страница 139: ...ASUS KFN5 D SLI 6 4 Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears Follow screen instructions to continue installation ...

Страница 140: ...es 6 3 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 6 3 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device dr...

Страница 141: ...ns Click on an item to install 6 3 4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports Click on an item to install 6 3 5 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 ...

Страница 142: ...or all audio 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 CD 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 dis...

Страница 143: ...our audio settings Click the arrow button to display more options Sound Effect The Realtek ALC882 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 ...

Страница 144: ...Make 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...

Страница 145: ...noise when recording 3 Click the Acoustic Echo Cancellation option button to reduce the echo from the front speakers when recording 4 Click to effect the Microphone settings and exit 3D Audio Demo The 3D Audio Demo option gives you a demonstration of the 3D audio feature To start the 3D Audio Demo 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the 3D Audio Demo tab 2 Click the option buttons to change ...

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