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Chapter : BIOS setup

4.4.2

AI NET2

F1:Help

↑↓

: Select Item

-/+: Change Value

F5: Setup Defaults

ESC: Exit

→←

: Select Menu

Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit

Select Menu

Item Specific Help

Enable or Disable LAN

cable check during POST.

AI NET2

POST Check LAN Cable

[Disabled]

POST Check LAN2 Cable

[Disabled]

Pair

Status

Length

LAN1(1-2)

Open

N/A

LAN1(3-4)

Open

N/A

LAN1(5-6)

Open

N/A

LAN1(7-8)

Open

N/A

LAN2(1-2)

Open

N/A

LAN2(3-4)

Open

N/A

LAN2(5-6)

Open

N/A

LAN2(7-8)

Open

N/A

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced

POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]

POST Check LAN2 Cable [Disabled]

Enables or disables checking of the LAN/LAN2 cable during the Power-On

Self-Test (POST). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.4.3

PEG Link Mode

Select Menu

Item Specific Help

Enhance performance on

PCIE serial graphic card.

PEG Link Mode

[Auto]

Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced

PEG Link Mode [Auto]

Allows you to enhance the performance of your PCI Express graphics card.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Normal] [Fast] [Faster]

Setting to [Fast] or [Faster] may cause your system to be unstable. If this

happens, revert to the default setting [Auto].

Содержание M2N-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition

Страница 1: ...Motherboard M2N SLI Deluxe ...

Страница 2: ...HANTABILITY 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 T...

Страница 3: ...eed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 8 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 4 1 Overview 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 11 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 15 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 15 2 5 Expansion slo...

Страница 4: ...otable 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 1 6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 9 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 11 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 11 4 2 3 Legend bar 4 12 4 2 4 Menu items 4 12 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 12 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 12 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 13 4 2 8 General help 4 13 4 3 Main ...

Страница 5: ... 35 4 6 Boot menu 4 37 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 37 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4 38 4 6 3 Hard Disk Drives 4 38 4 6 4 CDROM Drives 4 38 4 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration 4 39 4 6 6 Security 4 40 4 7 Tools menu 4 42 4 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm 4 42 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile 4 44 4 7 4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 46 4 8 Exit menu 4 47 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD inf...

Страница 6: ... 5 23 Audio Setup Wizard 5 24 5 4 RAID configurations 5 28 5 4 1 Installing hard disks 5 29 5 4 2 NVIDIA MediaShield RAID configurations 5 30 5 4 3 JMicron RAID Configuration 5 39 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 45 NVIDIA SLI technology support 6 1 Overview 6 1 Requirements 6 1 6 2 Dual graphics card setup 6 2 6 2 1 Installing SLI ready graphics cards 6 2 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers 6 5 ...

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: ...IOS setup This chapter 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 CD that comes with the motherboard package Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI Technology support This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards Where to find mor...

Страница 10: ...ust press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are connected with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format a DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent...

Страница 11: ...x1 slots 3 x PCI 2 2 slots Scalable Link Interface SLI Supports two identical NVIDIA SLI ready graphics card ASUS two slot thermal design ASUS PEG Link Storage NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP supports 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 devices 6 x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s connectors support six Serial ATA devices RAID 0 RAID1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configurations spanning across Serial...

Страница 12: ...SUS Array Microphone ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools AI NOS Non delay Overclocking System AI Overclocking intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS PEG Link ASUS O C Profile overclocking configuration sharing tool Precision Tweaker vDIMM 15 step DRAM voltage control vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125 V increment Stepless Frequency Selection SFS allows FSB tuning ...

Страница 13: ...ctors 1 x ADH connector 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x Parallel connector 1 x S PDIF Out connector Chassis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector CD audio in connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector BIOS features 4 Mb AWARD BIOS PnP DMI 2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 Manageability WOL by PME WOR by PME Chassis intrusion PXE Power requirements ATX po...

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

Страница 16: ...ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Страница 17: ... is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe I O modules IEEE 1394a module 1 x 2 port USB 2 0 module Cables 6 x Serial ATA cables 3 x Serial ATA power cables for six devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield ASUS SLI Bridge ASUS Array Mic ASUS ...

Страница 18: ...t the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications The dual channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12 8 GB s See pages 2 11 to 2 13 for details PCI Express interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest I O interconnect te...

Страница 19: ...94a interface allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras See pages 2 21 and 2 27 for details S PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S PDIF technology through the S PDIF interfaces on the rear...

Страница 20: ...ay To wake the system and return to the OS environment simply click the mouse or press a key See page 5 20 for details ASUS Crystal Sound This feature enhances speech centric applications like Skype online games video conference and recording ASUS Array Mic The bundled Superbeam Array Microphone receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and ignores the sound coming from other directio...

Страница 21: ...OS See pages 4 42 and 5 17 for details ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file This utility saves users the cost and hassle of buying a replacement BIOS chip See page 4 9 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey to launch the uti...

Страница 22: ... open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter 1 3 4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features ASUS BIOS Profile The motherboard features the ASUS BIOS Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a sepa...

Страница 23: ... 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 24: ...2N SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 Jumper 2 20 2 7 Connectors 2 21 ...

Страница 25: ...from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came...

Страница 26: ...n 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 damag...

Страница 27: ...3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AAFP PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_1 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 EATXPWR FLOPPY ADH CD IE1394_2 USB78 USB56 CLRTC CHASSIS SATA2 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 SATA_RAID1 CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN4 PWR_FAN CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 USB910 CPU_FAN Super I O SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 COM1 ESATA_1394 AUDIO LPT ATX12V 24 5cm 9 6in 30 5cm 12 0in NF570 SLI ADI 1988B Marvell 88E1116 Mar...

Страница 28: ...een 2 21 2 Serial COM port 2 21 3 IEEE 1394a port 2 21 4 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 21 5 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 21 6 Rear Speaker Out port black 2 21 7 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 21 8 Line In port light blue 2 21 9 Line Out port lime 2 22 10 Microphone port pink 2 22 11 Side Speaker Out port gray 2 22 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 3 and 4 2 22 13 External SATA port 2 22 14 Optical S PDIF Out port 2 23 15 Coaxi...

Страница 29: ...wer fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA_FAN2 3 pin CHA_FAN3 3 pin CHA_FAN4 3 pin PWR_FAN1 2 28 8 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 29 9 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin EATX12V 2 29 10 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 30 11 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 31 12 Parallel port connector 26 1 pin LPT 2 31 13 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SP...

Страница 30: ...cessing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a 940 pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 FX AMD Athlon 64 X2 and AMD Sempron processors Socket lever The AM2 socket has a different pin layout from the 940 pin socket designed for the AMD AM2 processor Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the...

Страница 31: ...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 ...

Страница 32: ...racket 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 the CPU or installing o...

Страница 33: ... 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 34: ...ector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN M2N SLI DELUXE CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM R M2N SLIDELUXE 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 compatible to the 3 pin CPU fan connector ...

Страница 35: ...ocation of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M2N SLI DELUXE 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 112 Pins 128 Pins DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 R M2N SLIDELUXE 2 4 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2GB unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Sockets DIMM_A1 DI...

Страница 36: ...so may check the URLs below for third party comments on this issue http dlsvr01 asus com pub ASUS mb 4GB_Rev1 pdf http www intel com support motherboards server sb cs 016594 htm For dual channel memory configuration 2 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR install an identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 yellow sockets and another identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 bla...

Страница 37: ...4MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S ECC DS HYS72T128020HU 3S A 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS1G831FP Y5 ECC SS HYMP112U72P8 Y5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC SS HYMP564U72AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC DS HYMP512U72AP8 Y5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 ECC SS ...

Страница 38: ... SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 256MB A DATA E2508AB GE E SS M20EL6F3G3160A1D0Z Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM Support A Supports one module inserted in any slot for a single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of dual channel memory configuration C Support...

Страница 39: ...taining 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 insta...

Страница 40: ... 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...

Страница 41: ...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 A B C D E F G H PCI Slot 1 shared PCI Slot 2 shared PCI Slot 3 shared Onboard 1394 shared PCIe x16 slot 1 shared PCIe x16 slot 2 shared PCIe x1 slot 1 shared PCIe x1 slot 2 shared IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2 5 4 PCI slots The PCI slots su...

Страница 42: ...cient power when running NVIDIA SLI mode See pages 2 29 and 2 30 for details PCI Express x 16 black slot at x8 speed PCI Express x16 blue slot at x16 speed PCI slots PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI slots 2 5 5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below fo...

Страница 43: ...CIE16_2 Black slot Card type Speed Card type Speed Non SLI mode PCIe x16 graphics card x16 NA PCIe x16 graphics card x16 PCIe x16 graphics card x8 PCIe x16 graphics card x16 Other PCIe devices x8 x4 x1 Dual graphics card in SLI Mode Two identical NVIDIA SLI Edition graphics cards at x8 x8 speed ...

Страница 44: ...0 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Reinstall 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 Make sure to re enter your previous BIOS settings after you cle...

Страница 45: ... port Supported by the Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit LAN controller this 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 Activity Link Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port ...

Страница 46: ...Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Gray Side Speaker Out Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 3 and 4 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 External SATA port This port connects to an external SATA box or ...

Страница 47: ...ector to this port DO NOT remove or unplug the external Serial ATA device when running under RAID mode to prevent data loss or damage If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector set the JMicron JMB363 controller item in the BIOS to IDE See section 4 4 7 Onboard Device Configuration for details Use these ports and an external Serial ATA box connected to the external SATA port ...

Страница 48: ... connectors on each Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable blue black and gray Connect the blue connector to the motherboard s 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 Ul...

Страница 49: ... NVIDIA MediaShield controller The RAID function of these connectors is set to Disabled by default If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors enable the RAID Enabled item in the SATA Configuration sub menu in the BIOS See section 4 4 7 Onboard Device Configuration for details M2N SLI DELUXE IDE Connector PRI_IDE R M2N SLIDELUXE M2N SLI DELUXE SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP...

Страница 50: ... RAID set See section 4 4 7 Onboard Device Configuration for details Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the JMicron JMB363 RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST M2N SLI DELUXE SATA RAID Connector SATA_RAID1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSAT...

Страница 51: ...5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB 5V USB 5V USB_P9 USB_P10 USB_P9 USB_P10 GND GND USB910 1 NC R M2N SLIDELUXE 6 IEEE 1394a port connector 10 1 pin IE1394_2 This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the mo...

Страница 52: ...o 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 M2N SLI DELUXE Fan Connectors CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN CHA_FAN2 GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN4 GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V R M2N SLIDELUXE Only the C...

Страница 53: ... 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 caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature M2N SLI DELUXE Chassis Intrusion Connector CHASSIS 5VSB_M...

Страница 54: ...e that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability By default this connector is set to AC97 Audio If you want to connect a High Definition front panel audio m...

Страница 55: ...the parallel port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The parallel port cable is purchased separately M2N SLI DELUXE Internal Audio Connector CD black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground R M2N SLIDELUXE M2N SLI DELUXE Parallel Port Connector LPT STB AFD PD0 ERR PD1 INIT PD2 SLIN PD3 GND PD4 1 GND PD7 PD6 PD5 GN...

Страница 56: ...ditional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF In 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 M2N SLI DELUXE Digital Audio Connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_OUT R M2N SLIDELUXE ...

Страница 57: ... 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 pin ...

Страница 58: ...S Q Connector Step 1 Connect the front panel cables to their respective connectors on the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector for proper connection and pin definition Step 2 Carefully connect the ASUS Q Connector to the System panel connector The ASUS Q Connector fits only in one orientation if it doesn t fit try reversing it When installed the Q connector appears as shown ...

Страница 59: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...

Страница 60: ...ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Страница 61: ... case lights up For systems with ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional ...

Страница 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...ary 4 ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 3 Main menu 4 14 4 4 Advanced menu 4 19 4 5 Power menu 4 32 4 6 Boot menu 4 37 4 7 Tools menu 4 42 4 8 Exit menu 4 47 ...

Страница 65: ...nal motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in 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 utili...

Страница 66: ...k traffic or click Auto Select Click Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Страница 67: ...te BIOS 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...

Страница 68: ... Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run d From...

Страница 69: ...er On Self Test POST 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press Enter to enable it You can switch between drives by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 4 When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done This function can support devices such as USB flash disk...

Страница 70: ...e latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk CD ROM or USB flash disk you created earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please input File Name For NF570 SLI M2N SLI...

Страница 71: ...et System 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file Remove the disk then press F1 to restart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For NF570 SLI M2N SLI DELUXE DATE 03 30 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program m2nsli bin Flashing Complete Pre...

Страница 72: ...shing process AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For NF570 SLI M2N SLI DELUXE DATE 03 30 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program m2nsli bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For NF570 SLI M2N SLI DELUXE DATE 03 30 2006 Flash Typ...

Страница 73: ...tes the updating process Award BootBlock BIOS v1 0 Copyright c 2000 Award Software Inc BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device Found CDROM try to Boot from it Pass When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Award BootBlock BIOS v1 0 Copyright c 2000 Award Software Inc BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device Recovering the BIOS from ...

Страница 74: ...wish to enter Setup after POST reboot the system by doing any of the following procedures Restart using the OS standard shut down procedure Press Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously Press the reset button on the system chassis Press the power button to turn the system off then back on Using the power button reset button or the Ctrl Alt Del keys to force reset from a running operating system can cause dama...

Страница 75: ...SMART Monitoring 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 Select to change basic system configurations Advanced Select to configure advanced system settings Power Select for advanced power management APM configurations Boot Select to change system boot configuration Tools Select to use various ASUS BIOS t...

Страница 76: ...le field is enclosed in brackets and is 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 ...

Страница 77: ...Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Thu Apr 6 2006 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA 1 None SATA 2 None SATA 3 None SATA 4 None SATA 5 None SATA 6 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB 4 2 8 General help At the top right corn...

Страница 78: ... 3 None SATA 4 None SATA 5 None SATA 6 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed 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...

Страница 79: ...E 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 in...

Страница 80: ...ic 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 the ...

Страница 81: ...uto 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 Extended IDE Drive Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zon...

Страница 82: ... 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 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabl...

Страница 83: ...nter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select overclock profile JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning Auto x Overclock Options Disabled x N O S Option Disabled x CPU Frequency 200 0 x DDR2 Voltage Control Auto x CPU...

Страница 84: ...igurable when you set AI Tuning to AI N O S N O S Option Disabled Allows you to set the Non delay Overclocking System mode Configuration options Disabled Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock 8 Overclock 10 The following items become user configurable when you set AI Tuning to Manual CPU Frequency XXX value is auto detected Indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI ...

Страница 85: ... Voltage Disabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced CPU Chipset HT Voltage 1 20V Allows you to set the processor chipset HyperTransport voltage Configuration options 1 20V 1 25V 1 30V 1 35V 1 40V 1 45V 1 50V Chipset Core Voltage 1 40V Allows you to set the chipset core voltage Configuration options 1 40V 1 50V 1 60V Chipset Standby Core Voltage 1 40V Allows you to set the chipset stan...

Страница 86: ...nix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced POST Check LAN Cable Disabled POST Check LAN2 Cable Disabled Enables or disables checking of the LAN LAN2 cable during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 3 PEG Link Mode Select Menu Item Specific Help Enhance performance on PCIE serial graphic card PEG Link Mode PEG Link Mode Auto Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility A...

Страница 87: ...ncy Auto Tcl Auto Trcd Auto Trp Auto Tras Auto 1T 2T Memory Timing Auto DRAM ECC Enable Disabled Advance Memory Settings DRAM Timing Control Output Driver Control Current DRAM Timing 533MHz 4 4 4 12 2T Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Configuration The items in the sub menu show the DRAM related information auto detected by the BIOS Memory Clock Frequency Auto Sets the memory cl...

Страница 88: ...figuration options Auto 2 3 4 5 Trwt Configuration options Auto 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Twtr Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 Trtp Configuration options Auto 2 4 3 5 Twrrd Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 Twrwr Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 Trdrd Configuration options Auto 2 3 4 5 Tref Configuration options Auto Undef 7 8 us 3 9 us Trfc Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 RSVD RSVD RSVD DRAM Termina...

Страница 89: ... Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM Timing Control CKE Fine Delay Configuration options Auto No delay 1 64 MEMCLK delay 2 64 MEMCLK delay 3 64 MEMCLK delay 4 64 MEMCLK delay 5 64 MEMCLK delay 30 64 MEMCLK delay 31 64 MEMCLK delay CKE Setup Time Configuration options Auto 1 2 MEMCLK 1 MEMCLK CS ODT Fine Delay Configuration options Auto No delay 1 64 MEMCLK delay 2 64 MEMCLK delay 3 64 MEMC...

Страница 90: ... 0 ps 50 ps 100 ps 150 ps 200 ps 250 ps 300 ps 350 ps 400 ps 8550 ps 8600 ps 8650 ps 8700 ps Output Driver Control CKE Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x 2 00x CS ODT Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x 2 00x Add CMD Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x 2 00x MEMCLK Drive Strength Configuration options Auto 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x 1...

Страница 91: ...lect Menu Item Specific Help Chipset CPU MCP55 HT Speed 5x CPU MCP55 HT Width 16 16 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced CPU MCP55 HT Speed 5x Sets the processor and MCP55 HyperTransport speed Configuration options 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x CPU MCP55 HT Width 16 16 Allows you to set processor and MCP55 HyperTransport speed Configuration options 8 8 16 16 ...

Страница 92: ...t to Manual if you want to 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...

Страница 93: ...er Enabled Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Enabled Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Primary Display Adapter PCI E slot HD Audio Auto Front Panel Support Type AC97 JMicron SATAII Controller IDE Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4 4 7 Onboard Device Configuration O...

Страница 94: ...options Disabled Enabled SATA 1 6 RAID Disabled Enables or disables the RAID function of the SATA 1 6 drives Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable the USB Controller USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration The items in this menu al...

Страница 95: ...isabled Front Panel Support Type AC97 Allows you to set the front panel audio support type Configuration options AC97 HD Audio JMicron SATAII Controller IDE Allows you to disable or set the function of the extended SATA II controller Configuration options Disabled IDE RAID AHCI Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 ...

Страница 96: ...port Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss F1 Help S...

Страница 97: ...t after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds Configuration options Suspend Instant Off Power On By PCI PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI or PCI Express devices and NV Onboard LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modems Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the compu...

Страница 98: ...enu for the hour field 2 Key in a value Min 0 Max 23 then press Enter 3 Press TAB to move to the minutes field then press Enter 4 Key in a minute value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 5 Press TAB to move to the seconds field then press Enter 6 Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on th...

Страница 99: ...ent to minimize fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation or Performance to achieve maximum CPU fan speed Configuration options Performance Optimal Silent Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the chassis Q Fan controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to enable or disable Hardware Monitor CPU Q Fan Control Disabled x CPU Q Fa...

Страница 100: ...fan speed Configuration options Performance Optimal Silent Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators CPU Temperature M B Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Spe...

Страница 101: ...nge Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit 4 6 1 Boot Device 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 boo...

Страница 102: ...t 4 6 3 Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master 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 Awa...

Страница 103: ...Refer to section 2 7 2 Internal connectors for setting details Configuration 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 floppy seek feature while booting Setting to Enabled clears the cha...

Страница 104: ...enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature Halt On All Errors Allows you to error report type Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key 4 6 6 Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Security Supervisor Pas...

Страница 105: ...gram preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to 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 Pas...

Страница 106: ... Boot Tools Exit 4 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm Disabled x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled x Monday Enabled x Tuesday Enabled x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 x Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting Track N A x Repeat Track Disabled x Le...

Страница 107: ...Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which you would like the alarm music to play Repeat Track Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the repeat track function Configuration options Disabled Single All Length 10 Mins Allows you to set the length of the music alarm Configuration options 10 Mins 20 Mins 30 Mins 1 Hour Volume 16 Allows you to set the volume level ...

Страница 108: ...ess Enter to load the file Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS file saved in the hard disk floppy disk or USB flash disk with a FAT32 16 12 format To load the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage device that contains the xxx CMO BIOS profile 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to Tools then select Load from File and press Enter 4 Press Tab to select the drive with the BIOS...

Страница 109: ...age space 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to Tool then select Save to File and press Enter 4 Press Tab to select the drive with the BIOS profile then press Enter to load file 5 Follow message screen when loading is finished A pop up message will inform you when the saving process is finished The BIOS file will be saved as xxx CMO ASUSTek O C Profile Utility B311 BOARD M2NSLI...

Страница 110: ...you select Yes Follow screen instructions to flash the BIOS ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B311 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD M2NSLI Deluxe VER 0122 bin DATE 05 12 2006 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH C M2N320C A C Note Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move WIN98SE DIR NETTERM DIR DRIVERS DIR RECYCLED DIR WUTEMP DIR NEWFOL...

Страница 111: ... Setup Defaults 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 res...

Страница 112: ...4 48 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Страница 113: ...5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Страница 114: ...ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 5 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 8 5 4 RAID configurations 5 28 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 45 ...

Страница 115: ... utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 5 2 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 Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information Make...

Страница 116: ...ver Program Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet technology driver SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI1988 audio driver and application JMicron JMB35X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron JMB363 Serial ATA RAID controller driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ...

Страница 117: ...update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ADOBE Acrobat V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and 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 ...

Страница 118: ... Gear application provides system performance options that allows you to select the best performance for your computing needs Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver 5 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contain...

Страница 119: ...m Make JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create a JMicron JMB363 RAID driver disk 5 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder 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 ...

Страница 120: ...d this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 5 2 7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ...

Страница 121: ...LI Deluxe 5 Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support ...

Страница 122: ...t BIOS Setup 5 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 the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View 3 Double click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab 4 Click the Power button The follow...

Страница 123: ...d application before using this feature The AMD Cool n Quiet technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip If you purchased a separate heatsink and fan package use the ASUS Q Fan technology feature to automatically adjust the CPU fan speed according to your system loading 4 F r o m t h e P o w e r O p t i o n s Properties dialog box select the AMD s Cool n ...

Страница 124: ...ram 1 If you are using Windows 98SE Me 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 Quiet technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency and CPU Voltage Make sure to install the Cool n Quiet software from the motherboard support CD Refer to se...

Страница 125: ...ile from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS PC...

Страница 126: ... 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 Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference ...

Страница 127: ...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 C l i c k t o i n c r e a s e ...

Страница 128: ...owser This browser 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...

Страница 129: ...ce 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 dr...

Страница 130: ...just 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 you...

Страница 131: ...hbridge support this feature Hardware setup To set up the hardware 1 Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive to the 4 pin CD In connector labeled CD on the motherboard See section 2 x x Internal connectors for the connector location 2 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the front or rear panel for audio output You may also connect speakers or a headph...

Страница 132: ...sic section shows the drive letter of the chosen optical drive and the starting track number to use as music alarm Minimize button Exit button Options section shows playing options 5 Click the arrow next to Time for Next Alarm in the Alarm information section The Alarm Time Setting panel appears Set the days and time of the alarm or enable disable the Music Alarm feature When done click OK 6 Click...

Страница 133: ... the Up or Down arrow key to increase or decrease the volume Turning off the music alarm To turn off the music alarm Press any key to stop playing the CD and turn off the system While the music alarm is playing the system wake up features LAN keyboard mouse PCI PCIE device modem are deactivated If the system loses connection or if it does not detect any optical drive or audio CD the ASUS Music Ala...

Страница 134: ... this feature for minimum power consumption and a more quiet system operation After installing AI Nap from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the AI Nap icon on the Windows OS taskbar 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 ...

Страница 135: ...sy to use utility adjusts the processor frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption After installing AI Gear from the bundled support CD you can launch AI Gear by double clicking the AI Gear icon on your Windows OS taskbar Shift the gear to the performance setting that you like Maximum Performance Medium Performance High Performance Maximum Power Saving ...

Страница 136: ...r modes by clicking the AI Gear icon on the Windows taskbar When AI Gear is enabled the system will automatically optimize the CPU and chassis fan speed according to the system loading The AI Booster AI NOS and AI Gear functions cannot be enabled simultaneously ...

Страница 137: ...hnologies Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX audio utility If the SoundMAX audio utility is correctly installed you will find the SoundMAX icon on the taskbar You must use 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel speakers for this setup SoundMAX requires Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or late...

Страница 138: ... 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 succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio ...

Страница 139: ...io 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 ...

Страница 140: ...allows you to change various 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 Microphone options Click the Listening Environment tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings ...

Страница 141: ...irectional Array Receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and eliminates 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 mnimize its effect on the speech engine You can enable it when you have conference call to re...

Страница 142: ... drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 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 d...

Страница 143: ...nto the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive Refer to section 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details Refer to th...

Страница 144: ...el during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the Main IDE Configuration menu item in the BIOS set the nVidia RAID Function item to Enabled 3 Select and enable the SATA drive s that you want to configure as RAID See section 4 3 6 IDE Configuration for details 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA RAID configuration refer to the NV...

Страница 145: ...on keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Striping Block Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name 1 0 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 1 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Add 2 0 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 2 1 M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Del Creating a RAID Volume To create a RAID volume 1 From the NVIDIA RAI...

Страница 146: ...se 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 64 KB typical disk usage 128 KB performance disk usage 3 Press TAB to select the Free Disks area Use the left or right arrow keys to assig...

Страница 147: ...ct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 6 Press Ctrl X to save settings and exit R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2...

Страница 148: ...lowing confirmation message appears Select F6 Back 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 ...

Страница 149: ...ng 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 cau...

Страница 150: ...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...

Страница 151: ...B363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID configuration 4 Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows OS installation See section 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details 5 Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows OS had been installed F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter t...

Страница 152: ... Ctrl J to enter the JBM363 RAID BIOS menu 2 The main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu appears 3 Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items Creating a RAID set 1 In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu highlight Create RAID Disk Drive using the up down arrow key then press Enter ...

Страница 153: ...ghlighted use the up down arrow key to highlight an HDD that you want to belong to the RAID set then press the space bar to confirm selection Repeat the process until the HDDs are selected A selected HDD shows a sign before it 4 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use the up down arrow to choose the block size The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity ...

Страница 154: ...confirm the creation of the RAID set A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs 6 The following screen appears displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created ...

Страница 155: ...ive using the up down arrow key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete A selected set shows a sign before it Press the Del key to delete the set 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs ...

Страница 156: ... menu highlight Revert HDD to non RAID using the up down arrow key then press Enter 2 Use the space bar to select the HDD that you want to reset to non RAD A selected HDD shows a sign before it 3 A dialogue box appears to confirm the action Press Y to confirm otherwise press N Saving the settings and exiting setup When you have finished highlight Save Exit Setup using the up down arrow key then pr...

Страница 157: ...ty Refer to section 5 2 4 Make Disk menu for details 4 Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 6 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press F6 then insert the floppy disk...

Страница 158: ...5 46 Chapter 5 Software support ...

Страница 159: ...6 This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards NVIDIA SLI technology support ...

Страница 160: ...ASUS M2N SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 6 1 Overview 6 1 6 2 Dual graphics cards setup 6 2 ...

Страница 161: ...IA 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 9 ATX power connectors on page 2 29 for details The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP 32 bit 64bit operating system only Visit t...

Страница 162: ...tical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly To install the graphics cards 1 Prepare two graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector 2 Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 slots Goldfingers ...

Страница 163: ...e other slot Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 3 Insert one graphics card into either the blue or black slot Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot ...

Страница 164: ... Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 6 When installing two VGA cards using a 20 pin ATX PSU with sufficient 12v capability we recommend that you connect the auxillary power source from the power supply to the graphics card Refer to the PSU documentation for dual VGA power requirements SLI connector ...

Страница 165: ...test driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 6 2 3 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties 3 From the nView Desk...

Страница 166: ...lay Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab 7 Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item 8 Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box 9 Click OK when done Slider ...

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