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User Guide - Page 3
...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix K8N-DRE specifications summary x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 Onboard LEDs 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction...
User Guide - Page 10
... ECC
400/333/266 MHz DDR memory modules Supports up to 32 GB system memory (Note: Tested only up to 16 GB on board; RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E configurations (SCSI model only)
Dual LAN
2 x BROADCOM® BCM5721 Gigabit PCI-E LAN controllers
USB
2 x USB 2.0 ports (on the rear panel) 1 x USB 2.0 connector (on this motherboard due
to 2 GB DDR availability...
User Guide - Page 11
K8N-DRE specifications summary
Internal connectors
Form Factor Support CD contents
1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x 68-pin SCSI connector (SCSI models only) 6 x Front fan connector 4 x Rear fan connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Power supply SMBUS connector 1 x Serial port (COM2) 1 x USB 2.0 connector ...
User Guide - Page 17
... to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices. ASUS K8N-DRE
1-3 The LSI 1020A controller (SCSI models only) supports a single-channel SCSI Ultra320 and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E. Dual RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with USB 1.1. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
The CPU temperature is backward compatible with...
User Guide - Page 18
... speeds according to the system loading to buy a replacement ROM chip. ASUS MyLogo2™
This new feature present in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS 2
This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your...
User Guide - Page 20
Chapter summary
2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-9 2.4 System memory 2-12 2.5 Expansion slots 2-16 2.6 Jumpers 2-18 2.7 Connectors 2-22
ASUS K8N-DRE
User Guide - Page 27
...setting (3-pin VGA_EN1)
Rear panel connectors
1. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 4. VGA port 6. PCI Express x16 slot
Jumpers
1. Gigabit LAN1 controller setting (3-pin LAN1_EN1) 4. SCSI controller setting...19 2-19 2-20 2-20 2-21 2-21
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2-22 2-22 2-22 2-22 2-22 2-22 2-22
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2-7 Gigabit LAN2 controller setting (3-pin LAN2_EN1) 5. BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) 7. 2.2.5 Layout ...
User Guide - Page 36
... the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card.
2-16
Chapter 2: Hardware information Install the software drivers for information on BIOS setup.
2. Replace the system cover.
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it and...
User Guide - Page 41
.... 6.When finished, shut down your computer. 9.Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS
setup to enable the video graphics controller. K8N-DRE
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K8N-DRE VGA setting ASUS K8N-DRE
VGA_EN1
1 2
Enable (Default)
2 3
Disable
2-21
VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pin VGA_EN1) These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard ATI Rage XL video graphics controller...
User Guide - Page 65
... a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The D r i v e r s menu appears. 2. X X. 3.
Place the support CD in Windows® environment. X X . The ASUS Update utility is available in the support CD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. ASUS K8NDRE
4-7 Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. This utility is copied...
User Guide - Page 89
... Time Clock (RTC) RAM.
To change the system security settings. Main
Advanced
Server
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Exit
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password
: Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password
Install or Change the password.
→← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- ASUS K8N-DRE
4-31
Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help...
User Guide - Page 90
...
Advanced
Server
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Exit
Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password
: Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Password Check
[Full Access] [Setup]
Install or Change the password.
→← Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- User Access Level [Full Access]
This item allows you set a password, this...
User Guide - Page 93
... to OS/2. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]
ASUS K8N-DRE
4-35 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration
Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot Full Logo Display AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Boot To OS/2 Wait For 'F1' If Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot
[Enabled] [Enabled] [Force BIOS] [On] [Auto] [No] [Enabled] [Enabled...
User Guide - Page 100
... identical drives of each drive and to enter the RAID configuration utility.
5-2
Chapter 5: RAID configuration Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide.
2. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA (both models) and SCSI hard disk drives (SCSI model only) for details on each RAID controller.
User Guide - Page 132
... instructions to the selected hard disk drive. For example, if you want to create an nVIDIA nForce RAID driver disk. 6. Place the motherboard support CD in Windows®:
1. The RAID drivers are installing a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. When the D r i v e r s menu appears, click N V I D I A n F o r c e ( T M ) R A I D
D r i v e r D i s k to create an NVIDIA nForce(TM) SATA...
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