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...serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless...THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. No part of this manual may or may be ...
...serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless...THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. No part of this manual may or may be ...
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... 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...
... 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...
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...setup procedures that may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. ix It includes description of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup ...Tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Optional documentation Your product package may have to perform when installing system components. These documents...
...setup procedures that may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. ix It includes description of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup ...Tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Optional documentation Your product package may have to perform when installing system components. These documents...
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KFN5-D SLI specifications summary S t o r a g e Audio IEEE 1394 Internal c o n n e c t o r s Rear panel Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents NVIDIA® nForce Professional 3600 chipset supports: 1 x IDE port supports two Ultra DMA 100/66/33 devices - 6 x Serial ATA II devices - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, ... 8-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Extended-ATX form factor: 12.0" x 10.5" (30.5 cm x 26.7 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus software *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
KFN5-D SLI specifications summary S t o r a g e Audio IEEE 1394 Internal c o n n e c t o r s Rear panel Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents NVIDIA® nForce Professional 3600 chipset supports: 1 x IDE port supports two Ultra DMA 100/66/33 devices - 6 x Serial ATA II devices - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, ... 8-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Extended-ATX form factor: 12.0" x 10.5" (30.5 cm x 26.7 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) Anti-virus software *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
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...advanced performance and ensuring reliable data protection. See page 2-7 for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by...GPUs to Gigabit bandwidth. This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express™ bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions that speeds up to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications. See page 2-21...
...advanced performance and ensuring reliable data protection. See page 2-7 for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers and ports to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by...GPUs to Gigabit bandwidth. This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express™ bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions that speeds up to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with existing PCI or PCI-X specifications. See page 2-21...
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The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in different languages. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power‑On Self-Test (POST...a replacement ROM chip. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software lets you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See page 3-3 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to customize the voice messages in the ...
The system fan rotations per minute (RPM) is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in different languages. ASUS POST Reporter™ The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power‑On Self-Test (POST...a replacement ROM chip. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software lets you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See page 3-3 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to customize the voice messages in the ...
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...Voice Editor software that alerts you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to replace the default messages. You can record your package. See section "2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)" for details. • Check the CPU if properly installed. • Call ASUS technical support... System memory" for instructions on installing a DIMM. • Install a PCI graphics card into one of the problem. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- 3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to the CPU socket. This feature lets you will hear the specific cause of the PCI ...
...Voice Editor software that alerts you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to replace the default messages. You can record your package. See section "2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)" for details. • Check the CPU if properly installed. • Call ASUS technical support... System memory" for instructions on installing a DIMM. • Install a PCI graphics card into one of the problem. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- 3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to the CPU socket. This feature lets you will hear the specific cause of the PCI ...
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...can install this application from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > Winbond Voice Editor > Voice Editor. The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- POST Events Default Messages 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. 3.3.1 Winbond Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. You can launch the program from the support CD.
...can install this application from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > All Programs > Winbond Voice Editor > Voice Editor. The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- POST Events Default Messages 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. 3.3.1 Winbond Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. You can launch the program from the support CD.
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... of the screen. 2. Prepare your message for your wave files so you recorded to replace the pre‑installed wave files. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- To customize your POST messages: 1. Use a recording software (e.g. Customizing your POST messages The Voice Editor application allows you to record your own POST messages if your language is not...
... of the screen. 2. Prepare your message for your wave files so you recorded to replace the pre‑installed wave files. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 3- To customize your POST messages: 1. Use a recording software (e.g. Customizing your POST messages The Voice Editor application allows you to record your own POST messages if your language is not...
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... utility returns to CD\software\afudos, and type: afudos /ix:\KFN5-D.rom 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup WARNING!! Erasing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... Place the motherboard support CD in the...the BIOS Setup. 3. At the prompt, type: X 8. Reboot the system from CD. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Restart the computer. 5. Press any... 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...
... utility returns to CD\software\afudos, and type: afudos /ix:\KFN5-D.rom 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup WARNING!! Erasing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... Place the motherboard support CD in the...the BIOS Setup. 3. At the prompt, type: X 8. Reboot the system from CD. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Restart the computer. 5. Press any... 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...
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...The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional and Silicon Image Sil3132 SATA RAID controller that allows you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS KFN5-D SLI...and Serial ATA hard disk drives as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity.
...The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional and Silicon Image Sil3132 SATA RAID controller that allows you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS KFN5-D SLI...and Serial ATA hard disk drives as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity.
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... menu item in the BIOS set the Onboard Sil3132 SATALink item to set the necessary RAID items in your motherboard support CD: \Drivers\Sil3132\Raid\SATARAID5-UserGuide_v1.40.pdf ASUS KFN5-D SLI 5-11 Save your RAID configuration. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array. ...disk drives, make sure to RAID Mode and set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Launch the Silicon Image Array Management software from Windows® XP by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs > Silicon Image > Sam For details on...
... menu item in the BIOS set the Onboard Sil3132 SATALink item to set the necessary RAID items in your motherboard support CD: \Drivers\Sil3132\Raid\SATARAID5-UserGuide_v1.40.pdf ASUS KFN5-D SLI 5-11 Save your RAID configuration. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array. ...disk drives, make sure to RAID Mode and set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Launch the Silicon Image Array Management software from Windows® XP by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs > Silicon Image > Sam For details on...
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Software information 6-12 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 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.
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6.3.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications. You can also find this user guide. Click on an item to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 6-11 Click on the inside front cover of this information on an item to install. 6.3.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to install. 6.3.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.
6.3.3 Management Software menu The Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring applications. You can also find this user guide. Click on an item to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS KFN5-D SLI 6-11 Click on the inside front cover of this information on an item to install. 6.3.5 Contact information Click the Contact tab to install. 6.3.4 Utilities menu The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports.
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... Manager Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button Tool button 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. The ALC882 also includes the Realtek®...and play convenience. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio ...
... Manager Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button Tool button 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. The ALC882 also includes the Realtek®...and play convenience. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio ...