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... your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you are not sure about the voltage...
... your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you are not sure about the voltage...
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...Serial ATA connectors 10 x Serial ATA connectors (M2N-LR/SATA model only) 2 x CPU fan connectors 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Power supply SMBus connector 1 x Serial port (COM2) 1 x SMBus header for back-plane 1 x auxiliary panel connector 1 x system panel connector Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Serial port (COM1) 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Parallel port (LPT1) 1 x VGA port Special features ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (boot from CD-ROM) ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash...
...Serial ATA connectors 10 x Serial ATA connectors (M2N-LR/SATA model only) 2 x CPU fan connectors 2 x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x Power supply SMBus connector 1 x Serial port (COM2) 1 x SMBus header for back-plane 1 x auxiliary panel connector 1 x system panel connector Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Serial port (COM1) 2 x LAN (RJ-45) ports USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Parallel port (LPT1) 1 x VGA port Special features ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (boot from CD-ROM) ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash...
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... User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables ASUS M2N-LR Series motherboard 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable M2N-LR model: 3 x Serial ATA power cables for six devices Accessories Application CD Documentation M2N-LR/SATA model: 5 x Serial...
... User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables ASUS M2N-LR Series motherboard 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable M2N-LR model: 3 x Serial ATA power cables for six devices Accessories Application CD Documentation M2N-LR/SATA model: 5 x Serial...
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... sharing requirements. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA 300 hard disk drives. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (M2N-LR/SATA model only) The motherboard supports the optional Zero Channel RAID card in PCI-X for a multi-RAID solution using...
... sharing requirements. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA 300 hard disk drives. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) solution (M2N-LR/SATA model only) The motherboard supports the optional Zero Channel RAID card in PCI-X for a multi-RAID solution using...
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... DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 M2N-LR/SATA 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may detect less than 8 GB of system memory when you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules. • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets...
... DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 M2N-LR/SATA 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may detect less than 8 GB of system memory when you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules. • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets...
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... card. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the slot. 5. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the next page. 3. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Failure...
... card. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the slot. 5. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the next page. 3. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Failure...
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... using a 3-pin fan cable plug, or to the CPU fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2). M2N-LR/SATA ® CPU_FAN1 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND CPU_FAN2 GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 M2N-LR/SATA CPU Fan Connectors ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-19 CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug to pins 2-3 if you to enable or disable the onboard ATI ES1000 graphics controller. M2N-LR/SATA ® VGA_EN1 M2N-LR/SATA VGA Setting 12 Enable (Default) 23 Disable 5. 4. VGA Graphics controller setting...
... using a 3-pin fan cable plug, or to the CPU fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2). M2N-LR/SATA ® CPU_FAN1 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND CPU_FAN2 GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 M2N-LR/SATA CPU Fan Connectors ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-19 CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug to pins 2-3 if you to enable or disable the onboard ATI ES1000 graphics controller. M2N-LR/SATA ® VGA_EN1 M2N-LR/SATA VGA Setting 12 Enable (Default) 23 Disable 5. 4. VGA Graphics controller setting...
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... can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to Chapter 5 for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up the RAID configurations. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6) Supported by default. Refer to these connectors, enable the RAID function of each port from the nVIDIA RAID Setup sub-menu item in the BIOS. See section "4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration" for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. If any device jumper is removed to match the covered hole...
... can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to Chapter 5 for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up the RAID configurations. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6) Supported by default. Refer to these connectors, enable the RAID function of each port from the nVIDIA RAID Setup sub-menu item in the BIOS. See section "4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration" for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. If any device jumper is removed to match the covered hole...
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... user-configurable. Select a device item, then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : Supported Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] The BIOS automatically detects...
... user-configurable. Select a device item, then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : Supported Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] The BIOS automatically detects...
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...] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. OnBoard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables primary IDE controllers. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Device 0] [Device 0/1] [Device 0/1/2] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.5 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you wish to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the...
...] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. OnBoard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables primary IDE controllers. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Device 0] [Device 0/1] [Device 0/1/2] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.5 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you wish to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the...
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When set to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function [Disabled] Enables or disables the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology. Memory Controller Southbridge/MCP55 Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Memory Options & Information ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-19 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to Discrete, the BIOS leaves the PCI hole below sections may cause system to malfunction. Set to Continuous to display the sub-menu. Select an item...
When set to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function [Disabled] Enables or disables the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology. Memory Controller Southbridge/MCP55 Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Memory Options & Information ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-19 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to Discrete, the BIOS leaves the PCI hole below sections may cause system to malfunction. Set to Continuous to display the sub-menu. Select an item...
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...] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECC Configuration The ECC configuration menu allows you to correct the DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur. Configuration oEpStiConsEx: i[Dt isabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC Mode (or ECC Chip Kill) [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC chip kill feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT feature that allows the hFFa11r0dwGSaearnveeetroaalnrdeHpeEolxrpittand correct memory errors automatically. Change Option Enables or...
...] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECC Configuration The ECC configuration menu allows you to correct the DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur. Configuration oEpStiConsEx: i[Dt isabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC Mode (or ECC Chip Kill) [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC chip kill feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT feature that allows the hFFa11r0dwGSaearnveeetroaalnrdeHpeEolxrpittand correct memory errors automatically. Change Option Enables or...
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...options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to configure the Remote Access type and and parameters. When set to [Boot Loader], console redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader. When enabled, the following Remote Access types and parameters appear. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-29 Configuration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] When set to [Always], redirection is turned off after POST. 4.4.7 Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you...
...options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Serial port number [COM1] Allows you to configure the Remote Access type and and parameters. When set to [Boot Loader], console redirection is active during POST and during Boot Loader. When enabled, the following Remote Access types and parameters appear. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Boot Loader] [Always] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-29 Configuration options: [None] [Hardware] [Software] Redirection After BIOS POST [Always] When set to [Always], redirection is turned off after POST. 4.4.7 Remote Access Configuration The items in this menu allows you...
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... to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-31 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Do not change the ACPI APIC support after you have installed the operating system (OS), otherwise, a boot failure may occur. 4.5.2 ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] Allows you to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to change the settings for...
... to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-31 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Do not change the ACPI APIC support after you have installed the operating system (OS), otherwise, a boot failure may occur. 4.5.2 ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] Allows you to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to change the settings for...
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... settings. Select an item then press to disabled password. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you successfully set your BIOS password, you set a password, this item shows Installed. again to display the configuration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to trap Interrupt 19. Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to set or change the supervisor password. ASUS M2N-LR...
... settings. Select an item then press to disabled password. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you successfully set your BIOS password, you set a password, this item shows Installed. again to display the configuration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to trap Interrupt 19. Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to set or change the supervisor password. ASUS M2N-LR...
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... to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to change the user password. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Confirm the password when prompted. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] to the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this...
... to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to change the user password. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Confirm the password when prompted. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] to the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this...
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... drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of Disks and refers to the entire system. JBOD (Spanning) stands for this setup. RAID 10 is required for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to hard disk drives that are RAID 1 arrays. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- Use...
... drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of Disks and refers to the entire system. JBOD (Spanning) stands for this setup. RAID 10 is required for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to hard disk drives that are RAID 1 arrays. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- Use...
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... Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu." 5-10 Chapter 5: Software support For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the RAID controllers user manual in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in the motherboard support CD for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks...
... Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu." 5-10 Chapter 5: Software support For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the RAID controllers user manual in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in the motherboard support CD for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks...
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... the BIOS before setting your motherboard support CD. • When using Windows 2000 operating system, make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. From the Main > IDE Configuration menu item in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for details. 4. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.3.5 IDE Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; ASUS M2N-LR...
... the BIOS before setting your motherboard support CD. • When using Windows 2000 operating system, make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. From the Main > IDE Configuration menu item in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for details. 4. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.3.5 IDE Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; ASUS M2N-LR...
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... required when installing Windows® 2000/2003 operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert floppy disk to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Due to floppy disk drive. 5. Refer to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to section "5.2.4 Make Disk menu...
... required when installing Windows® 2000/2003 operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert floppy disk to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Due to floppy disk drive. 5. Refer to avoid computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to section "5.2.4 Make Disk menu...