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... JBOD supported across Serial ATA drives via the onboard NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller Adaptec® AIC-8130 PCI-X SATA-II controller supports: - 4 x SATA-II 3Gb/s drives with RAID 0, RAID 1, ...RAID 10, and JBOD configurations - Zero-Channel RAID card (optional) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (on the rear panel) 6 x USB 2.0 ports (mid-board) Dual Onboard BCM5721 Gigabit PCI-E LAN controllers (continued on the next page) RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD configurations spanning - M2N-LR...
... JBOD supported across Serial ATA drives via the onboard NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller Adaptec® AIC-8130 PCI-X SATA-II controller supports: - 4 x SATA-II 3Gb/s drives with RAID 0, RAID 1, ...RAID 10, and JBOD configurations - Zero-Channel RAID card (optional) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (on the rear panel) 6 x USB 2.0 ports (mid-board) Dual Onboard BCM5721 Gigabit PCI-E LAN controllers (continued on the next page) RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD configurations spanning - M2N-LR...
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... Internal connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support six additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x 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 ...PXE Power requirement ATX power supply with 24-pin and 4-pin 12V plugs ATX 12V 2.0 compliant Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-Based Management (ASWM) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm...
... Internal connectors 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support six additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x 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 ...PXE Power requirement ATX power supply with 24-pin and 4-pin 12V plugs ATX 12V 2.0 compliant Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-Based Management (ASWM) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm...
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... list below. 1.2 Package contents Check 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 ATA power cables for buying an ASUS® M2N-LR Series motherboard! 1.1 Welcome! ASUS M2N-LR Series 1-
... list below. 1.2 Package contents Check 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 ATA power cables for buying an ASUS® M2N-LR Series motherboard! 1.1 Welcome! ASUS M2N-LR Series 1-
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Dual RAID solution (M2N-LR/SATA model only) Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to provide faster data bandwidth for your networking needs. The AIC 8130 controller supports four additional SATA connectors and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, ...solution using Serial ATA 300 hard disk drives. 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 IDE or Serial ATA devices. ASUS M2N-LR Series 1- USB 2.0 is backward ...
Dual RAID solution (M2N-LR/SATA model only) Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to provide faster data bandwidth for your networking needs. The AIC 8130 controller supports four additional SATA connectors and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, ...solution using Serial ATA 300 hard disk drives. 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 IDE or Serial ATA devices. ASUS M2N-LR Series 1- USB 2.0 is backward ...
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... AUX_PANEL1) 11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) Page 2-22 2-22 2-23 2-23 2-24 2-25 2-25 2-26 2-26 2-27 2-28 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V) 9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 8. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3...
... AUX_PANEL1) 11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) Page 2-22 2-22 2-23 2-23 2-24 2-25 2-25 2-26 2-26 2-27 2-28 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V) 9. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) 8. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3...
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M2N-LR/SATA ® FLOPPY1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the ... to PIN 1. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one end of the...cable to PIN 1. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is removed to configure your device. M2N-LR/SATA Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2. M2N-LR/SATA ® PRI_IDE1 M2N-LR/SATA IDE Connector PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually ...
M2N-LR/SATA ® FLOPPY1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the ... to PIN 1. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one end of the...cable to PIN 1. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is removed to configure your device. M2N-LR/SATA Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2. M2N-LR/SATA ® PRI_IDE1 M2N-LR/SATA IDE Connector PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually ...
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... RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND SATA2 M2N-LR/SATA SATA Connectors SATA4 SATA6 ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-23 In SATA mode, you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up the RAID configurations. Drive jumper setting Single device Two devices Cable-Select or Master...
... RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND SATA2 M2N-LR/SATA SATA Connectors SATA4 SATA6 ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-23 In SATA mode, you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up the RAID configurations. Drive jumper setting Single device Two devices Cable-Select or Master...
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...the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for easy connection. If an optional SATA add-in card is installed, the read from or written to the connector description below for details...The speaker allows you turn on the BIOS settings. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. M2N-LR/SATA ® PANEL1 M2N-LR/SATA System Panel Connector The system panel connector is for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. ...
...the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin connector is for easy connection. If an optional SATA add-in card is installed, the read from or written to the connector description below for details...The speaker allows you turn on the BIOS settings. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. M2N-LR/SATA ® PANEL1 M2N-LR/SATA System Panel Connector The system panel connector is for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. ...
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...Save a copy of the following utilities allow you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. b. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Do either one of ... Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. c. DOS environment a. d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4- Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted...
...Save a copy of the following utilities allow you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. b. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Do either one of ... Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. c. DOS environment a. d. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4- Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted...
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...1MB free space to update the BIOS file in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is your optical drive letter. In the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that you to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for ... 4: BIOS setup This utility also allows you created earlier. 2. Press , then follow screen instructions to the bootable floppy disk you to the optical drive. b. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert a formatted...
...1MB free space to update the BIOS file in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is your optical drive letter. In the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that you to save the file. • The succeeding BIOS screens are for ... 4: BIOS setup This utility also allows you created earlier. 2. Press , then follow screen instructions to the bootable floppy disk you to the optical drive. b. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert a formatted...
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... starts updating the BIOS. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash ...... done Writing flash ...... All rights reserved. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. done Advance Check ...... done Verifying flash .... WARNING!! Erasing flash ...... A:\>afudos /iM2N-LR.ROM /pbnc AMI Firmware Update Utility - All...
... starts updating the BIOS. Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Reading flash ...... done Writing flash ...... All rights reserved. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. done Advance Check ...... done Verifying flash .... WARNING!! Erasing flash ...... A:\>afudos /iM2N-LR.ROM /pbnc AMI Firmware Update Utility - All...
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...disk drive. 3. Checking for floppy... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Reading file "M2N-LR.ROM". Starting BIOS recovery... When found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Turn on the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. ASUS M2N-LR ...Series 4- Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to M2N-LR.ROM (M2N-LR model) or M2N-LR-S.ROM (M2N-LR/SATA model). You can cause system boot failure! 4. Start flashing... DO NOT ...
...disk drive. 3. Checking for floppy... Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Reading file "M2N-LR.ROM". Starting BIOS recovery... When found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Turn on the system. 2. Bad BIOS checksum. ASUS M2N-LR ...Series 4- Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to M2N-LR.ROM (M2N-LR model) or M2N-LR-S.ROM (M2N-LR/SATA model). You can cause system boot failure! 4. Start flashing... DO NOT ...
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.... 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup Floppy not found ! Reading file "M2N-LR.ROM". Completed. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. The utility displays... the original or updated BIOS file. Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the...
.... 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup Floppy not found ! Reading file "M2N-LR.ROM". Completed. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. The utility displays... the original or updated BIOS file. Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the...
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... CD that comes with the motherboard package. The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this utility. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4- The Drivers menu appears. 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. Quit all Windows®...an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Place the support CD in the optical...
... CD that comes with the motherboard package. The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this utility. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4- The Drivers menu appears. 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. Quit all Windows®...an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Place the support CD in the optical...
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...Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 0 Primary Channel SATA 0 Secondary Channel SATA 1 Primary Channel SATA 1 Secondary Channel SATA 2 Primary Channel SATA 2 Secondary Channel IDE Configuration System Information [04:00:03] [Fri 03/22/2002] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5...., giving you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you an overview of floppy drive installed. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to navigate through ...
...Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 0 Primary Channel SATA 0 Secondary Channel SATA 1 Primary Channel SATA 1 Secondary Channel SATA 2 Primary Channel SATA 2 Secondary Channel IDE Configuration System Information [04:00:03] [Fri 03/22/2002] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5...., giving you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you an overview of floppy drive installed. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to navigate through ...
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Select a device item, then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to display the IDE device information. Select [ARMD] (... if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data ...
Select a device item, then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to display the IDE device information. Select [ARMD] (... if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data ...
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...appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the corresponding type menu. 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to ... 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [PM-ST330620A] [PS-ASUS CD-S360] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the system. Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-35 Select an item then press to ...
...appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the corresponding type menu. 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to ... 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [PM-ST330620A] [PS-ASUS CD-S360] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the system. Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-35 Select an item then press to ...
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Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to change at any time without notice. Click an...in your computer. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you can install to run the CD. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 ... the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support CD are subject to the optical drive.
Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to change at any time without notice. Click an...in your computer. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you can install to run the CD. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 ... the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support CD are subject to the optical drive.
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... (Spanning) stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that of three identical hard disk drives for fault-tolerance as RAID sets. Use of the data in the other drive. If one drive to a second drive. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with RAID 1 segments whose segments are not yet configured...
... (Spanning) stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that of three identical hard disk drives for fault-tolerance as RAID sets. Use of the data in the other drive. If one drive to a second drive. ASUS M2N-LR Series 5- 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with RAID 1 segments whose segments are not yet configured...
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...CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the power connector on RAID configurations. Connect a SATA power cable to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section "5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports ...Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on each drive. Refer to the RAID controllers ...
...CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the power connector on RAID configurations. Connect a SATA power cable to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section "5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports ...Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on each drive. Refer to the RAID controllers ...