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...4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Utility 4-5 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility 4-7 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 Navigation keys 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 4-12 4.2.8 General help 4-12 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.3.1 System Time 4-13 4.3.2 System Date 4-13 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/SATA 4-14 4.3.5 IDE...
...4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 AFUDOS utility 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Utility 4-5 4.1.4 ASUS Update utility 4-7 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 Navigation keys 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 4-12 4.2.8 General help 4-12 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.3.1 System Time 4-13 4.3.2 System Date 4-13 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/SATA 4-14 4.3.5 IDE...
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... 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 - M2N-LR specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage USB DUAL LAN Socket ...system memory 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slots (x16 Link) 1 x PCI slot (33MHz/32-bit/3.3V) 2 x PCI-X slots MCP55P supports: - 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA 300/150/133/100 devices - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors support six Serial ATA devices - RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
... 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 - M2N-LR specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage USB DUAL LAN Socket ...system memory 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slots (x16 Link) 1 x PCI slot (33MHz/32-bit/3.3V) 2 x PCI-X slots MCP55P supports: - 1 x IDE connector for up to two Ultra DMA 300/150/133/100 devices - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors support six Serial ATA devices - RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
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... summary 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 ... 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...
... summary 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 ... 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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... packets. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the.... With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for six SATA.
... packets. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with dual-RAID functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the.... With an integrated low-latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology-based system bus, the motherboard provides a powerful platform for six SATA.
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... SLI allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5 configuration for a multi-RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices. Dual Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with USB 1.1. ASUS M2N-LR Series 1- The AIC 8130 controller supports four additional SATA connectors and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. These network controllers use the PCI...
... SLI allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD, and RAID 5 configuration for a multi-RAID solution using IDE or Serial ATA devices. Dual Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with USB 1.1. ASUS M2N-LR Series 1- The AIC 8130 controller supports four additional SATA connectors and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. These network controllers use the PCI...
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USB connector (10-pin USB34, USB56, USB78) 7. IDE connector (40-pin PRI_IDE) 3. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 10. CPU Front and Rear fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1/2, FRONT_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2) 5 Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin ...
USB connector (10-pin USB34, USB56, USB78) 7. IDE connector (40-pin PRI_IDE) 3. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1) 10. CPU Front and Rear fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1/2, FRONT_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2) 5 Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin ...
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The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x 16 slot. ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-15 Redirect to IRQ#9 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS...PCI Steering* 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 * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that comply...
The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x 16 slot. ASUS M2N-LR Series 2-15 Redirect to IRQ#9 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS...PCI Steering* 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 * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that comply...
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...M2N-LR/SATA ® PRI_IDE1 M2N-LR/SATA IDE Connector PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N-LR/SATA ® FLOPPY1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. M2N-LR/SATA Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE...5 on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Floppy disk drive connector...
...M2N-LR/SATA ® PRI_IDE1 M2N-LR/SATA IDE Connector PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N-LR/SATA ® FLOPPY1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. M2N-LR/SATA Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE...5 on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Floppy disk drive connector...
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... RSATA_TXP6 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 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 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6) Supported by... default. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration. See section "4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration" for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. In SATA...
... RSATA_TXP6 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 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 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, SATA6) Supported by... default. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration. See section "4.4.7 Onboard Device Configuration" for Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE devices. In SATA...
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Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. If an optional SATA add-in card is installed, the read from or written to the HDD. The IDE LED lights up when you to the SATA add-in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin ...of any device connected to hear system beeps and warnings. • Power/Soft-off the system power. 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N-LR/SATA ® PANEL1 M2N-LR/SATA System Panel Connector The system panel connector is for easy connection. The system power LED lights up or flashes when data is for the...
Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. If an optional SATA add-in card is installed, the read from or written to the HDD. The IDE LED lights up when you to the SATA add-in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin HDDLED) This 2-pin ...of any device connected to hear system beeps and warnings. • Power/Soft-off the system power. 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N-LR/SATA ® PANEL1 M2N-LR/SATA System Panel Connector The system panel connector is for easy connection. The system power LED lights up or flashes when data is for the...
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... [+] or [-] to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-11 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help System Time System 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...
... [+] or [-] to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-11 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help System Time System 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...
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System Time System 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 Refer to section "4.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how...
System Time System 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 Refer to section "4.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how...
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... the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. There is installed in the system. Setting to display the IDE device information. Select a device item, then press to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was ... Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Primary...
... the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. There is installed in the system. Setting to display the IDE device information. Select a device item, then press to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was ... Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Primary...
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...) ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Enabled] [Device 0/1/2] [Disabled] [35] [Host] DISABLED: disables the intergrated IDE Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Serial-ATA Devices [Device 0/1/2] Enables or disables the SATA0/1/2 IDE Interfaces. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Device 0] [Device 0/1] [Device 0/1/2] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-15 Select an item then press if you to configure the item. Configuration options...
...) ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Enabled] [Device 0/1/2] [Disabled] [35] [Host] DISABLED: disables the intergrated IDE Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Serial-ATA Devices [Device 0/1/2] Enables or disables the SATA0/1/2 IDE Interfaces. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Device 0] [Device 0/1] [Device 0/1/2] ASUS M2N-LR Series 4-15 Select an item then press if you to configure the item. Configuration options...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for detecting 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA0 Secondary Channel [Disabled] Sets the ...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for detecting 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA0 Secondary Channel [Disabled] Sets the ...
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...IDE Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to configure as RAID. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS set the BIOS RAID items: 1. ASUS M2N-LR... Series 5-11 Select and enable the SATA drive(s) that you want to enter the BIOS Setup Utility...
...IDE Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to configure as RAID. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS set the BIOS RAID items: 1. ASUS M2N-LR... Series 5-11 Select and enable the SATA drive(s) that you want to enter the BIOS Setup Utility...