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...CD, simply insert the CD into your hardware. To enter Setup at start up: Press during POST to display the menus. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe To begin using the BIOS Setup utility. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you . The BIOS screens include navigation... Flash 2. Software support CD information This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating system (OS). Visit the ASUS website (www. To update the BIOS with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. If the welcome screen...
...CD, simply insert the CD into your hardware. To enter Setup at start up: Press during POST to display the menus. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe To begin using the BIOS Setup utility. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you . The BIOS screens include navigation... Flash 2. Software support CD information This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating system (OS). Visit the ASUS website (www. To update the BIOS with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. If the welcome screen...
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... 5-23 5.4 RAID configurations 5-27 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-28 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 vi
... 5-23 5.4 RAID configurations 5-27 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-28 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 vi
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...motherboard BIOS in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility allows you to : • Save the current BIOS... the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4- ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates...
...motherboard BIOS in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility allows you to : • Save the current BIOS... the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4- ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates...
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... in this chapter for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating systems (OS). Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. ... your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support CD ...
... in this chapter for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating systems (OS). Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. ... your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support CD ...
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...Format (PDF). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that the motherboard supports. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that enhances computer graphics and sound. This utility requires an Internet connection either through... Provider (ISP). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Tap for updates.
...Format (PDF). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that the motherboard supports. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that enhances computer graphics and sound. This utility requires an Internet connection either through... Provider (ISP). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Tap for updates.
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... you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI or JMicron® JMB363 SATA RAID driver disk. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your favorite music or sound as alarm. ASUS AI Gear The ASUS AI Gear application provides system performance options that allows you ...to set your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment. ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm allows you are away. View the online help for ...
... you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI or JMicron® JMB363 SATA RAID driver disk. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your favorite music or sound as alarm. ASUS AI Gear The ASUS AI Gear application provides system performance options that allows you ...to set your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment. ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm allows you are away. View the online help for ...
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..., click the Start button. Make sure the Control Panel is set to effect settings. button. The following dialog box appears. 5. Windows® 2000/XP 1. Double-click the Display icon in the support CD have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed,...'n' Quiet!™ Technology that will conveniently guide you through the installation. Reboot your computer and set it to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Click OK to Classic View. 3. Go to Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> AMD...
..., click the Start button. Make sure the Control Panel is set to effect settings. button. The following dialog box appears. 5. Windows® 2000/XP 1. Double-click the Display icon in the support CD have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed,...'n' Quiet!™ Technology that will conveniently guide you through the installation. Reboot your computer and set it to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Click OK to Classic View. 3. Go to Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> AMD...
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... healthy operating condition. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows ® desktop. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you turn it on the main window right handle. 5-10 Click to close or restore the Preference section... software-based, you of any problem with these components. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Place the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime ...
... healthy operating condition. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows ® desktop. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you turn it on the main window right handle. 5-10 Click to close or restore the Preference section... software-based, you of any problem with these components. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Place the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime ...
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... installing SoundMAX®. • Jack Retasking function works on the taskbar. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support CD that one of these operating systems is correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX® icon on High Definition front panel... to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. • You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this setup. • SoundMAX® requires Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP or later version.
... installing SoundMAX®. • Jack Retasking function works on the taskbar. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support CD that one of these operating systems is correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX® icon on High Definition front panel... to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. • You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this setup. • SoundMAX® requires Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP or later version.
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... Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit 3. See section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for Windows® OS installation. Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drives (HDDs) on your RAID configuration. 4. Install the JMB363..., preferably with the same model and capacity. • A white floppy disk • Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) • Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver Complete the following steps before you to set up your system. 2. 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration The...
... Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit 3. See section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for Windows® OS installation. Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drives (HDDs) on your RAID configuration. 4. Install the JMB363..., preferably with the same model and capacity. • A white floppy disk • Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) • Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver Complete the following steps before you to set up your system. 2. 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration The...
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... the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to complete process. 6. Insert floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP 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. To install the RAID driver: 1. Write-protect the floppy...
... the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to complete process. 6. Insert floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP 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. To install the RAID driver: 1. Write-protect the floppy...
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... sure that your system. See "9. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 6- Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. ATX power connectors" on page 2-29 for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit...
... sure that your system. See "9. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 6- Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. ATX power connectors" on page 2-29 for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit...
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... tab. 4. Click Properties to install the device drivers. 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 6- To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click...
... tab. 4. Click Properties to install the device drivers. 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 6- To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click...
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... Setup Wizard 5-24 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-30 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-39 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 vi
... Setup Wizard 5-24 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-30 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-39 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 vi
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... the BIOS version information. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB flash disk, or the motherboard support CD.) 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4- ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a bootable floppy...
... the BIOS version information. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB flash disk, or the motherboard support CD.) 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4- ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a bootable floppy...
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... hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Use the setup procedures presented in your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD...
... hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Use the setup procedures presented in your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD...
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...enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer in Windows® environment. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system...ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that enhances computer graphics and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver...
...enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer in Windows® environment. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system...ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that enhances computer graphics and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver...
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... that allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI or JMicron® JMB363 SATA/PATA RAID driver disk. 5- Chapter 5: Software support View the online help for your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items... Bring life to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment. Anti-virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you are away. ASUS AI Nap The ASUS AI Nap application allows you to minimize the...
... that allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI or JMicron® JMB363 SATA/PATA RAID driver disk. 5- Chapter 5: Software support View the online help for your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items... Bring life to overclock the CPU speed in Windows® environment. Anti-virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you are away. ASUS AI Nap The ASUS AI Nap application allows you to minimize the...
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... BIOS Setup. 5. Click OK to Classic View. 3. In the Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set it to [Enabled]. Windows® 2000/XP 1. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management. 6. Go to Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> AMD K8 Cool... Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. Click the Power... Make sure to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. 5- Chapter 5: Software support View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more...
... BIOS Setup. 5. Click OK to Classic View. 3. In the Power menu, select the item ACPI 2.0 Support and set it to [Enabled]. Windows® 2000/XP 1. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management. 6. Go to Advanced -> CPU Configuration -> AMD K8 Cool... Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. Click the Power... Make sure to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. 5- Chapter 5: Software support View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more...
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... then Control Panel. 2. button. 4. Click OK to effect settings. • Make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly... list box to your system loading. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Automatic Mode is the recommended setting. 6. Windows® 98 SE/Me 1. From the Energy saving features of monitor group, click the Settings... From the...
... then Control Panel. 2. button. 4. Click OK to effect settings. • Make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly... list box to your system loading. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Automatic Mode is the recommended setting. 6. Windows® 98 SE/Me 1. From the Energy saving features of monitor group, click the Settings... From the...