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..., stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ... is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; E2651 Revised Edition V2 June 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY ...
..., stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ... is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; E2651 Revised Edition V2 June 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY ...
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... 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-4 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-8 5.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 5-8 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II 5-10 5.3.3 ASUS Music Alarm 5-16 5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap 5-19 5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 5-20 5.3.6 SoundMAX®... 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...
... 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-4 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-8 5.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 5-8 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II 5-10 5.3.3 ASUS Music Alarm 5-16 5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap 5-19 5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 5-20 5.3.6 SoundMAX®... 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...
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... power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using an adpater or extension cord. If possible, disconnect all power cables from connectors...
... power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are using an adpater or extension cord. If possible, disconnect all power cables from connectors...
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...: means that you must press the enclosed key. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.
...: means that you must press the enclosed key. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.
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...mode for IDE device. If the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection is installed in the system. Configuration ...Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). These values are not user‑configurable. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-15 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices.
...mode for IDE device. If the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection is installed in the system. Configuration ...Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). These values are not user‑configurable. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-15 4.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices.
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... information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to active. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to [Manual]. Access Mode [Auto] The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives...
... information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to active. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to [Manual]. Access Mode [Auto] The default [Auto] allows automatic detection of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives...
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... either one of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to individually set overclocking parameters. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-19 Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for the system. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to...
... either one of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to individually set overclocking parameters. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-19 Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for the system. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to...
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... unstable. The BIOS auto-detects the value of this happens, revert to set the operating DDR2 voltage. The values range from 200.0 to [Manual]. DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] Allows you to [AI N.O.S.] N.O.S. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10...default setting. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the clock generator to set AI Tuning to 400.0. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. Standard ...
... unstable. The BIOS auto-detects the value of this happens, revert to set the operating DDR2 voltage. The values range from 200.0 to [Manual]. DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] Allows you to [AI N.O.S.] N.O.S. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10...default setting. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the clock generator to set AI Tuning to 400.0. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. Standard ...
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... to configure non-boot devices. When set to [No], the BIOS configures all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Set to [Manual] if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. IRQ Resources ...-11 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. When set to [Manual]. 4.4.6 PCIPnP Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [No] [Auto] Select Menu Item ...
... to configure non-boot devices. When set to [No], the BIOS configures all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Set to [Manual] if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. IRQ Resources ...-11 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. When set to [Manual]. 4.4.6 PCIPnP Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [No] [Auto] Select Menu Item ...
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Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Make JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA® Serial ATA RAID driver disk .../64-bit system. Make nVidia 32bit SATA RAID Driver Make nVidia 64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB363 RAID driver disk. 5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user...
Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Make JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an NVIDIA® Serial ATA RAID driver disk .../64-bit system. Make nVidia 32bit SATA RAID Driver Make nVidia 64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB363 RAID driver disk. 5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5- Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user...
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See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu." 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Refer to the power connector on RAID configurations. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the .... 2. 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 the motherboard support CD for a RAID configuration: 1. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks...
See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu." 5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Refer to the power connector on RAID configurations. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the .... 2. 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 the motherboard support CD for a RAID configuration: 1. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks...
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... hard disk drives, make sure to install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions. Make sure to re-enter your RAID configuration. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5-29 It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for details. 4. See section "4.4.7 IDE Configuration" for six independent ...your RAID setup. • For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA® RAID configuration, refer to the "NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID User's Manual" found in the BIOS before setting your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations The ...
... hard disk drives, make sure to install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions. Make sure to re-enter your RAID configuration. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5-29 It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for details. 4. See section "4.4.7 IDE Configuration" for six independent ...your RAID setup. • For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA® RAID configuration, refer to the "NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID User's Manual" found in the BIOS before setting your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations The ...
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...ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. 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. ii Product warranty or service will...FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
...ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. 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. ii Product warranty or service will...FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
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... 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-37 4.6.2 Removable Drives 4-38 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-38 4.6.4 CDROM Drives 4-38 4.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.6.6 Security 4-40 4.7 Tools menu 4-42 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 4-42 4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-44 4.7.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-46 4.8 Exit menu 4-47 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu...
... 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-37 4.6.2 Removable Drives 4-38 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-38 4.6.4 CDROM Drives 4-38 4.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.6.6 Security 4-40 4.7 Tools menu 4-42 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 4-42 4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-44 4.7.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-46 4.8 Exit menu 4-47 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu...
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... connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer.
... connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer.
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... prevent damage to the components when trying to select. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must press two or more keys...
... prevent damage to the components when trying to select. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must press two or more keys...
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... IDE devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA Mode [Auto] Disables or sets the UDMA mode. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-15 There is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. Mode0 through 4 for each IDE device. PIO Mode [Auto] Sets the PIO mode for... BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Select [Auto] to display the IDE device information. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters.
... IDE devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA Mode [Auto] Disables or sets the UDMA mode. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-15 There is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. Mode0 through 4 for each IDE device. PIO Mode [Auto] Sets the PIO mode for... BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Select [Auto] to display the IDE device information. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters.
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... Shows the Transfer mode. This is not configurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to [Manual]. Select [CHS] for this item if you can write or read /write heads. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders.
... Shows the Transfer mode. This is not configurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to [Manual]. Select [CHS] for this item if you can write or read /write heads. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders.
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...-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for the system. Selct either one of CPU overclocking options to malfunction. Phoenix-Award BIOS...Configuration AI NET2 PEG Link Mode CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Adjust system frequency/ voltage. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-19 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to individually set overclocking parameters. F1:Help ↑↓ : Select...
...-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for the system. Selct either one of CPU overclocking options to malfunction. Phoenix-Award BIOS...Configuration AI NET2 PEG Link Mode CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Adjust system frequency/ voltage. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 4-19 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to individually set overclocking parameters. F1:Help ↑↓ : Select...
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... user-configurable when you set AI Tuning to [AI N.O.S.] N.O.S. The following item becomes user-configurable when you to set AI Tuning to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.80V] [1.85V] [1.90V] ~ [2.50V] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If this item. Standard AI ...the value of this happens, revert to [AI Overclocking]. DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] Allows you set the operating DDR2 voltage. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] ...
... user-configurable when you set AI Tuning to [AI N.O.S.] N.O.S. The following item becomes user-configurable when you to set AI Tuning to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.80V] [1.85V] [1.90V] ~ [2.50V] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If this item. Standard AI ...the value of this happens, revert to [AI Overclocking]. DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] Allows you set the operating DDR2 voltage. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] ...