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... 4-25 4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration 4-26 4.4.6 SLI Configuration 4-31 4.5 Power menu 4-32 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type 4-32 4.5.2 ACPI APIC Support 4-32 4.5.3 APM Configuration 4-33 4.5.4 Hardware Monitor 4-35 4.6 Boot menu 4-37 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 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.6.5 Security 4-41 4.7 Tools menu 4-43 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-43 4.8 Exit menu 4-44 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing...
... 4-25 4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration 4-26 4.4.6 SLI Configuration 4-31 4.5 Power menu 4-32 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type 4-32 4.5.2 ACPI APIC Support 4-32 4.5.3 APM Configuration 4-33 4.5.4 Hardware Monitor 4-35 4.6 Boot menu 4-37 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 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.6.5 Security 4-41 4.7 Tools menu 4-43 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-43 4.8 Exit menu 4-44 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing...
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Chapter summary 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-11 4.3 Main menu 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu 4-20 4.5 Power menu 4-32 4.6 Boot menu 4-37 4.7 Tools menu 4-43 4.8 Exit menu 4-44 ASUS M2N4-SLI
Chapter summary 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-11 4.3 Main menu 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu 4-20 4.5 Power menu 4-32 4.6 Boot menu 4-37 4.7 Tools menu 4-43 4.8 Exit menu 4-44 ASUS M2N4-SLI
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...ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD.) 4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in case you to the optical drive. Save a copy of boot...3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. b. ASUS M2N4-SLI 4- Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to create a bootable floppy disk. Award BIOS Flash Utility ...44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. Windows® XP environment a. Click Start from the menu, then select Format. c. d. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format...
...ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or the motherboard support CD.) 4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in case you to the optical drive. Save a copy of boot...3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. b. ASUS M2N4-SLI 4- Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk to create a bootable floppy disk. Award BIOS Flash Utility ...44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. Windows® XP environment a. Click Start from the menu, then select Format. c. d. e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format...
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... floppy disk with FAT 32/16/12 format only. • Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! To update the BIOS using a DOS‑based utility. Then press . 4. Go to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart your motherboard. 2. When... file is found . ASUS M2N4-SLI 4- You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways: (1) Insert the floppy disk or USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Go to display the following. Save the BIOS file to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash...
... floppy disk with FAT 32/16/12 format only. • Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! To update the BIOS using a DOS‑based utility. Then press . 4. Go to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart your motherboard. 2. When... file is found . ASUS M2N4-SLI 4- You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways: (1) Insert the floppy disk or USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Go to display the following. Save the BIOS file to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash...
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... in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →...;←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Sub-menu items Legend bar 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit For changing the basic system ...
... in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →...;←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Sub-menu items Legend bar 4.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit For changing the basic system ...
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... the value of the Setup screen is not user-configurable. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on any menu screen means that is a legend bar. ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-13 Navigation Key Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down or - (minus) Page Up...
... the value of the Setup screen is not user-configurable. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on any menu screen means that is a legend bar. ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-13 Navigation Key Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down or - (minus) Page Up...
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... of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Tim System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE MasLteegracy Diskette A:[ST321122A] Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE MDaisstaebrled Secondary IDE S7l2a0vKe , 3.5 in . [ASUS CDS520/A] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] Second...
... of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit System Tim System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE MasLteegracy Diskette A:[ST321122A] Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE MDaisstaebrled Secondary IDE S7l2a0vKe , 3.5 in . [ASUS CDS520/A] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] .[.N.o.n.e][ ] Second...
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...Power Boot Exit System Tim System Date Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring Installed Memory Usable Memory 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-15 4.3 Main menu ...When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you an ...
...Power Boot Exit System Tim System Date Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring Installed Memory Usable Memory 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-15 4.3 Main menu ...When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you an ...
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...Main Advanced Power Boot Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration SLI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup ...Sychronization Mod [Auto] Disabled 200.0 100Mhz Auto Auto Auto Auto Select Menu Item Specific Help DPress [Enter] to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to select overclock profile F1:Help ESC: Exit ...
...Main Advanced Power Boot Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration SLI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup ...Sychronization Mod [Auto] Disabled 200.0 100Mhz Auto Auto Auto Auto Select Menu Item Specific Help DPress [Enter] to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to select overclock profile F1:Help ESC: Exit ...
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... all the devices in the system. Configuration options: [PCI] [PCI-E] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-25 technology. When set to use as the primary boot device. Function [Disabled] Enable or disables AMD Live! Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.4 PCIPnP Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIPnP Select Menu Plug & Play O/S Primary Display Adapter [No] [PCI] Item Specific...
... all the devices in the system. Configuration options: [PCI] [PCI-E] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-25 technology. When set to use as the primary boot device. Function [Disabled] Enable or disables AMD Live! Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.4 PCIPnP Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCIPnP Select Menu Plug & Play O/S Primary Display Adapter [No] [PCI] Item Specific...
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... [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu OnChip IDE Channel0[Enabled] Allows to disable or enable OnChip IDE Channel0 Configuration...Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration IDE Funtion Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Disabled] [...
... [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu OnChip IDE Channel0[Enabled] Allows to disable or enable OnChip IDE Channel0 Configuration...Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration IDE Funtion Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Disabled] [...
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... BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to display the configuration ... to change the settings for System Suspend. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and...
... BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to display the configuration ... to change the settings for System Suspend. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and...
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4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-37 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Select an item then press to change the system boot options. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup...
4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-37 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Select an item then press to change the system boot options. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup...
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...: Save and Exit 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up , or to exit this...
...: Save and Exit 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up , or to exit this...
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...] Allows you to enable or disable. When Enabled, the system skips certain tests while booting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-39 F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Case Open Warning [Enabled] Enables or disables the...
...] Allows you to enable or disable. When Enabled, the system skips certain tests while booting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-39 F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Case Open Warning [Enabled] Enables or disables the...
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...The following message appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! When prompted, confirm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press . ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-41 Type in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight (8) alpha-numeric characters, then press . 3. To...These fields allow you to change password. 4.6.6 Security Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Boot Settings Configuration Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Clear Clear [Setup] Select Menu Item Specific Help Supervisor password controls full access, to set passwords: To set a password...
...The following message appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! When prompted, confirm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press . ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-41 Type in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight (8) alpha-numeric characters, then press . 3. To...These fields allow you to change password. 4.6.6 Security Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Boot Settings Configuration Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Clear Clear [Setup] Select Menu Item Specific Help Supervisor password controls full access, to set passwords: To set a password...
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...TMP Note [Enter] Select [Tab] Switch [S] Save [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-43 See page 4-5 for details. The following screen appears if you to change the system boot options. Follow screen instructions to select [Yes] or [No] then press . Press to start EZ .... Select an item then press to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to display the sub-menu. 4.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you select [Yes].
...TMP Note [Enter] Select [Tab] Switch [S] Save [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS M2N4-SLI 4-43 See page 4-5 for details. The following screen appears if you to change the system boot options. Follow screen instructions to select [Yes] or [No] then press . Press to start EZ .... Select an item then press to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Select Menu Item Specific Help ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to display the sub-menu. 4.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you select [Yes].
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...from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are finished making your selections, choose this option from the legend bar to exit. When you do not want to save your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit... & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save the changes that you made to save changes and exit. ...
...from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are finished making your selections, choose this option from the legend bar to exit. When you do not want to save your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit... & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save the changes that you made to save changes and exit. ...
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... 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 details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA /133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS M2N4-SLI 5-17 Refer to the power connector on each hard disk... a RAID driver disk" for detailed information on each drive. Installing Parallel ATA hard disks To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration: 1. See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu".
... 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 details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA /133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS M2N4-SLI 5-17 Refer to the power connector on each hard disk... a RAID driver disk" for detailed information on each drive. Installing Parallel ATA hard disks To install IDE hard disks for a RAID configuration: 1. See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu".
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... become user‑configurable. 3. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to configure as RAID. To set the necessary RAID items in the NVIDIA® SLI southbridge chipset. Save your changes and Exit Setup. From the Advanced > Onboard Devices Configuration > NVRAID Configuration menu item in your motherboard support...
... become user‑configurable. 3. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to configure as RAID. To set the necessary RAID items in the NVIDIA® SLI southbridge chipset. Save your changes and Exit Setup. From the Advanced > Onboard Devices Configuration > NVRAID Configuration menu item in your motherboard support...