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... 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-13 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-22 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-28 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-30 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-33 5.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-41 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-41 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-42 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-49 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-49...
... 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-13 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-22 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-28 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-30 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-33 5.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-41 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-41 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-42 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-49 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-49...
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...;e�f�e�r��t�o� www.asus.com for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture -...Support (supports Windows® Vista only) Maximum shared memory of 512MB Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 Marvell®...;-�T�h�e��-G��o�) (continued on the next page) xi M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage AMD® Socket AM2...
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HDMI Interface HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is ideal for details. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface)... pages 2-25 and 2-31 for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for details. You can now talk to different destinations. The onboard 8-channel HD...
HDMI Interface HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is ideal for details. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF (SONY-PHILIPS Digital Interface)... pages 2-25 and 2-31 for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for details. You can now talk to different destinations. The onboard 8-channel HD...
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... a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the motherboard support DVD. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to ��rs� (7-pin SATA1-4 [red]; 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are set , refer to SATA 5-6 connectors. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors...
... a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the motherboard support DVD. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to ��rs� (7-pin SATA1-4 [red]; 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are set , refer to SATA 5-6 connectors. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors...
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... are not user-configurable. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Sets the sector addressing mode. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to [AHCI] or [RAID]. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. If you want to use SATA 5-6 connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item to configure a hard disk...
... are not user-configurable. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Sets the sector addressing mode. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to [AHCI] or [RAID]. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. If you want to use SATA 5-6 connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item to configure a hard disk...
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...65533;�[E�n��a�b�l�e�d�] HD Audio [Enabled] Allows you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to set the High-Definition audio function. If you ...[HD Audio] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select an item then press to SATA 5-6 connectors. SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on the audio standard that the front...
...65533;�[E�n��a�b�l�e�d�] HD Audio [Enabled] Allows you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to set the High-Definition audio function. If you ...[HD Audio] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select an item then press to SATA 5-6 connectors. SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on the audio standard that the front...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software informtion 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-41 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-49 ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series
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...floppy disk capacity limitation, when creating a RAID configuration under Windows® Vista, install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support CD/DVD through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device.... NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk. Find RAID driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe...
...floppy disk capacity limitation, when creating a RAID configuration under Windows® Vista, install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support CD/DVD through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device.... NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk. Find RAID driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe...
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...hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 Use of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 0+1 (RAID 10) is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning,... over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with one RAID controllers that allow you get all applications to hard disk drives that are not yet...
...hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 Use of the same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 0+1 (RAID 10) is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning,... over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with one RAID controllers that allow you get all applications to hard disk drives that are not yet...
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...make sure to set , first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set the necessary RAID items in the motherboard support DVD for details. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS. Select and ... the SATA signal cables. 3. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration > Serial-ATA Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard...
...make sure to set , first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set the necessary RAID items in the motherboard support DVD for details. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS. Select and ... the SATA signal cables. 3. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration > Serial-ATA Configuration" for six independent Serial ATA channels. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard...
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...; For detailed descriptions on your motherboard Support DVD. • When using Windows® XP operating system, make sure to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions�. NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-43 Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility To enter the NVIDIA® RAID utility: 1. These keys allow you...
...; For detailed descriptions on your motherboard Support DVD. • When using Windows® XP operating system, make sure to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions�. NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-43 Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility To enter the NVIDIA® RAID utility: 1. These keys allow you...
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... appears. low disk usage • 64 KB - Press select the Striping Block then press . Use the left or right arrow keys to create RAID set. The following submenu appears. The following screen appears. Press to assign the array disks. 4. The following submenu appears: 8K ↑ 16K ... you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring, use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for optimum performance. 3.` Press to select a RAID mode then press . All data on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB - Press to clear the selected disks or to 128 ...
... appears. low disk usage • 64 KB - Press select the Striping Block then press . Use the left or right arrow keys to create RAID set. The following submenu appears. The following screen appears. Press to assign the array disks. 4. The following submenu appears: 8K ↑ 16K ... you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring, use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for optimum performance. 3.` Press to select a RAID mode then press . All data on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB - Press to clear the selected disks or to 128 ...
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... of the screen. 6. The RAID Array details appear. Press to select a RAID array then press . Rebuilding a RAID array To rebuild a RAID array: 1. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Capacity XXX.XXGB XXX.XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 From the...
... of the screen. 6. The RAID Array details appear. Press to select a RAID array then press . Rebuilding a RAID array To rebuild a RAID array: 1. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Capacity XXX.XXGB XXX.XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 From the...
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... MIRROR XXX.XXG - The following screen appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild a RAID array. After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears. Rebuild array? [ENTER] OK [ESC] Cancel 4. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name...
... MIRROR XXX.XXG - The following screen appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild a RAID array. After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears. Rebuild array? [ENTER] OK [ESC] Cancel 4. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name...
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...: 1. Array Detail - The following confirmation message appears. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to delete a RAID array. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 ...a New Array menu appears. Press to select a RAID array then press . Take caution in using this array? [Y] YES [N] No 3. All data on the bottom of the screen. 2. Press to delete array or press to cancel. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-47 Delete this option. Array 1 : ...
...: 1. Array Detail - The following confirmation message appears. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to delete a RAID array. RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 ...a New Array menu appears. Press to select a RAID array then press . Take caution in using this array? [Y] YES [N] No 3. All data on the bottom of the screen. 2. Press to delete array or press to cancel. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-47 Delete this option. Array 1 : ...
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... Capacity XXX.XXGB XXX.XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the RAID drives will be lost! 5-48 Chapter 5: Software support Press to select a RAID array then press . Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - Clearing a disk data To clear disk data: 1. From... the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to clear disk. The RAID Array details appear. Press to clear the disk data or press to cancel. Take caution in using this option.
... Capacity XXX.XXGB XXX.XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the RAID drives will be lost! 5-48 Chapter 5: Software support Press to select a RAID array then press . Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - Clearing a disk data To clear disk data: 1. From... the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to clear disk. The RAID Array details appear. Press to clear the disk data or press to cancel. Take caution in using this option.
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...a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Boot your computer. 2. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Write-protect the floppy disk...driver disk without entering the OS: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-49 Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. ...
...a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Boot your computer. 2. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Write-protect the floppy disk...driver disk without entering the OS: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-49 Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. ...
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... 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation. Insert the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the optical drive/USB ...port. Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the ...
... 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation. Insert the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the optical drive/USB ...port. Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the ...