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...configurations 5-14 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 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-33 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate 5-34... 5.4 RAID configurations 5-42 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-42 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-43 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-50 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-50 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
...configurations 5-14 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 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-33 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate 5-34... 5.4 RAID configurations 5-42 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-42 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-43 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-50 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-50 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
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...x1 slots 2 x PCI 2.2 slots 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interface 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Use SATA 1-4 for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred..., OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0 - Hybrid SLI Support (For Windows Vista only) - Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron... Supports HDMI™ Technology with HDCP compliant with max. Supports D-Sub with max. M3N72-D specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio...
...x1 slots 2 x PCI 2.2 slots 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interface 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Use SATA 1-4 for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred..., OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0 - Hybrid SLI Support (For Windows Vista only) - Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron... Supports HDMI™ Technology with HDCP compliant with max. Supports D-Sub with max. M3N72-D specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio...
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...M3N72-D specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O Internal I/O connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x VGA connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA... BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2 Support DVD contents Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x ...
...M3N72-D specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O Internal I/O connectors 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x VGA connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA... BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2 Support DVD contents Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x ...
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...you with the highest-quality home theater experience. See page 2-24 and 6-5 for two SATA connectors. It allows RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 configurations for details. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on select GeForce GPUs. See page 2-31 ...storage peripherals, and other PC portable devices. DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high quality visuals for details. This motherboard is bundled with M3N series motherboard GPUs. See page 2-23 for details. See page 2-26 and 2-33 for details. ASUS M3N72-D 1-3
...you with the highest-quality home theater experience. See page 2-24 and 6-5 for two SATA connectors. It allows RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 configurations for details. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on select GeForce GPUs. See page 2-31 ...storage peripherals, and other PC portable devices. DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high quality visuals for details. This motherboard is bundled with M3N series motherboard GPUs. See page 2-23 for details. See page 2-26 and 2-33 for details. ASUS M3N72-D 1-3
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...power and noise when you to suit your PC! See page 2-26 and 2-27 for details. 1.3.2 ASUS unique features ASUS Express Gate Just 5 seconds to your partners on USB devices or SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC... format, and therefore well preserves signal quality. See page 5-30 for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to the OS environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. You can now talk to boot up...
...power and noise when you to suit your PC! See page 2-26 and 2-27 for details. 1.3.2 ASUS unique features ASUS Express Gate Just 5 seconds to your partners on USB devices or SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC... format, and therefore well preserves signal quality. See page 5-30 for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to the OS environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. You can now talk to boot up...
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... shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - USB 1.0 controller 2 - - - Onboard SATA - - - - USB 1.0 controller 1 - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - shared - - - - Redirect to IRQ#9 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13...14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - -
... shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - USB 1.0 controller 2 - - - Onboard SATA - - - - USB 1.0 controller 1 - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - shared - - - - Redirect to IRQ#9 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13...14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - -
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...to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Or you are using Windows XP® or later...; Due to chipset limitation, when set to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 3. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors, you intend to SATA device. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration through ...
...to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Or you are using Windows XP® or later...; Due to chipset limitation, when set to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 3. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors, you intend to SATA device. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration through ...
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... DDR2-800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: DVD-RW 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are designed to the Recommended... Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator. The power supply plugs are for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (500W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and...
... DDR2-800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: DVD-RW 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are designed to the Recommended... Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator. The power supply plugs are for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (500W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and...
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...Selects the type of fixed disk connected to recognize the installed hard disk. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to display the SATA device information. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. There is installed in the system. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk.../2/3/4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk cylinders. These items show 0 if no SATA device is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. This item is not configurable. This item is not configurable. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
...Selects the type of fixed disk connected to recognize the installed hard disk. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to display the SATA device information. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. There is installed in the system. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk.../2/3/4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk cylinders. These items show 0 if no SATA device is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. This item is not configurable. This item is not configurable. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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Configuration options: [Auto] [Disable]. ASUS M3N72-D 4-21 Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2 533] [DDR2 667] [DDR2 800] [DDR2 1066] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to virtually function as ...] x Frame Buffer Size 128M Onboard GPU [Auto] K8NB HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help Hybrid Support [Disable] Allows you install a Hybrid SLIsupport graphics card. Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection...
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disable]. ASUS M3N72-D 4-21 Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2 533] [DDR2 667] [DDR2 800] [DDR2 1066] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to virtually function as ...] x Frame Buffer Size 128M Onboard GPU [Auto] K8NB HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help Hybrid Support [Disable] Allows you install a Hybrid SLIsupport graphics card. Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection...
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... the onboard GPU even if the system detects any external graphics card. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Down Spread] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Allows you to set the iGPU Frame Buffer Control item to [Manual] and allows you to adjust the... SATA spread spectrum setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] Frame Buffer Size [128M] This item becomes user-configurable when...graphics card. Set this item vary depending on the total memory size you install on the motherboard.
... the onboard GPU even if the system detects any external graphics card. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Down Spread] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Allows you to set the iGPU Frame Buffer Control item to [Manual] and allows you to adjust the... SATA spread spectrum setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] Frame Buffer Size [128M] This item becomes user-configurable when...graphics card. Set this item vary depending on the total memory size you install on the motherboard.
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... Item Specific Help IDE Function Setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] ... Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] Maximum Payload Size [4096] Sets maximum TLP payload size...
... Item Specific Help IDE Function Setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] ... Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] Maximum Payload Size [4096] Sets maximum TLP payload size...
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... performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA ports to select the onboard Serial ATA type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS M3N72-D 4-25 MCP Storage Config Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP Storage ...Config SATA Operation Mode [IDE] Select Menu Item Specific Help SATA Operation Mode [IDE] Allows you to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. ...
... performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of SATA ports to select the onboard Serial ATA type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS M3N72-D 4-25 MCP Storage Config Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility MCP Storage ...Config SATA Operation Mode [IDE] Select Menu Item Specific Help SATA Operation Mode [IDE] Allows you to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. ...
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Find RAID driver in the support DVD/DVD through the motherboard support DVD/DVD or a USB device. Due to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to floppy disc capacity limitation, when creating ... driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N72-D 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create NVIDIA AHCI driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. Click to display...
Find RAID driver in the support DVD/DVD through the motherboard support DVD/DVD or a USB device. Due to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to floppy disc capacity limitation, when creating ... driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N72-D 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create NVIDIA AHCI driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. Click to display...
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...install Express Gate on SATA HDDs (IDE mode). The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, you will be slower than installed on SATA HDDs. Select the language for Express Gate appears. Click Next to continue. 6. 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is recommended... to install Express Gate in the BIOS to [IDE] before installing ASUS Express Gate . • ASUS Express Gate supports installation...
...install Express Gate on SATA HDDs (IDE mode). The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, you will be slower than installed on SATA HDDs. Select the language for Express Gate appears. Click Next to continue. 6. 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is recommended... to install Express Gate in the BIOS to [IDE] before installing ASUS Express Gate . • ASUS Express Gate supports installation...
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...-Test (POST) to the power connector on RAID configurations. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of... when creating a disk array. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to [RAID]. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43 To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on each drive...
...-Test (POST) to the power connector on RAID configurations. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of... when creating a disk array. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to [RAID]. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43 To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on each drive...
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...the optical drive." 7. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support CD/DVD into the optical drive. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete ...RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support CD/ DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows...
...the optical drive." 7. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support CD/DVD into the optical drive. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete ...RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support CD/ DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows...
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...for GeForce Boost on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Visit www.asus.com for details. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset Select Menu Hybrid Support [Auto] iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] x ...HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto]. The Hybrid SLI icon...
...for GeForce Boost on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Visit www.asus.com for details. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset Select Menu Hybrid Support [Auto] iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] x ...HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto]. The Hybrid SLI icon...