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...OS limitation, this motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration. Populated Populated Populated DIMM_B2 (black) - - - Populated Populated Populated Sockets DIMM_A2 (black) DIMM_B1 (yellow) - This limitation appears on Windows® XP/Vista 32-bit...Single-Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 (yellow) - Due to 16 GB on each slot. 64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64 Edition 2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information For optimum compatibility, it is then mapped for single-channel ...
...OS limitation, this motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration. Populated Populated Populated DIMM_B2 (black) - - - Populated Populated Populated Sockets DIMM_A2 (black) DIMM_B1 (yellow) - This limitation appears on Windows® XP/Vista 32-bit...Single-Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 (yellow) - Due to 16 GB on each slot. 64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64 Edition 2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information For optimum compatibility, it is then mapped for single-channel ...
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Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows XP® or later version. right angle side ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors, you are using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the ... bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. 3. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you...
Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows XP® or later version. right angle side ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors, you are using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the ... bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. 3. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you...
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...down the computer. 3. 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® Vista™: 1. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power ...switch for less than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. If you are using Windows® XP...
...down the computer. 3. 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® Vista™: 1. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power ...switch for less than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. If you are using Windows® XP...
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Windows® XP environment a. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. b. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to the floppy disk drive. e. DOS environment a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Click from the menu, ... floppy disk to the bootable floppy disk. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Click File from the Windows® desktop, then select Computer. b. e. Click Start from the format options field, then click Start. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. Do either one of the following to create...
Windows® XP environment a. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. b. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to the floppy disk drive. e. DOS environment a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. Click from the menu, ... floppy disk to the bootable floppy disk. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Click File from the Windows® desktop, then select Computer. b. e. Click Start from the format options field, then click Start. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. Do either one of the following to create...
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... reference only. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. ASUS M3N72-D 5-1 Click an icon to display support...
... reference only. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. ASUS M3N72-D 5-1 Click an icon to display support...
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...Windows® Vista, please install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD/DVD through the motherboard support DVD/DVD or a USB device. Find RAID driver in the support DVD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N72...-D 5-5 Click to display the next page Click to return to the previous page NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) ...
...Windows® Vista, please install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD/DVD through the motherboard support DVD/DVD or a USB device. Find RAID driver in the support DVD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N72...-D 5-5 Click to display the next page Click to return to the previous page NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) ...
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... Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. From the Windows® XP operating system, click Start. Select Settings > Control Panel. 2. Windows® XP 1. The following dialogue box appears. 5. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management. 6. ASUS M3N72-D 5-11 See section 4.4 Advanced menu. 3. Click the Power button. Double-click the...
... Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. From the Windows® XP operating system, click Start. Select Settings > Control Panel. 2. Windows® XP 1. The following dialogue box appears. 5. From the Power schemes combo list box, select Minimal Power Management. 6. ASUS M3N72-D 5-11 See section 4.4 Advanced menu. 3. Click the Power button. Double-click the...
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.... If you are using Windows® Vista, click the Start button. ASUS M3N72-D 5-13 To launch the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ program: 1. If you are using Windows® XP, click the Start button. Refer to view your system's real-time CPU Frequency and voltage. Launching the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software The motherboard support CD/DVD includes the...
.... If you are using Windows® Vista, click the Start button. ASUS M3N72-D 5-13 To launch the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ program: 1. If you are using Windows® XP, click the Start button. Refer to view your system's real-time CPU Frequency and voltage. Launching the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software The motherboard support CD/DVD includes the...
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Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Information button Information Click the information button ( ) to minimize the window. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 5-18 Chapter 5: Software support B.
Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Information button Information Click the information button ( ) to minimize the window. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 5-18 Chapter 5: Software support B.
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...DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. JBOD (Spanning) stands for this setup. For Windows XP, If you want to boot the system from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity... or other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for details. 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI chipset that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the...
...DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. JBOD (Spanning) stands for this setup. For Windows XP, If you want to boot the system from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity... or other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for details. 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI chipset that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the...
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... SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. • Make sure to re-enter your motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP operating system, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 750a SLI chipset. Setting ...-On Self-Test (POST) to [RAID]. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43 To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on RAID configurations. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ...
... SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. • Make sure to re-enter your motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP operating system, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 750a SLI chipset. Setting ...-On Self-Test (POST) to [RAID]. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43 To install the SATA hard disks for detailed information on RAID configurations. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ...
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... process. The following screen appears. After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears. You will need to enter Window® XP and run the NVIDIA utility in order to rebuild a RAID array. ASUS M3N72-D 5-47 Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Press to start rebuilding array or press to rebuild, then press . Select Disk...
... process. The following screen appears. After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears. You will need to enter Window® XP and run the NVIDIA utility in order to rebuild a RAID array. ASUS M3N72-D 5-47 Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Press to start rebuilding array or press to rebuild, then press . Select Disk...
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...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® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.... Go to the Make Disk menu, then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver to install...
...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® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.... Go to the Make Disk menu, then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver to install...