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...less than 3GB is supported by AM2+ CPUs only. Supports DVI Technology with max. Hybrid SLI Support (For Windows Vista only) - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader ... - Supports up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz - resolution up to www.asus.com or this user manual for IDE mode) NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, and JBOD NVIDIA ... Lists). ** When installing total memory of less than 3GB. Supports D-Sub with max. M3N72-D specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio AMD...
...less than 3GB is supported by AM2+ CPUs only. Supports DVI Technology with max. Hybrid SLI Support (For Windows Vista only) - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader ... - Supports up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz - resolution up to www.asus.com or this user manual for IDE mode) NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, and JBOD NVIDIA ... Lists). ** When installing total memory of less than 3GB. Supports D-Sub with max. M3N72-D specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio AMD...
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...environment. VGA configuration Single VGA/PCIe card Dual VGA/PCIe card PCI Express operating mode PCIex16_1 PCIex16_2 x16 x8 x8 x8 • Currently, only Windows® Vista operation system supports Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT and GeForce®... Hybird Power function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more information about Hybrid SLI™ support. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 for the...
...environment. VGA configuration Single VGA/PCIe card Dual VGA/PCIe card PCI Express operating mode PCIex16_1 PCIex16_2 x16 x8 x8 x8 • Currently, only Windows® Vista operation system supports Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT and GeForce®... Hybird Power function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more information about Hybrid SLI™ support. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 for the...
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...ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 Make sure to SATA 5-6 connectors. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration through the onboard NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI controller. • SATA1-4 connectors are set any of SATA ports to RAID mode...; Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device...
...ASUS M3N72-D 2-31 Make sure to SATA 5-6 connectors. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, or JBOD configuration through the onboard NVIDIA® nForce 750a SLI controller. • SATA1-4 connectors are set any of SATA ports to RAID mode...; Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device...
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... Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help Hybrid Support [Disable] Allows you install a Hybrid SLIsupport graphics card. ASUS M3N72-D 4-21 Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection of the DRAM timing mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [MaxMemClk] [Manual] Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] This item becomes user-configurable... when you set the Timing Mode item to [MaxMemClk] or [Manual] and allows you to enable or disable the Hybrid SLI...
... Adapter [PCI-E] Item Specific Help Hybrid Support [Disable] Allows you install a Hybrid SLIsupport graphics card. ASUS M3N72-D 4-21 Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection of the DRAM timing mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [MaxMemClk] [Manual] Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] This item becomes user-configurable... when you set the Timing Mode item to [MaxMemClk] or [Manual] and allows you to enable or disable the Hybrid SLI...
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...cleared; Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in your RAID configuration. It supports RAID ...174; RAID configuration, refer to the "NVIDIA® RAID User Guide" found in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 750a SLI chipset. See section 4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for six independent Serial ATA channels. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43
...cleared; Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions. 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in your RAID configuration. It supports RAID ...174; RAID configuration, refer to the "NVIDIA® RAID User Guide" found in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 750a SLI chipset. See section 4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for six independent Serial ATA channels. ASUS M3N72-D 5-43
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...(http://www.nzone.com) for details. Make sure that your system. ASUS M3N72-D 6-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.1.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are properly seated on each graphics card. We recommend...174; certified. • Make sure that the connector is firmly in place. 3. 6.1 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. Make ...
...(http://www.nzone.com) for details. Make sure that your system. ASUS M3N72-D 6-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.1.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are properly seated on each graphics card. We recommend...174; certified. • Make sure that the connector is firmly in place. 3. 6.1 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. Make ...
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...SLI mode is disabled and the multi-display mode is enabled. In the multi-display mode, up to the mGPU. HybridPower™ unleashes the graphics performance of the dGPU and enables low-power operation when the performance of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they work with the onboard motherboard...by Windows® Vista™ only. • Hybrid SLI technology requires at 1800Mhz or higher) • 2 x 1024MB of DDR2-667 DRAM • Discrete GPU recommended for HybridPower • At least 256MB of Frame Buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU ASUS M3N72-D 6-5
...SLI mode is disabled and the multi-display mode is enabled. In the multi-display mode, up to the mGPU. HybridPower™ unleashes the graphics performance of the dGPU and enables low-power operation when the performance of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they work with the onboard motherboard...by Windows® Vista™ only. • Hybrid SLI technology requires at 1800Mhz or higher) • 2 x 1024MB of DDR2-667 DRAM • Discrete GPU recommended for HybridPower • At least 256MB of Frame Buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU ASUS M3N72-D 6-5
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... recommended for GeForce Boost on your dGPU is properly installed. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto]. The onboard GPU will find the Hybrid SLI icon on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST...Turn on the taskbar. Make sure that GeForce Boost is detected. Visit www.asus.com for details. Save your changes and Exit Setup. 4. The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and that your motherboard. The Hybrid Support item becomes user-configurable only when a dGPU is enabled....
... recommended for GeForce Boost on your dGPU is properly installed. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto]. The onboard GPU will find the Hybrid SLI icon on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST...Turn on the taskbar. Make sure that GeForce Boost is detected. Visit www.asus.com for details. Save your changes and Exit Setup. 4. The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and that your motherboard. The Hybrid Support item becomes user-configurable only when a dGPU is enabled....
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... being used only to drive the display. 3. ASUS M3N72-D 6-7 The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in the Windows® Device Manager. If the driver is being done by the ... rendering and displaying. 5. Follow Step 1 to 5 on the taskbar. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is disabled. To enable HybridPower 1. Click the Hybrid SLI icon and select Save Power. 4. The icon will find the Hybrid SLI icon on the previous page to indicate that the system is in Power Saving...
... being used only to drive the display. 3. ASUS M3N72-D 6-7 The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in the Windows® Device Manager. If the driver is being done by the ... rendering and displaying. 5. Follow Step 1 to 5 on the taskbar. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is disabled. To enable HybridPower 1. Click the Hybrid SLI icon and select Save Power. 4. The icon will find the Hybrid SLI icon on the previous page to indicate that the system is in Power Saving...