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... will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT... OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. E2068 Revised Edition V2 April 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND...
... will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT... OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. E2068 Revised Edition V2 April 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND...
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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii A8N-SLI specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Hardware information 1.1 Before you proceed 1-2 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-3 1.2.1 Placement direction 1-3 1.2.2 Screw holes 1-3 1.2.3 Motherboard layout 1-4 1.2.4 Layout contents 1-5 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.3.1 Installing the CPU 1-7 1.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-9 1.4 System memory 1-12 1.4.1 Overview 1-12 1.4.2 Memory configurations 1-12 1.4.3 Installing a DIMM 1-...
Contents Notices vi Safety information vii A8N-SLI specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Hardware information 1.1 Before you proceed 1-2 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-3 1.2.1 Placement direction 1-3 1.2.2 Screw holes 1-3 1.2.3 Motherboard layout 1-4 1.2.4 Layout contents 1-5 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.3.1 Installing the CPU 1-7 1.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-9 1.4 System memory 1-12 1.4.1 Overview 1-12 1.4.2 Memory configurations 1-12 1.4.3 Installing a DIMM 1-...
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A8N-SLI specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 processor Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit architecture NVIDIA® nForce™4 SLI 1 GHz (K8) / 800 MHz Dual-channel memory ...BIOS features Special features Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix-Award BIOS, LPC, Green, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS My Logo2™ ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Crash Free BIOS 2 (continued on the next page) viii
A8N-SLI specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 processor Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit architecture NVIDIA® nForce™4 SLI 1 GHz (K8) / 800 MHz Dual-channel memory ...BIOS features Special features Supports up to 10 USB 2.0 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, Phoenix-Award BIOS, LPC, Green, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS My Logo2™ ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Crash Free BIOS 2 (continued on the next page) viii
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A8N-SLI specifications summary Rear panel Internal connectors Power requirement Form factor 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Parallel port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF ... 1 x Serial port connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Internal audio connector 1 x Optical drive audio 1x Front panel audio connector 1 x System panel connector ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without...
A8N-SLI specifications summary Rear panel Internal connectors Power requirement Form factor 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Parallel port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF ... 1 x Serial port connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x Internal audio connector 1 x Optical drive audio 1x Front panel audio connector 1 x System panel connector ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without...
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A8N-SLI ® A8N-SLI CPU Socket 939 ASUS A8N-SLI 1-7 Gold triangle 1.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the socket to ensure correct installation. The 128-bit-wide data paths of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with only 32-bit or 64...
A8N-SLI ® A8N-SLI CPU Socket 939 ASUS A8N-SLI 1-7 Gold triangle 1.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the socket to ensure correct installation. The 128-bit-wide data paths of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with only 32-bit or 64...
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... graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Single card mode (default) supports: - 1 x PCI Express™ x16 graphics card on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1-16 Chapter 1: Hardware information This motherboard does not support the Scalable Link Interface™ (SLI) mode for two identical SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1.5.3 PCI...
... graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Single card mode (default) supports: - 1 x PCI Express™ x16 graphics card on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1-16 Chapter 1: Hardware information This motherboard does not support the Scalable Link Interface™ (SLI) mode for two identical SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards. 1.5.3 PCI...
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...USB910) These connectors are for an IEEE 1394a port. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 1-24 Chapter 1: Hardware information A8N-SLI ® 1 IE_1394_2 A8N-SLI IEEE 1394 connector NEVER connect a U S B c a b l e to the USB connectors. A8N-SLI ® USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10 + GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB...this connector, then install the module to 480 Mbps connection speed. 6 . Doing so will damage the motherboard! 7 . These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. IEEE 1394a connector (10...
...USB910) These connectors are for an IEEE 1394a port. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 1-24 Chapter 1: Hardware information A8N-SLI ® 1 IE_1394_2 A8N-SLI IEEE 1394 connector NEVER connect a U S B c a b l e to the USB connectors. A8N-SLI ® USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10 + GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB...this connector, then install the module to 480 Mbps connection speed. 6 . Doing so will damage the motherboard! 7 . These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. IEEE 1394a connector (10...
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...appears. While moving around through the entire help document. To display a sub-menu, move from any of a help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Take some time to the last page. If you accidentally make unwanted changes... and their corresponding functions. General help window, it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of certain fields. Sub-menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as you can display a sub-menu ...
...appears. While moving around through the entire help document. To display a sub-menu, move from any of a help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Take some time to the last page. If you accidentally make unwanted changes... and their corresponding functions. General help window, it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of certain fields. Sub-menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as you can display a sub-menu ...
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... in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Installed Memory [xxxMB] This field automatically displays the amount of floppy drive installed. ASUS A8N-SLI 2-11 The format is month, day, year. Valid values for hour, minute and second are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to...between the month, day, and year fields. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST320410A] [ASUS CD--S520/] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] 256MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Sets the system to the date that ...
... in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Installed Memory [xxxMB] This field automatically displays the amount of floppy drive installed. ASUS A8N-SLI 2-11 The format is month, day, year. Valid values for hour, minute and second are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to...between the month, day, and year fields. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST320410A] [ASUS CD--S520/] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] 256MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Sets the system to the date that ...
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... sub-menu. 2.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Primary IDE Master x Auto Acoustic Management Disabled Primary IDE Master [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Incorrect settings may detect incorrect parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted...
... sub-menu. 2.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Primary IDE Master x Auto Acoustic Management Disabled Primary IDE Master [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Incorrect settings may detect incorrect parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted...
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... First SATA Master x Auto Acoustic Management Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Disabled [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Sets the type of the different modes. These items show 0 if no SATA device is successful, Setup automatically fills in the system. Incorrect settings...
... First SATA Master x Auto Acoustic Management Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Disabled [Auto] [Auto] Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Sets the type of the different modes. These items show 0 if no SATA device is successful, Setup automatically fills in the system. Incorrect settings...
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CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration SLI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to malfunction. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to set. 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration SLI Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to malfunction. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to set. 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
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AMD K8 Cool 'n' Quiet control [Enabled] Enables or disables the AMD K8 Cool `n' Quiet™ feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] ~ [Disabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-17 2.4.1 CPU configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by the BIOS. CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ CPU Speed 2200MHz Cache RAM 512K AMD K8 Cool 'n' Quiet control [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable/Disable Cool`n'Quiet function.
AMD K8 Cool 'n' Quiet control [Enabled] Enables or disables the AMD K8 Cool `n' Quiet™ feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] ~ [Disabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-17 2.4.1 CPU configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by the BIOS. CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+ CPU Speed 2200MHz Cache RAM 512K AMD K8 Cool 'n' Quiet control [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable/Disable Cool`n'Quiet function.
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...of 32-bit [31:24] IO DRAM Over 4G Remapping [Disabled] MTRR mapping mode [Continuous] 200Mhz 8T 4T [E0] Select Menu Item Specific Help to select DRAM configuration. [Auto] is recommended. [Manual] allows you to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options. DRAM ...items in this sub-menu show the chipset configuration settings. Chipset DRAM Configuration Errata 94 Enhanced [Press Enter] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control. 2.4.2 Chipset configuration The items in this menu show the DRAM-related information that the BIOS auto-detects. ...
...of 32-bit [31:24] IO DRAM Over 4G Remapping [Disabled] MTRR mapping mode [Continuous] 200Mhz 8T 4T [E0] Select Menu Item Specific Help to select DRAM configuration. [Auto] is recommended. [Manual] allows you to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options. DRAM ...items in this sub-menu show the chipset configuration settings. Chipset DRAM Configuration Errata 94 Enhanced [Press Enter] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control. 2.4.2 Chipset configuration The items in this menu show the DRAM-related information that the BIOS auto-detects. ...
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... non-boot devices. PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S Init Display First Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Yes] [PCIEx] [Auto] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system. Configuration options: [PCI slot] [PCIEx] Resources Controlled By [Auto When set to...
... non-boot devices. PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S Init Display First Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Yes] [PCIEx] [Auto] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system. Configuration options: [PCI slot] [PCIEx] Resources Controlled By [Auto When set to...
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...[Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-21 Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. IRQ-xx assigned to When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for ... Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for use of PCI/PnP...
...[Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-21 Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. IRQ-xx assigned to When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for ... Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] [PCI Device] Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for use of PCI/PnP...
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2.4.4 Onboard device configuration The items in this menu show the onboard device configuration settings. Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI IEEE 1394a Serial Port 1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] 3 Select Menu Item Specific Help 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options.
2.4.4 Onboard device configuration The items in this menu show the onboard device configuration settings. Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI IEEE 1394a Serial Port 1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [ECP+EPP] 3 Select Menu Item Specific Help 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select an item then press to display a pop-up menu with the configuration options.
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... OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 0 controller . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-23 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA 1 port. ...SATA2 DMA transfer IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Disable/Enable OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE DMA ...
... OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 0 controller . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-23 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA 1 port. ...SATA2 DMA transfer IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Disable/Enable OnChip IDE Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE DMA ...
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... SATA Master x Fourth SATA Master [Disabled] RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Disable/Enable nVIDIA RAID feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA 2 port. RAID...
... SATA Master x Fourth SATA Master [Disabled] RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled RAID Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Disable/Enable nVIDIA RAID feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA 2 port. RAID...
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... The items in this menu show the USB configuration settings. USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Legacy Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable/Disable USB 2.0 and Legacy Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. First... onchip USB controller. USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-25
... The items in this menu show the USB configuration settings. USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Legacy Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable/Disable USB 2.0 and Legacy Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. First... onchip USB controller. USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-SLI 2-25