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...Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility 4-6 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4-7 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility 4-8 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-11 4.2.1 BIOS menu ...bar 4-12 4.2.2 Legend bar 4-12 4.3 Main Menu 4-14 4.3.1 System Time 4-14 4.3.2 System Date 4-14 4.3.3 Language 4-14 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-14 4.3.5 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-15 4.3.6 Installed Memory 4-15 4.3.7 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4-15 4.3.8 First, Second, Third, and Fourth SATA...
...Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-1 4.1.2 AwardBIOS Flash Utility 4-2 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility 4-6 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4-7 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility 4-8 4.2 BIOS Setup program 4-11 4.2.1 BIOS menu ...bar 4-12 4.2.2 Legend bar 4-12 4.3 Main Menu 4-14 4.3.1 System Time 4-14 4.3.2 System Date 4-14 4.3.3 Language 4-14 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-14 4.3.5 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-15 4.3.6 Installed Memory 4-15 4.3.7 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4-15 4.3.8 First, Second, Third, and Fourth SATA...
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... PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 K8N4-E CHIP_FAN PCIEX16 ® NVIDIA® nForce™4 4X CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 CLRTC SATA1 PCI1 PCI2 TI TSB43AB22A Silicon Image SATA Controller SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 4Mbit BIOS Super I/O CHA1_FAN PCI3 Speech Controller SB_PWR USBPW56 USB56 USBPW78 USBPW910 USB78 CHASSIS USB910 IE1394_2 GAME PANEL ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 2-3
... PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 K8N4-E CHIP_FAN PCIEX16 ® NVIDIA® nForce™4 4X CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 CLRTC SATA1 PCI1 PCI2 TI TSB43AB22A Silicon Image SATA Controller SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 4Mbit BIOS Super I/O CHA1_FAN PCI3 Speech Controller SB_PWR USBPW56 USB56 USBPW78 USBPW910 USB78 CHASSIS USB910 IE1394_2 GAME PANEL ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 2-3
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... on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Onboard USB 2.0 controller shared - - -- - - - Onboard PCI SATA RAID (SI) -- - Onboard LAN1 shared - - -- - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. PCI slot 3 - - shared - - - - - - shared...
... on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Onboard USB 2.0 controller shared - - -- - - - Onboard PCI SATA RAID (SI) -- - Onboard LAN1 shared - - -- - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. PCI slot 3 - - shared - - - - - - shared...
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...using these connectors, enable the R A I D function of each port from the N V R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n sub-item in the BIOS. In SATA mode, you intend to install the Serial ATA extension module. 3. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can connect Serial ATA boot or...2: Hardware information See section "4.4.3 Onboard device configuration" for details on the speed of data transfer rate. SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 K8N4-E ® K8N4-E DELUXE SATA connectors Important notes on Serial ATA • The actual data transfer rate depends on how to set to 3Gb/s of Serial...
...using these connectors, enable the R A I D function of each port from the N V R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n sub-item in the BIOS. In SATA mode, you intend to install the Serial ATA extension module. 3. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can connect Serial ATA boot or...2: Hardware information See section "4.4.3 Onboard device configuration" for details on the speed of data transfer rate. SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 K8N4-E ® K8N4-E DELUXE SATA connectors Important notes on Serial ATA • The actual data transfer rate depends on how to set to 3Gb/s of Serial...
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...connectors are set to set up to [Disabled]. These connectors are for details on how to R A I D M o d e by default. SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 K8N4-E ® K8N4-E DELUXE SATA RAID Connectors • Before creating a RAID set the S i l i c o n S A T A C o n t r o l l e r ...through the onboard SATA RAID controller. GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 2-23 4 ...
...connectors are set to set up to [Disabled]. These connectors are for details on how to R A I D M o d e by default. SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 K8N4-E ® K8N4-E DELUXE SATA RAID Connectors • Before creating a RAID set the S i l i c o n S A T A C o n t r o l l e r ...through the onboard SATA RAID controller. GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 2-23 4 ...
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... devices : Serial ATA device : Optical drives : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive (x 2) SATA hard disk drive CD-ROM (x 2) SCSI card and SCSI hard disk drive • You must install a PSU with more power-consuming devices. ATX power connectors...
... devices : Serial ATA device : Optical drives : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive (x 2) SATA hard disk drive CD-ROM (x 2) SCSI card and SCSI hard disk drive • You must install a PSU with more power-consuming devices. ATX power connectors...
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... options: [English] [French] [Deutsch] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] Primary IDE Master [ST320410A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CD--S520/] Secondary IDE Master [None] Secondary IDE Slave [None] First SATA Master [None] Second SATA Master [None] Third SATA Master [None] Fourth SATA Master [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Installed Memory [256MB] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change...
... options: [English] [French] [Deutsch] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] Primary IDE Master [ST320410A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CD--S520/] Secondary IDE Master [None] Secondary IDE Slave [None] First SATA Master [None] Second SATA Master [None] Third SATA Master [None] Fourth SATA Master [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Installed Memory [256MB] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change...
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...] to select the sector addressing mode. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Allows the user to automatically detect a SATA hard disk drive. Refer to the previous page for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. This item is necessary so that you can...Second, Third, and Fourth SATA Master First SATA Master Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 4-17
...] to select the sector addressing mode. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Allows the user to automatically detect a SATA hard disk drive. Refer to the previous page for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. This item is necessary so that you can...Second, Third, and Fourth SATA Master First SATA Master Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 4-17
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IDE Function Setup OnChip Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Port 1, 2 SATA DMA transfer SATA Port 3, 4 SATA2 DMA transfer IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help 4-24... BIOS setup Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Onboard Giga LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio Silicon SATA Controller Serial Port 1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ ...
IDE Function Setup OnChip Channel0 OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Port 1, 2 SATA DMA transfer SATA Port 3, 4 SATA2 DMA transfer IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help 4-24... BIOS setup Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup NVRAID Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Onboard Giga LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM AC97 Audio Silicon SATA Controller Serial Port 1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ ...
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... Allows you to enable or disable the SATA DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA 1 and 2 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 4-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA 3 and 4 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port 3, 4 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the IDE prefetch mode. Configuration options: [...
... Allows you to enable or disable the SATA DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA 1 and 2 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 4-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA 3 and 4 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port 3, 4 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the IDE prefetch mode. Configuration options: [...
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... x IDE Primary Slave RAID x IDE Secondary Master RAID x IDE Secondary Slave RAID x First SATA Master RAID x Second SATA Master RAID x Third SATA Master RAID x Fourth SATA Master RAID [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help ... Enable [Disabled] Enables or disables the onboard RAID controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master RAID [Disabled] Enables or disables the RAID function of the primary or secondary master or slave IDE. Configuration options: [Enabled...
... x IDE Primary Slave RAID x IDE Secondary Master RAID x IDE Secondary Slave RAID x First SATA Master RAID x Second SATA Master RAID x Third SATA Master RAID x Fourth SATA Master RAID [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help ... Enable [Disabled] Enables or disables the onboard RAID controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master RAID [Disabled] Enables or disables the RAID function of the primary or secondary master or slave IDE. Configuration options: [Enabled...
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... AC`97 Audio controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Enabled] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Silicon SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a device support. Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard...
... AC`97 Audio controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Enabled] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Silicon SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a device support. Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard...
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...; Technology" for the NVIDIA® nForce™4-4X chipset. Make an Nvidia Chipset Driver Disk Allows you to make a Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver disk. Make Silicon SATA/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to install the Realtek ALC850 driver. See section "5.4.2 Silicon Image RAID configurations" for Serial ATA and...
...; Technology" for the NVIDIA® nForce™4-4X chipset. Make an Nvidia Chipset Driver Disk Allows you to make a Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver disk. Make Silicon SATA/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to install the Realtek ALC850 driver. See section "5.4.2 Silicon Image RAID configurations" for Serial ATA and...
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... supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of four disk drives is set by controller. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. If you are creating a R A I D 5 configuration, use a minimum of three disk drives; the ... 0 array for very high reliability combined with identical size and type is recommended. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for a RAID configuration: 1. Use of disk drives with high performance...
... supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of four disk drives is set by controller. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. If you are creating a R A I D 5 configuration, use a minimum of three disk drives; the ... 0 array for very high reliability combined with identical size and type is recommended. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for a RAID configuration: 1. Use of disk drives with high performance...
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... Manual" found in the BIOS before setting your motherboard support CD. Select and enable the IDE or SATA drive(s) that you want to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Boot the system and press during ... to set the necessary RAID items in your RAID configuration. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. The chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations. ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 5-33 The succeeding items become user-configurable. 3. Use the NVIDIA® RAID utility to Enabled. From the A d v a n c e d > O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n > N V R ...
... Manual" found in the BIOS before setting your motherboard support CD. Select and enable the IDE or SATA drive(s) that you want to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Boot the system and press during ... to set the necessary RAID items in your RAID configuration. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. The chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations. ASUS K8N4-E Deluxe 5-33 The succeeding items become user-configurable. 3. Use the NVIDIA® RAID utility to Enabled. From the A d v a n c e d > O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n > N V R ...
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... Image SATARaid™ RAID configuration, refer to the "Sil3114 User's Manual" in the BIOS before using the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software. • Make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. 5.4.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations The Silicon ... hard disk drives, make sure to RAID Mode. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3114 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from Windows® XP by clicking the S t a r t button and selecting A l l P r o g r a m s > S i l i c o n I m a...
... Image SATARaid™ RAID configuration, refer to the "Sil3114 User's Manual" in the BIOS before using the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software. • Make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. 5.4.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations The Silicon ... hard disk drives, make sure to RAID Mode. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3114 driver and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility from Windows® XP by clicking the S t a r t button and selecting A l l P r o g r a m s > S i l i c o n I m a...