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... connecting or removing signal cables from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. If you are not sure about the voltage of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are unplugged before using , contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to...
... connecting or removing signal cables from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. If you are not sure about the voltage of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are unplugged before using , contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to...
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... six SATA connectors. The NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration for timely failure detection. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- USB 2.0 is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond hardware monitor) to a wide range of current for critical components. IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to prevent overheating and damage. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply...
... six SATA connectors. The NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration for timely failure detection. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 1- USB 2.0 is monitored by the ASIC (integrated in the Winbond hardware monitor) to a wide range of current for critical components. IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to prevent overheating and damage. The ASIC monitors the voltage levels to ensure stable supply...
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..., cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Smart Fan Technology The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to your system with customizable boot logos. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software lets you to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power‑On Self-Test (POST) informing you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors, if any. ASUS POST Reporter™ The...
..., cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Smart Fan Technology The ASUS Smart Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to your system with customizable boot logos. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software lets you to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power‑On Self-Test (POST) informing you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors, if any. ASUS POST Reporter™ The...
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... BIOS setup. 2. Refer to the card. Align the riser card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the slot. 5. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. Make sure to install expansion cards. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 2-17 Failure...
... BIOS setup. 2. Refer to the card. Align the riser card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the slot. 5. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. Make sure to install expansion cards. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 2-17 Failure...
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... '4.3.5 IDE Configuration" on how to set up to create a Serial ATA RAID set to SATA by the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intent to 3Gb/s of data transfer rate. Refer to these connectors, enable the RAID function of Serial ATA hard disks installed. 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to...
... '4.3.5 IDE Configuration" on how to set up to create a Serial ATA RAID set to SATA by the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional chipset, these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intent to 3Gb/s of data transfer rate. Refer to these connectors, enable the RAID function of Serial ATA hard disks installed. 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you can connect Serial ATA boot or data hard disk drives to...
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... devices in Chapter 4. Follow the instructions in the following order: a. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 3- Be sure that is equipped with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on the power, the system may light up when you turned on . Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Connect the power cord to the power connector...
... devices in Chapter 4. Follow the instructions in the following order: a. ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 3- Be sure that is equipped with ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on the power, the system may light up when you turned on . Connect the power cord to a power outlet that all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Connect the power cord to the power connector...
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ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support CD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. The ASUS Update utility allows...
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support CD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. The ASUS Update utility allows...
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... P2P P2P [+ +/- +/-] CPU/LTD Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] MCP PCI-Express Frequency, MHz [100] Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI Express -> PCI] PMU AZALIA AUDIO [Enabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Use [+] or [-] to select a field. A configurable field is a brief description of options. Refer to "4.2.7 Pop-up window." 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window Scroll bar...
... P2P P2P [+ +/- +/-] CPU/LTD Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] MCP PCI-Express Frequency, MHz [100] Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI Express -> PCI] PMU AZALIA AUDIO [Enabled] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- Use [+] or [-] to select a field. A configurable field is a brief description of options. Refer to "4.2.7 Pop-up window." 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window Scroll bar...
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.... Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-15 Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Select [CDROM] if you are not user-configurable. Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk...
.... Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-15 Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Select [CDROM] if you are not user-configurable. Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk...
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... PCI IDE Controller Serial-ATA Devices nVidia RAID Setup Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Dectect Time Out (Sec) ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Enabled] [Device 0/1/2] [Disabled] [35] [Host] DISABLED: disables the intergrated IDE Controller. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring...
... PCI IDE Controller Serial-ATA Devices nVidia RAID Setup Hard Disk Write Protect IDE Dectect Time Out (Sec) ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Enabled] [Device 0/1/2] [Disabled] [35] [Host] DISABLED: disables the intergrated IDE Controller. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring...
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... Checking [Disabled] Enables or disables the System checking reporting feature. Configuration options: [1.40V] [1.50V] [1.60V] [1.70V] CPU1/CPU2 Voltage Control [Default VID] Allows you to set the Hyper Transport voltage. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [1.15V] [1.20V] [1.25V] [1.30V] 4.4.2 Speech Configuration Speech Option Speech Post Report Report IDE Error Report System Checking Report System Booting [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Disable/Enable Speech Speech Post Reporter [Enabled] Enables or disables...
... Checking [Disabled] Enables or disables the System checking reporting feature. Configuration options: [1.40V] [1.50V] [1.60V] [1.70V] CPU1/CPU2 Voltage Control [Default VID] Allows you to set the Hyper Transport voltage. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [1.15V] [1.20V] [1.25V] [1.30V] 4.4.2 Speech Configuration Speech Option Speech Post Report Report IDE Error Report System Checking Report System Booting [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Disable/Enable Speech Speech Post Reporter [Enabled] Enables or disables...
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... to Change Freq : Yes uCode Patch Level : None Required GART Error Reporting MTRR Mapping Runtime Legacy PSB ACPI 2.0 Objects [Disabled] [Continuous] [Disabled] [Enabled] This option should remain disabled for programming CPU MTRRs when 4GB or more memory is installed on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Sets the method used for the normal operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-21 The driver developer may enable it for use of...
... to Change Freq : Yes uCode Patch Level : None Required GART Error Reporting MTRR Mapping Runtime Legacy PSB ACPI 2.0 Objects [Disabled] [Continuous] [Disabled] [Enabled] This option should remain disabled for programming CPU MTRRs when 4GB or more memory is installed on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Sets the method used for the normal operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-21 The driver developer may enable it for use of...
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... Mode is set to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity. ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable MCA DRAM ECC Logging ECC Chip Kill DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT DRAM BG Scrub L2 Cache BG Scrub Data Cache BG Scrub [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series DRAM ECC allows hardware to Limit or Manual. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Enable Clock to change the ECC settings. Memclock Value [200 MHz] Sets the memory clock mode...
... Mode is set to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity. ECC Configuration DRAM ECC Enable MCA DRAM ECC Logging ECC Chip Kill DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT DRAM BG Scrub L2 Cache BG Scrub Data Cache BG Scrub [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series DRAM ECC allows hardware to Limit or Manual. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Enable Clock to change the ECC settings. Memclock Value [200 MHz] Sets the memory clock mode...
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... Spectrum [Disabled] Enables or disables the PCI-Express spread spectrum. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit OptionsLPC P2P↓P2P Configuration options CPU/LTD Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Sets or disables the processor or Lightning Data Transport (LTD) spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Enables or disables the SATA spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-25 Power Down Control [Auto] Allows the DIMMs to enter power down mode by...
... Spectrum [Disabled] Enables or disables the PCI-Express spread spectrum. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit OptionsLPC P2P↓P2P Configuration options CPU/LTD Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Sets or disables the processor or Lightning Data Transport (LTD) spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Enables or disables the SATA spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS KFN32-D SLI Series 4-25 Power Down Control [Auto] Allows the DIMMs to enter power down mode by...
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... Support [Enabled] Allows you to Enabled, the MCFG table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Enabled, BIOS will report ACPI MCFG Table. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set the ACPI MCFG Support to Disable, when you install RedHat AS4.0 UP2 64 bit, Fedora Core 3 64 bit, Fedora Core 4 64 bit operation system, and 4 GB memory. 4.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to display the configuration options. ASUS KFN32-D SLI...
... Support [Enabled] Allows you to Enabled, the MCFG table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. ACPI MCFG Support [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Enabled, BIOS will report ACPI MCFG Table. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set the ACPI MCFG Support to Disable, when you install RedHat AS4.0 UP2 64 bit, Fedora Core 3 64 bit, Fedora Core 4 64 bit operation system, and 4 GB memory. 4.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to display the configuration options. ASUS KFN32-D SLI...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Passward to change the system security settings. Select Screen Select Item +- The message "Password Installed" appears after you successfully set your BIOS password, you to change password. See section "2.6 Jumpers" for information on top of at least six letters and...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password : Not Installed : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Passward to change the system security settings. Select Screen Select Item +- The message "Password Installed" appears after you successfully set your BIOS password, you to change password. See section "2.6 Jumpers" for information on top of at least six letters and...
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... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] to change to any field. To change the user password, follow the same steps as Date and Time. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to set your password successfully. Select the Change User Password item and press . 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed...
... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] to change to any field. To change the user password, follow the same steps as Date and Time. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to set your password successfully. Select the Change User Password item and press . 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed...
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... SATA RAID controller that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in the other RAID performance benefits. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you to create the Integrated RAID configuration. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be of data from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using...
... SATA RAID controller that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in the other RAID performance benefits. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you to create the Integrated RAID configuration. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be of data from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using...
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... a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the SATA connector on how to the IDE and/or SATA connectors supported by the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional chip. For optimal performance, install identical drives of each drive and to the power connector on each RAID controller. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA (all models) and SAS hard disk drives (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) for RAID configuration: 1. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID set using the utility embedded in the system user guide. 2. For example, you installed IDE and/or SATA hard...
... a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the SATA connector on how to the IDE and/or SATA connectors supported by the NVIDIA® MCP55 Professional chip. For optimal performance, install identical drives of each drive and to the power connector on each RAID controller. 5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA (all models) and SAS hard disk drives (KFN32-D SLI/SAS model only) for RAID configuration: 1. To install the SATA hard disks for RAID set using the utility embedded in the system user guide. 2. For example, you installed IDE and/or SATA hard...
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... with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to run the CD. 6.3.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The contents of the support CD to change at any time without notice. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation Install the necessary drivers to the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in...
... with the motherboard package contains the drivers, management applications, and utilities that you can install to run the CD. 6.3.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The contents of the support CD to change at any time without notice. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. 6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation Install the necessary drivers to the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in...