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...; 88SE614x Serial ATA controller, four Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (three at mid-board and one on the rear panel) provide smart setup, and hot-plug function. Serial ATA allows for details. See page 2-33 for details. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count and reduced voltage required. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 1- Serial ATA I /O interconnect technology that speeds up to the IEEE 1394a standard. S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through...
...; 88SE614x Serial ATA controller, four Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (three at mid-board and one on the rear panel) provide smart setup, and hot-plug function. Serial ATA allows for details. See page 2-33 for details. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count and reduced voltage required. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 1- Serial ATA I /O interconnect technology that speeds up to the IEEE 1394a standard. S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through...
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.... The heat pipe, heatsink, and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat in the most notably in quieter operation and longer system life. Users can continue running at minimum power and noise when the user is a fan-less and zero-noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 1- The motherboard uses a special design on...
.... The heat pipe, heatsink, and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat in the most notably in quieter operation and longer system life. Users can continue running at minimum power and noise when the user is a fan-less and zero-noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 1- The motherboard uses a special design on...
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... on BIOS setup. 2. See Chapter 4 for later use . Failure to use . 4. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments; When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings...
... on BIOS setup. 2. See Chapter 4 for later use . Failure to use . 4. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments; When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings...
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.... ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4- ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case...
.... ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4- ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case...
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... and Exit Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-13 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 [English] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 Disabled [ASUS CDS520/A] ..... [ ] SATA 2 720K , 3.5 in. ..... [ ] SATA 3 1.44M, 3.5 in. ..... [ ] SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Installed Memory Usable Memory ↑↓ :Move ENT5E1R2...
... and Exit Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-13 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 [English] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 Disabled [ASUS CDS520/A] ..... [ ] SATA 2 720K , 3.5 in. ..... [ ] SATA 3 1.44M, 3.5 in. ..... [ ] SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Installed Memory Usable Memory ↑↓ :Move ENT5E1R2...
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...[None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-15 PIO Mode [Auto] Sets the PIO mode for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA Mode [Auto] Disables or sets the UDMA mode. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection is installed in the system. There is installed select [None]. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter...
...[None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-15 PIO Mode [Auto] Sets the PIO mode for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] UDMA Mode [Auto] Disables or sets the UDMA mode. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection is installed in the system. There is installed select [None]. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter...
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Main Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA 1 [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to recognize the installed hard disk. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to the system. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-17 These values are not userconfigurable. Extended Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have ...
Main Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA 1 [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to recognize the installed hard disk. Configuration options: [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to the system. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-17 These values are not userconfigurable. Extended Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have ...
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... Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Primary Display Adapter HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Marvell SATAII Controller marvell SATAII Option Rom Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCIEX16_1] [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [Bi-Directional] 3 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set F1...
... Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Primary Display Adapter HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Marvell SATAII Controller marvell SATAII Option Rom Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCIEX16_1] [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [Bi-Directional] 3 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set F1...
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...disables the RAID function of the first, second, third or fourth SATA master drive. USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Configuration USB Controller USB2.0 Controller USB Legacy support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable the USB Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-31 Select an item then press to [Enabled], the succeeding items become user-configurable. When set to display the configuration options...
...disables the RAID function of the first, second, third or fourth SATA master drive. USB Controller [Enabled] Allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility USB Configuration USB Controller USB2.0 Controller USB Legacy support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable the USB Controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-31 Select an item then press to [Enabled], the succeeding items become user-configurable. When set to display the configuration options...
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... the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] Marvell SATAII Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378/IRQ7] [278/IRQ5] [3BC/IRQ7] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard nVidia LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to disable or set the High-Definition audio function. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Allows you to disable or set the function of the extended SATA II controller...
... the graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] Marvell SATAII Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378/IRQ7] [278/IRQ5] [3BC/IRQ7] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard nVidia LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to disable or set the High-Definition audio function. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Allows you to disable or set the function of the extended SATA II controller...
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...). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. When set...
...). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. When set...
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... Power Loss PWR Button < 4 secs Power On By PCI/PCIE Devices Power On By External Modems Power On by PCI/PCIE devices & NV Onboard LAN. Configuration options: [Power-Off] [Power-On] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Allows you to enable or disable the Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off] Allows you to wake up from S5 by RTC Alarm x Date (of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for more than 4 seconds. Thus, connection cannot be made on . ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-35 Turning...
... Power Loss PWR Button < 4 secs Power On By PCI/PCIE Devices Power On By External Modems Power On by PCI/PCIE devices & NV Onboard LAN. Configuration options: [Power-Off] [Power-On] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Allows you to enable or disable the Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off] Allows you to wake up from S5 by RTC Alarm x Date (of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for more than 4 seconds. Thus, connection cannot be made on . ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-35 Turning...
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... items in rotations per minute (RPM). Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Hardware Monitor Q-Fan Controller Vcore Voltage 3.3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage [Disabled] 1.47V 3.15V 5.05V 11.58V Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to the motherboard, the field shows 0. If any of the fans is not connected to enable or disable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [800 RPM] [1200 RPM] [1600 RPM] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-37 CPU Temperature M/B Temperature CPU FAN Speed CHA_FAN1 Speed CHA_FAN2 Speed SPS_FAN Speed CPU Fan Speed warning F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑...
... items in rotations per minute (RPM). Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Hardware Monitor Q-Fan Controller Vcore Voltage 3.3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage [Disabled] 1.47V 3.15V 5.05V 11.58V Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to the motherboard, the field shows 0. If any of the fans is not connected to enable or disable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [800 RPM] [1200 RPM] [1600 RPM] ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 4-37 CPU Temperature M/B Temperature CPU FAN Speed CHA_FAN1 Speed CHA_FAN2 Speed SPS_FAN Speed CPU Fan Speed warning F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑...
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... Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu...
... Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu...
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... Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm x Alarm Date: Sunday x Monday x Tuesday x Wednesday x Thursday x Friday x Saturday x Alarm Time (hh:mm) x Audio CD Drive x Detect CD x Starting Track x Repeat Track x Length x Volume [Disabled] Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 0 : 0 Primary IDE Master Enter N/A Disabled 10 Mins 16 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to display the sub-menu...
... Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm x Alarm Date: Sunday x Monday x Tuesday x Wednesday x Thursday x Friday x Saturday x Alarm Time (hh:mm) x Audio CD Drive x Detect CD x Starting Track x Repeat Track x Length x Volume [Disabled] Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 0 : 0 Primary IDE Master Enter N/A Disabled 10 Mins 16 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to display the sub-menu...
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... is turned off. Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to CMOS and exiting the setup menu. 4.8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to load the default values...
... is turned off. Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to CMOS and exiting the setup menu. 4.8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to load the default values...
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... automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to maximize the features of your computer, browse the contents of the support CD are subject to run the CD. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 5- 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000...
... automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to maximize the features of your computer, browse the contents of the support CD are subject to run the CD. ASUS M2N32 WS Professional 5- 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000...
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...™ technology driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Marvell GUI Program USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SLI chipset. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - Marvell 614x Windows XP/2003 RAID Driver Installs the Marvell® 614x Windows XP/2003 RAID driver. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for Drivers...
...™ technology driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Marvell GUI Program USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SLI chipset. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - Marvell 614x Windows XP/2003 RAID Driver Installs the Marvell® 614x Windows XP/2003 RAID driver. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for Drivers...
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... CPU speed in Windows® environment. Adobe Acrobat Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that enhances computer graphics and sound. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in your computer. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages...
... CPU speed in Windows® environment. Adobe Acrobat Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that enhances computer graphics and sound. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in your computer. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages...
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5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).