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... 5-36 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-37 5.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 5-37 5.4.4 Marvell® RAID configurations 5-43 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-49 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-49 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-49 Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center...
... 5-36 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-37 5.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 5-37 5.4.4 Marvell® RAID configurations 5-43 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-49 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-49 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-49 Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center...
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... settings. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 1- Refer to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to external devices. See page 2-22 for the supported CPU models. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug...
... settings. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 1- Refer to increase memory computing efficiency, enhancing system performance in 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to external devices. See page 2-22 for the supported CPU models. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug...
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... CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to the motherboard. The BIOS settings can easily monitor the critical components of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to install. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. When using an OS-based flash utility. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 1- ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility...
... CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to the motherboard. The BIOS settings can easily monitor the critical components of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to install. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. When using an OS-based flash utility. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 1- ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility...
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... card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Assign an IRQ to the tables on the next page. 3. Make sure to use . 4. Install the software drivers for later use . Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Failure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing...
... card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Assign an IRQ to the tables on the next page. 3. Make sure to use . 4. Install the software drivers for later use . Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Failure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing...
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... PORT2 L M3A32-MVP DELUXE Analog front panel connector • We recommend that complies with the following configuration: CPU: AMD FX-62 Memory 1024 MB DDR2-800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: DVD-RW 10. if you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Support Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD Audio]; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of...
... PORT2 L M3A32-MVP DELUXE Analog front panel connector • We recommend that complies with the following configuration: CPU: AMD FX-62 Memory 1024 MB DDR2-800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: DVD-RW 10. if you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Support Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD Audio]; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of...
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... Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the support DVD that allows you to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS M3A32-MVP...
... Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the support DVD that allows you to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS M3A32-MVP...
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... the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • If your display receives no signal during the BIOS updating process, the system will return after the utility completes the updating process. When found and the updating process begins. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the USB port. 2. Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... 4. 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool...
... the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • If your display receives no signal during the BIOS updating process, the system will return after the utility completes the updating process. When found and the updating process begins. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the USB port. 2. Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... 4. 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool...
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...PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. There is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item appears in the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series...
...PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. There is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item appears in the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series...
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... auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-15 If you an overview of commands. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this item to [AHCI]. 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you want to internally optimize the order of the general system specifications. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AMIBIOS Version : 0301 Build Date : 10/04/07 Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+ Speed Count : 1600MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size...
... auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-15 If you an overview of commands. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this item to [AHCI]. 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you want to internally optimize the order of the general system specifications. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AMIBIOS Version : 0301 Build Date : 10/04/07 Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+ Speed Count : 1600MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size...
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... [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0x] [1x] [2x]~[14x] [15x] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-19 AMD Auto Xpress [Auto] AMD recommends that you enable this item to set the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Remapping Unganged Mode support Power Down Enable Power Down Mode Read Delay DCQ Bypass Maximum [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Channel] [Auto] [Auto] Enable Bank Memory...
... [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0x] [1x] [2x]~[14x] [15x] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-19 AMD Auto Xpress [Auto] AMD recommends that you enable this item to set the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Remapping Unganged Mode support Power Down Enable Power Down Mode Read Delay DCQ Bypass Maximum [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Channel] [Auto] [Auto] Enable Bank Memory...
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... Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled] Marvell 6111 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell 6121 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell Option ROM [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Allows BIOS to legacy AC'97 or high-definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Configuration options: [Enable] [Disabled] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled...
... Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled] Marvell 6111 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell 6121 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell Option ROM [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Allows BIOS to legacy AC'97 or high-definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Configuration options: [Enable] [Disabled] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled...
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... auto-detected values. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you set USB Functions to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-27 Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Options USB Devices Enabled: None Disabled Enabled USB Functions USB 2.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-off Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you to enable or disable the USB functions. Change Option...
... auto-detected values. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you set USB Functions to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 4-27 Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY USB Configuration Options USB Devices Enabled: None Disabled Enabled USB Functions USB 2.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-off Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Enabled] [HiSpeed] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you to enable or disable the USB functions. Change Option...
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... to display the configuration options. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3 Resume ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC Support [Auto] [No] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to detect the presence of USB devices...
... to display the configuration options. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3 Resume ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC Support [Auto] [No] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to detect the presence of USB devices...
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... can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumper for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a Supervisor Password: 1. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the system security settings. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1...
... can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section 2.6 Jumper for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a Supervisor Password: 1. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the system security settings. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1...
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... the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 5- Always install the...
... the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series 5- Always install the...
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... 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to...
... 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to...
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... II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of you computer so you keep your anti-virus utility version. Marvell Yukon VCT Application Installs the Marvell® Yukon VCT applications. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you can connect to the ASUS website. Anti-Virus Utility Download Installs to update your computer in healthy...
... II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of you computer so you keep your anti-virus utility version. Marvell Yukon VCT Application Installs the Marvell® Yukon VCT applications. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you can connect to the ASUS website. Anti-Virus Utility Download Installs to update your computer in healthy...
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... RAID 0+1 configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the data in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk/USB device before you want to boot the system from one drive to a selected hard disk drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. Use four new hard disk drives...
... RAID 0+1 configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the data in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk/USB device before you want to boot the system from one drive to a selected hard disk drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. Use four new hard disk drives...
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...ATA hard disk drives. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onboard Devices Configuraiton Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto] Front Panel support Type [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled] Marvell 6111 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell 6121 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell Option ROM [Enable] Marvell IDE/RAID function [RAID] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Allows BIOS to Onboard Devices Configuration, and enable both Marvell 6121 SATA Controller and Marvell Option ROM. 4. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series...
...ATA hard disk drives. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onboard Devices Configuraiton Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto] Front Panel support Type [HD Audio] Onboard Lan [Enable] Onboard Lan Boot Rom [Disabled] Marvell 6111 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell 6121 SATA Controller [Enable] Marvell Option ROM [Enable] Marvell IDE/RAID function [RAID] Primary Display Adapter [PCI-E] Allows BIOS to Onboard Devices Configuration, and enable both Marvell 6121 SATA Controller and Marvell Option ROM. 4. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Series...
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... the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete the installation. 5-50 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, make sure you to press the F6 key to complete the installation. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you select SB 600 and Marvell 6121. 4. To install the RAID driver in Windows...
... the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete the installation. 5-50 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, make sure you to press the F6 key to complete the installation. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you select SB 600 and Marvell 6121. 4. To install the RAID driver in Windows...