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...)... 5-14 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-23 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-29 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-31 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-32 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-33 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-34 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate SSD ...5-35 5.4 RAID configurations 5-44 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-44 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-45 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-52 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-52 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
...)... 5-14 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-23 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-29 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-31 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-32 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-33 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-34 5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate SSD ...5-35 5.4 RAID configurations 5-44 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-44 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-45 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-52 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-52 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
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...65533;T�A�-�O�n�-�T�h�e��-G��o�) (continued on the next page) xi M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / .../s connectors (Use SATA 1-4 connectors for IDE mode) . - Supports up to 8 GB system memory *DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPUs only. resolution up to 5200 MT/s; R���e�f�e�r��t�o� www.asus.com for AM2 CPU Dual-...
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... control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Other features Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors (Use SATA 1-4 for IDE mode) 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan...
... control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Other features Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors (Use SATA 1-4 for IDE mode) 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan...
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... RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for digital display devices like LCD monitors. DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high quality visuals for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. See page 2-32 for audio/video appliances such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs, HDMI provides you with an HDMI...-to-DVI conversion adaptor. High Definition Audio Enjoy high-end sound quality on your partners on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. You can now talk to different destinations. IEEE ...
... RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for digital display devices like LCD monitors. DVI (Digital Visual Interface) provides high quality visuals for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. See page 2-32 for audio/video appliances such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs, HDMI provides you with an HDMI...-to-DVI conversion adaptor. High Definition Audio Enjoy high-end sound quality on your partners on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. You can now talk to different destinations. IEEE ...
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PCIE x16_3 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - shared - - - - shared - - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-27 USB 1.0 controller 4 - - - USB 1.0 controller 1 - - - PCIE x16_2 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - HD audio shared - - - - - - - IRQ assignments for ISA ...
PCIE x16_3 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - shared - - - - shared - - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-27 USB 1.0 controller 4 - - - USB 1.0 controller 1 - - - PCIE x16_2 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - - - HD audio shared - - - - - - - IRQ assignments for ISA ...
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... the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to this port. 12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. External SATA port. �T�h�i�s��p�o�r�t�c�o��n�n�e�c��ts��a�n��...
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..., you are using Windows® XP or later version. right angle side ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 If you install SATA hard disk drives to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. 3. NVIDIA® nForce...hard disk drives. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation, when you set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to...
..., you are using Windows® XP or later version. right angle side ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 If you install SATA hard disk drives to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. 3. NVIDIA® nForce...hard disk drives. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation, when you set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to...
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...configurable. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select a device item then press to recognize the installed hard disk. These items show 0 if no SATA device is not configurable. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. These values are not user-configurable. This item is a separate sub-...[None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Sets the sector addressing mode. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to display the SATA device information. Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you want ...
...configurable. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select a device item then press to recognize the installed hard disk. These items show 0 if no SATA device is not configurable. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. These values are not user-configurable. This item is a separate sub-...[None] [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Sets the sector addressing mode. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to display the SATA device information. Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you want ...
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... MHz] [1 GHz] [1.2 GHz]...[2.6 GHz] ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-25 4.4.4 Chipset Advanced Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset Select Menu Hybrid Support [Disabled] iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] x Frame Buffer Size 128M Onboard GPU [Auto] K8NB HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Down Spread] Primary...
... MHz] [1 GHz] [1.2 GHz]...[2.6 GHz] ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-25 4.4.4 Chipset Advanced Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset Select Menu Hybrid Support [Disabled] iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] x Frame Buffer Size 128M Onboard GPU [Auto] K8NB HT Speed [Auto] K8NB HT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Down Spread] Primary...
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K8NB HT Width [Auto] Configuration options: [ ↓8↑8] [ ↓16↑16] [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Down Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Down Spread] Primary Display Adapter [Disabled] Allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI] [Onboard] [PCI-E] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
K8NB HT Width [Auto] Configuration options: [ ↓8↑8] [ ↓16↑16] [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Down Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Down Spread] Primary Display Adapter [Disabled] Allows you to select which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI] [Onboard] [PCI-E] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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... mode. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup Select Menu OnChip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Disable/Enable Onchip IDE Channel0 OnChip... IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 ...
... mode. Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup Select Menu OnChip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Disable/Enable Onchip IDE Channel0 OnChip... IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-28 ...
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... run at the same mode simultaneously. If you to [AHCI]. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Configuration options: �[D��is �a��b�le��d�] ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-29 Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced...
... run at the same mode simultaneously. If you to [AHCI]. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Configuration options: �[D��is �a��b�le��d�] ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-29 Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced...
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SATA X: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. SATA X: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. 4.6.4 CDROM Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot CDROM Drives 1. 1st Slave: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. 1st Slave: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1.
SATA X: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. SATA X: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. 4.6.4 CDROM Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot CDROM Drives 1. 1st Slave: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. 1st Slave: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system. 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1.
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...65533;(�D�i�s�k�1��/2��)�f�o�r Windows® XP�. NVIDIA 32bit/64bit Vista SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create �a�n��N�V��ID��IA��S�...driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID/AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce...
...65533;(�D�i�s�k�1��/2��)�f�o�r Windows® XP�. NVIDIA 32bit/64bit Vista SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create �a�n��N�V��ID��IA��S�...driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID/AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce...
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... Express Gate SSD's first screen appears within a few seconds of powering on your computer, you will guide you power on the computer. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-35 As you move the mouse or type a key, the countdown stops and the timer disappears, so you can start the .... Within a few seconds after a certain amount of onboard SATA ports. If you can immediately start the web browser, Skype, or other Express Gate applications. • ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices in IDE or SATA mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to your normal OS...
... Express Gate SSD's first screen appears within a few seconds of powering on your computer, you will guide you power on the computer. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-35 As you move the mouse or type a key, the countdown stops and the timer disappears, so you can start the .... Within a few seconds after a certain amount of onboard SATA ports. If you can immediately start the web browser, Skype, or other Express Gate applications. • ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices in IDE or SATA mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to your normal OS...
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The LaunchBar can be uploaded from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives. In the rare case that show you various system statuses and let you configure individual Express Gate SSD settings. click ... software, which lets you conveniently access the files on a USB drive. Shows network status; If a USB device is detected, the icon contains a green arrow. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading and downloading from USB drives only. • Only the image files in JPG, BMP, GIF, and PNG formats can be...
The LaunchBar can be uploaded from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives. In the rare case that show you various system statuses and let you configure individual Express Gate SSD settings. click ... software, which lets you conveniently access the files on a USB drive. Shows network status; If a USB device is detected, the icon contains a green arrow. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading and downloading from USB drives only. • Only the image files in JPG, BMP, GIF, and PNG formats can be...
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... drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) Photo slideshow Help View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. See the latest games See the most popular games Search a game See games in ...enlarged view individually; All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are supported. Enjoying these great games is just as easy as USB dongles, card readers, or optical disks). JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG formats are NOT supported. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 The game titles are...
... drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) Photo slideshow Help View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. See the latest games See the most popular games Search a game See games in ...enlarged view individually; All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are supported. Enjoying these great games is just as easy as USB dongles, card readers, or optical disks). JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG formats are NOT supported. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 The game titles are...
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... 10* configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. • The NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI Southbridge includes a high performance SATA RAID controller that appear as a single disk on multiple disks that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for Just a Bunch of data from one...
... 10* configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. • The NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI Southbridge includes a high performance SATA RAID controller that appear as a single disk on multiple disks that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for Just a Bunch of data from one...
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... RAID configuration: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on RAID configurations. Refer to the...ATA hard disk drives. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. See section 4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for six independent Serial ATA channels. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to [RAID]. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 Setting the BIOS ...
... RAID configuration: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on RAID configurations. Refer to the...ATA hard disk drives. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. See section 4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for six independent Serial ATA channels. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to [RAID]. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 Setting the BIOS ...
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...infection. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the floppy drive... Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP...
...infection. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the floppy drive... Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP...