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M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage AMD...Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor AMD® Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI Up to 1920 x 1200 Supports DVI with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz Supports D-Sub with max...;o�) (continued on the next page) xi R���e�f�e�r��t�o� www.asus.com for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred �E�C�...
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...and up to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, PCI Express™ x16 slots with less ...8482; Technology. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with SLI technology support. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs...
...and up to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, PCI Express™ x16 slots with less ...8482; Technology. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with SLI technology support. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs...
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... audio output that delivers multi-channel audio and uncompressed digital video through a single cable for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for audio/video appliances such as HD DVD and Blu...
... audio output that delivers multi-channel audio and uncompressed digital video through a single cable for details. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for audio/video appliances such as HD DVD and Blu...
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...ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 Connect the right-angle side 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 create a Serial ATA RAID set , refer to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. NVIDIA...® nForce 780a SLI�S���e��r��i�a���l��A�...
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... audio driver. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Driver Installs the NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers...
... audio driver. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Driver Installs the NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers...
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...below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 NVIDIA 32bit/64bit Vista SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create �a�n��N�V��ID��...65533;d�o�w�s�® Vista�. • Due to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk. 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 ...
...below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 NVIDIA 32bit/64bit Vista SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create �a�n��N�V��ID��...65533;d�o�w�s�® Vista�. • Due to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk. 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 ...
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... three or more hard disk drives. With the RAID 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 are not yet configured as a RAID set. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault...
... three or more hard disk drives. With the RAID 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 are not yet configured as a RAID set. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault...
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...the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Due to chipset limitation, when you install an operating system to the RAID controllers user manual in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI southbridge chipset. To install the SATA hard disks for details. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Refer to a selected hard disk drive..., all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. 3. To set any of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. It...
...the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Due to chipset limitation, when you install an operating system to the RAID controllers user manual in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI southbridge chipset. To install the SATA hard disks for details. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Refer to a selected hard disk drive..., all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. 3. To set any of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. It...
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...65533;e�f�e�r��t�o� www.asus.com for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture -...3 x PCIe x16 support NVIDIA® 3-way SLI™ Tech @ dual x16 mode or triple x8 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2 Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors (Use SATA 1-4 connectors for IDE mode) . - M3N-HT Deluxe Series specifications summary CPU Chipset ...64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor AMD® Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI Up to 1920 x 1440 @60Hz Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 Supports ...
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...the environment. See page 2-6 for details. See page 2-6 for details. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs) in the world... better overclocking capabilities with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to 10 USB 2.0 ports. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction It's definitely one of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial...
...the environment. See page 2-6 for details. See page 2-6 for details. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs) in the world... better overclocking capabilities with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to 10 USB 2.0 ports. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction It's definitely one of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial...
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Gigabit LAN solution The NVIDIA® native Gigabit LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to external devices. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-... based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for high-speed data retrieval and save.
Gigabit LAN solution The NVIDIA® native Gigabit LAN controller delivers transfer speeds up to external devices. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-... based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for six SATA 3 Gb/s connectors. The NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for high-speed data retrieval and save.
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..., 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) SOCKET AM2+ VGA_HDMI LAN1_USB12 ESATA AUDIO nVidia® nForce 780a SLI EATXPWR PRI_IDE Attansic F1 PCIEX16_1 M3N-HT DELUXE PCI1 88SE6111 CHA_FAN2 PCIEX16_2 PCI2 CD AD1988B AAFP PCIEX16_3 PCIEX1_1 SPDIF_OUT FLOPPY COM1 SF200 Lithium Cell CMOS Power SATA1 SATA2 agere L-FW3227... CHASSIS Super I/O CHA_FAN1 SATA5 SATA6 PWR_FAN USB78 USB910 SB_PWR PANEL Refer to 2.7 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-3
..., 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) SOCKET AM2+ VGA_HDMI LAN1_USB12 ESATA AUDIO nVidia® nForce 780a SLI EATXPWR PRI_IDE Attansic F1 PCIEX16_1 M3N-HT DELUXE PCI1 88SE6111 CHA_FAN2 PCIEX16_2 PCI2 CD AD1988B AAFP PCIEX16_3 PCIEX1_1 SPDIF_OUT FLOPPY COM1 SF200 Lithium Cell CMOS Power SATA1 SATA2 agere L-FW3227... CHASSIS Super I/O CHA_FAN1 SATA5 SATA6 PWR_FAN USB78 USB910 SB_PWR PANEL Refer to 2.7 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-3
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...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration through the onboard NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI controller. • SATA1-4 connectors are using Windows® XP or later version. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2...the onboard SATA port to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI�S���e��r��i�a���l��A���...
...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration through the onboard NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI controller. • SATA1-4 connectors are using Windows® XP or later version. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2...the onboard SATA port to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI�S���e��r��i�a���l��A���...
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Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Program �D�r�iv��e�r Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. ASUS InstAll - Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™...
Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Program �D�r�iv��e�r Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the installation wizard. ASUS InstAll - Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™...
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...through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device. Find RAID driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 Corel Snapfire Plus SE Installs the Corel Snapfire Plus SE software. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create �...AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in ��d�o�w�s�®XP�. NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk.
...through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device. Find RAID driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 Corel Snapfire Plus SE Installs the Corel Snapfire Plus SE software. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create �...AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in ��d�o�w�s�®XP�. NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk.
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... the same data redundantly on the operating system. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive. With the RAID 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...
... the same data redundantly on the operating system. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive. With the RAID 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...
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... The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in a RAID set, first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for a RAID configuration: 1. To install the SATA hard disks for six independent Serial ATA...
... The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in a RAID set, first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 780a SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for a RAID configuration: 1. To install the SATA hard disks for six independent Serial ATA...