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... 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 driver disk in Windows 5-52 Chapter...
... 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 driver disk in Windows 5-52 Chapter...
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...; (7-pin SATA1-4 [red]; 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are using Windows® XP or later version. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation, when you intend to SATA device. right angle side ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 If you set any of SATA signal cable to create a Serial...Type item in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before using these connectors, set , refer to SATA 5-6 connectors. 3.
...; (7-pin SATA1-4 [red]; 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are using Windows® XP or later version. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation, when you intend to SATA device. right angle side ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 If you set any of SATA signal cable to create a Serial...Type item in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before using these connectors, set , refer to SATA 5-6 connectors. 3.
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... Managing and updating your system. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-1 Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using a floppy disk or a...motherboard package. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Place the support DVDin the optical drive. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to restore the BIOS in DOS using this utility. ASUS Update requires an Internet...
... Managing and updating your system. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-1 Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using a floppy disk or a...motherboard package. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Place the support DVDin the optical drive. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you to restore the BIOS in DOS using this utility. ASUS Update requires an Internet...
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... NOT enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features.... the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to change at any time without notice. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®...
... NOT enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features.... the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to change at any time without notice. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®...
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... creating a RAID configuration under Windows® Vista, install the AHCI/RAID driver through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device. • Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path 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 Click to...
... creating a RAID configuration under Windows® Vista, install the AHCI/RAID driver through the motherboard support CD/DVD or a USB device. • Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path 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 Click to...
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... the Personalization icon in Control Panel, and then click Screen Saver. 4. Close all windows. • For Windows® XP OS, make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ ...technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip • If you purchased a separate heatsink and fan package, use the ASUS...
... the Personalization icon in Control Panel, and then click Screen Saver. 4. Close all windows. • For Windows® XP OS, make sure to install the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ driver and application before using this feature. • The AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ ...technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip • If you purchased a separate heatsink and fan package, use the ASUS...
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...Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to start monitoring your computer the moment you turn it on. Follow the screen instructions to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this utility. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows... window displays the Preference section. Click to the optical drive. Because PC Probe II is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. If Autorun is software-based, you to close the Preference panel ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe ...
...Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to start monitoring your computer the moment you turn it on. Follow the screen instructions to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this utility. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows... window displays the Preference section. Click to the optical drive. Because PC Probe II is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. If Autorun is software-based, you to close the Preference panel ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe ...
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...easily. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch the AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Click this icon to normal state. Launching AI Suite You can launch the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI ... Press to launch AI Gear 2 Press to launch AI Booster 2 ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. After launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your ...
...easily. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch the AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Click this icon to normal state. Launching AI Suite You can launch the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI ... Press to launch AI Gear 2 Press to launch AI Booster 2 ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. After launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your ...
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...: 1. For Windows® XP, if you want to boot the system from the Support DVD to a floppy disk before setting your changes and Exit Setup. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for a RAID configuration: 1. Save your RAID configuration. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45... Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set , first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a RAID ...
...: 1. For Windows® XP, if you want to boot the system from the Support DVD to a floppy disk before setting your changes and Exit Setup. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for a RAID configuration: 1. Save your RAID configuration. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45... Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set , first copy the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a RAID ...
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... to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Save changes and... screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows® XP: 1. Set the optical drive as ...
... to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Save changes and... screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows® XP: 1. Set the optical drive as ...
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... NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. Due to complete the installation. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-53 To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Insert the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID...
... NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. Due to complete the installation. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-53 To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Insert the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID...
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...mode, you to install up to three identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your system. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-1 See page 2-41 for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list.... that are NVIDIA® certified. • Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by Windows® Vista operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way ...
...mode, you to install up to three identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your system. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-1 See page 2-41 for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list.... that are NVIDIA® certified. • Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by Windows® Vista operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way ...
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...launch the NVIDIA Control Panel, do one of the following: A. Right click on page 6-8). If you install the 3-way SLI driver under Windows® Vista. B1. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • If you want to install the device...that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature through NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows® Vista OS. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™...
...launch the NVIDIA Control Panel, do one of the following: A. Right click on page 6-8). If you install the 3-way SLI driver under Windows® Vista. B1. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • If you want to install the device...that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature through NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows® Vista OS. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™...
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...the display. 3. If the driver is disabled. The mGPU is being used only to indicate that the system is in Power Saving mode, which means that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in Performance mode and that the system is in the Device Manager. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-11 The Hybrid... SLI icon indicates that rendering is being done by the dGPU. Click the Hybrid SLI icon and select Save Power. 4. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is turned off and the mGPU is enabled, the dGPU does not show in the Windows®...
...the display. 3. If the driver is disabled. The mGPU is being used only to indicate that the system is in Power Saving mode, which means that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in Performance mode and that the system is in the Device Manager. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-11 The Hybrid... SLI icon indicates that rendering is being done by the dGPU. Click the Hybrid SLI icon and select Save Power. 4. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is turned off and the mGPU is enabled, the dGPU does not show in the Windows®...
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... 5-22 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-28 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-30 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-33 5.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-41 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-41 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-42 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...
... 5-22 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-28 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-30 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-33 5.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-41 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-41 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-42 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...
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... to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows® XP or later version. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA2... sure to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. Or you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and...
... to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows® XP or later version. Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device. M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA2... sure to SATA 5-6 connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. Or you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and...
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...an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Quit all Windows® applications before you to the corresponding sections for the Utilities screen menu.... directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-1 The Drivers menu appears. 2. Place the support DVDin the optical drive. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a floppy disk or a USB flash...
...an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Quit all Windows® applications before you to the corresponding sections for the Utilities screen menu.... directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-1 The Drivers menu appears. 2. Place the support DVDin the optical drive. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a floppy disk or a USB flash...
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...all motherboard features. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista operating systems (OS). Refer to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the ...to maximize the features of the support DVD to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of your OS ...
...all motherboard features. 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista operating systems (OS). Refer to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the ...to maximize the features of the support DVD to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of your OS ...
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Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version. Adobe Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that allows you can connect to ... motherboard BIOS in Portable Document Format (PDF). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you to open, view, and print documents in Windows® environment. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer...
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version. Adobe Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that allows you can connect to ... motherboard BIOS in Portable Document Format (PDF). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you to open, view, and print documents in Windows® environment. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer...
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... you to floppy disk capacity limitation, when creating a RAID configuration under Windows® Vista, install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in ��d�o�w�s�®XP�. Due to create �a�...65533;®XP�. Find RAID driver in the support CD/DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI SATA/RAID driver disk. Corel Snapfire Plus SE ...