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... 4-9 4.3.2 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 4-11 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-14 4.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 4-22 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-28 4.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 4-31 4.3.8 ASUS AI N.O.S 4-32 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-33 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-34 4.4 RAID configurations 4-35 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-35 4.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 4-36 4.5 Creating a RAID ...43 Chapter 5: NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI™ technology support 5.1 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® Technology 5-1 5.1.1 System requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Enabling GeForce® Boost and HybridPower 5-2 vi
... 4-9 4.3.2 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 4-11 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-14 4.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 4-22 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-28 4.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 4-31 4.3.8 ASUS AI N.O.S 4-32 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-33 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-34 4.4 RAID configurations 4-35 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-35 4.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 4-36 4.5 Creating a RAID ...43 Chapter 5: NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI™ technology support 5.1 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI® Technology 5-1 5.1.1 System requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Enabling GeForce® Boost and HybridPower 5-2 vi
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M3N WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion Slots Storage LAN AMD® Socket AM2/AM2+ for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-...™ / Sempron™ processors AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Support CPU up to 140W NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200 PCI-X bridge: NEC uPD720404 Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** When installing total memory of 512MB - Supports D-Sub with...
M3N WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion Slots Storage LAN AMD® Socket AM2/AM2+ for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-...™ / Sempron™ processors AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Support CPU up to 140W NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200 PCI-X bridge: NEC uPD720404 Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** When installing total memory of 512MB - Supports D-Sub with...
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...AM2+ and multi-core CPUs to create a smoother, faster computing environment. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. It provides faster data transfer rate and more... efficiency, enhancing system performance in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 offers the latest support of Hazardous Substances (...
...AM2+ and multi-core CPUs to create a smoother, faster computing environment. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. It provides faster data transfer rate and more... efficiency, enhancing system performance in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 offers the latest support of Hazardous Substances (...
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... discrete graphics cards when combined with M3N series motherboard GPUs. See page 2-19 for details. It allows RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 configurations for two SATA connectors. It includes two primary features: GeForce Boost and HybridPower™. ASUS M3N WS 1-3 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI Technology... Hybrid SLI™ Technology is bundled with an HDMI-to the motherboard GPU for a quiet, low power PC experience. Supporting HDCP...
... discrete graphics cards when combined with M3N series motherboard GPUs. See page 2-19 for details. It allows RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 configurations for two SATA connectors. It includes two primary features: GeForce Boost and HybridPower™. ASUS M3N WS 1-3 NVIDIA® Hybrid SLI Technology... Hybrid SLI™ Technology is bundled with an HDMI-to the motherboard GPU for a quiet, low power PC experience. Supporting HDCP...
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IEEE 1394a port connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_1, IE1394_2) 14. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 2. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 3-pin CHA_FAN1-2; 3-pin PWR_FAN) 5. Floppy disk drive ...33 2-10 2-5 2-31 2-27 2-28 2-26 2-21 2-36 2-32 2-1 2-29 2-30 2-22 2-35 2-32 2-34 ASUS M3N WS 2-3 System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 10. DDR2 DIMM slots 3. PCI-X speed setting (3-pin PCIX_SPEED1) 15. NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-4 [red], 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) 7. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 17...
IEEE 1394a port connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_1, IE1394_2) 14. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 2. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 3-pin CHA_FAN1-2; 3-pin PWR_FAN) 5. Floppy disk drive ...33 2-10 2-5 2-31 2-27 2-28 2-26 2-21 2-36 2-32 2-1 2-29 2-30 2-22 2-35 2-32 2-34 ASUS M3N WS 2-3 System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 10. DDR2 DIMM slots 3. PCI-X speed setting (3-pin PCIX_SPEED1) 15. NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA 1-4 [red], 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) 7. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 17...
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...supports Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT and GeForce® 8400 GS graphics cards support GeForce Boost function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2 and GeForce® 9800 GTX graphics cards support Hybrid Power function under Hybrid SLI...Power function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more information about Hybrid SLI™ support. • This motherboard supports the ASUS SASsaby SAS RAID card series (optional) for SAS hard disk drive expansion.
...supports Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 8500 GT and GeForce® 8400 GS graphics cards support GeForce Boost function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Currently, only NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2 and GeForce® 9800 GTX graphics cards support Hybrid Power function under Hybrid SLI...Power function under Hybrid SLI™ mode. • Visit www.nvidia.com/hybridsli for more information about Hybrid SLI™ support. • This motherboard supports the ASUS SASsaby SAS RAID card series (optional) for SAS hard disk drive expansion.
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... Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information The Serial ATA RAID... • SATA1-4 connectors are set any of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4 [red], 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 3. If you ...
... Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information The Serial ATA RAID... • SATA1-4 connectors are set any of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4 [red], 7-pin SATA5-6 [black]) These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 3. If you ...
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... 'n' Quiet Driver (Windows® XP only) Installs the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset. Uninstall the onboard NVIDIA display driver BEFORE installing the Hybrid SLI driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.... ASUS InstAll - Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio driver and application. This item appears only when you are ...
... 'n' Quiet Driver (Windows® XP only) Installs the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset. Uninstall the onboard NVIDIA display driver BEFORE installing the Hybrid SLI driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.... ASUS InstAll - Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio driver and application. This item appears only when you are ...
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... an NVIDIA AHCI driver disk for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8200 SATA/RAID driver disk. 4.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit.../RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N WS 4-5 Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the motherboard support DVD or a USB device.
... an NVIDIA AHCI driver disk for 32/64bit Windows® XP. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP AHCI Driver (Disk 1/2) Allows you to create the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8200 SATA/RAID driver disk. 4.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create NVIDIA SATA RAID driver disks for 32/64bit.../RAID driver through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the path below : Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N WS 4-5 Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the motherboard support DVD or a USB device.
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...does not provide fault tolerance or other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS M3N WS 4-35 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single disk on multiple disks that appear as a single drive but at ...to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset that allows you to a selected hard disk drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD. 4.4.1 RAID ...
...does not provide fault tolerance or other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS M3N WS 4-35 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single disk on multiple disks that appear as a single drive but at ...to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset that allows you to a selected hard disk drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD. 4.4.1 RAID ...
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...: 1. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for detailed information on each drive. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 4.2.5 Manuals menu. Boot the system and press during the Power-On...system, make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the RAID controllers user manual in the NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 chipset. Save your changes and Exit Setup. • Due to re-enter your RAID setup. For optimal performance, install identical drives of...
...: 1. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for detailed information on each drive. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 4.2.5 Manuals menu. Boot the system and press during the Power-On...system, make sure to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to the RAID controllers user manual in the NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 chipset. Save your changes and Exit Setup. • Due to re-enter your RAID setup. For optimal performance, install identical drives of...
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... be connected to the mGPU for the motherboard GPU ASUS M3N WS 5-1 Go to www.nvidia.com/hybridsli to learn the supported GPUs. 5.1.1 System requirements Before using Hybrid SLI, make sure if your system meets the following requirements: For best GeForce Boost performance • AMD Phenom 9600 ...recommended for HybridPower • At least 256MB of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they work with the onboard motherboard GPU (mGPU). GeForce® Boost enhances the performance of Frame Buffer carve out for a quiet, power-saving computer environment. • Hybrid SLI...
... be connected to the mGPU for the motherboard GPU ASUS M3N WS 5-1 Go to www.nvidia.com/hybridsli to learn the supported GPUs. 5.1.1 System requirements Before using Hybrid SLI, make sure if your system meets the following requirements: For best GeForce Boost performance • AMD Phenom 9600 ...recommended for HybridPower • At least 256MB of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they work with the onboard motherboard GPU (mGPU). GeForce® Boost enhances the performance of Frame Buffer carve out for a quiet, power-saving computer environment. • Hybrid SLI...
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...-configurable only when a dGPU is correctly installed, you have installed a dGPU recommended for GeForce Boost on your changes and Exit Setup. 4. Save your motherboard. Make sure that GeForce Boost is properly installed. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto... enabling GeForce Boost and HybridPower, make sure that you will share the rendering load with the dGPU and boost the performance of the dGPU. Turn on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Visit www.asus.com for...
...-configurable only when a dGPU is correctly installed, you have installed a dGPU recommended for GeForce Boost on your changes and Exit Setup. 4. Save your motherboard. Make sure that GeForce Boost is properly installed. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to [Auto... enabling GeForce Boost and HybridPower, make sure that you will share the rendering load with the dGPU and boost the performance of the dGPU. Turn on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Visit www.asus.com for...
