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... benefit, without the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the ... USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ...
... benefit, without the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in writing by the ... USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ...
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Contents 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 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...
Contents 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 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...
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... button cell battery) should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the motherboard, ensure that the power cables for disposal of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company. • If... cables are correctly connected and the power cables are unplugged before using the product, make sure all the manuals that your retailer. viii Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting...
... button cell battery) should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the motherboard, ensure that the power cables for disposal of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company. • If... cables are correctly connected and the power cables are unplugged before using the product, make sure all the manuals that your retailer. viii Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting...
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... shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. Conventions used in this manual. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must press the enclosed key. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: awdflash� M3N WS.bin DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or...
... shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. Conventions used in this manual. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you must press the enclosed key. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: awdflash� M3N WS.bin DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or...
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... www.asus.com or this user manual for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / 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 1920 x 1440 @ 75 Hz - resolution up to 5200 MT/s; M3N WS...
... www.asus.com or this user manual for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / 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 1920 x 1440 @ 75 Hz - resolution up to 5200 MT/s; M3N WS...
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...set using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows XP® or later version. Right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Connect the ...right-angle side of SATA ports to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID ...
...set using these connectors, set the SATA Operation Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID]. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows XP® or later version. Right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Connect the ...right-angle side of SATA ports to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID ...
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...or sets the UDMA mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Select [Auto] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Select [Manual] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Select a device item then press to display the IDE device information. If... the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup There is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary ...
...or sets the UDMA mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Select [Auto] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Select [Manual] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Select a device item then press to display the IDE device information. If... the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup There is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary ...
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... manufacturer. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to [Manual]. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk read data from the hard disk. ASUS M3N WS 3-17 Head Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master...
... manufacturer. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to [Manual]. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk read data from the hard disk. ASUS M3N WS 3-17 Head Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master...
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...profile AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the CPU and other system devices.... Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you install on the CPU and DIMMs you to individually set overclocking parameters. 3.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow...
...profile AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the CPU and other system devices.... Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you install on the CPU and DIMMs you to individually set overclocking parameters. 3.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] CPU Frequency [200] This item becomes user-configurable only when you set the AI Tuning item to [Manual] and is ���a��d���j�u���s��t��e��d��b�y� typing ...] [+212.5mv] [+300.0mv] [+312.5mv] VDDNB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the VDDA Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.10V] [1.12V] [1.14V] ~ [1.34V] [1.36V] [1.38V] ASUS M3N WS 3-21
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 3%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] CPU Frequency [200] This item becomes user-configurable only when you set the AI Tuning item to [Manual] and is ���a��d���j�u���s��t��e��d��b�y� typing ...] [+212.5mv] [+300.0mv] [+312.5mv] VDDNB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the VDDA Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.10V] [1.12V] [1.14V] ~ [1.34V] [1.36V] [1.38V] ASUS M3N WS 3-21
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... Remapping Advance Memory Settings [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Auto, no user limit MaxMemClk, limit by Memory clock value Manual, use Memory Clock value Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] This item allows you to adjust the DRAM-related items. Select an item, then press to edit...: [Auto] [11] [12] [13] ~ [24] [25] [26] 1T/2T Memory Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to edit. ASUS M3N WS 3-23
... Remapping Advance Memory Settings [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Auto, no user limit MaxMemClk, limit by Memory clock value Manual, use Memory Clock value Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] This item allows you to adjust the DRAM-related items. Select an item, then press to edit...: [Auto] [11] [12] [13] ~ [24] [25] [26] 1T/2T Memory Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to edit. ASUS M3N WS 3-23
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...] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Auto, no user limit MaxMemClk, limit by Memory clock value Manual, use Memory Clock value Twr [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3] [4] [5] [6] Trrd [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] [4] [5] Trwt [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] ~ [8] [9] Twtr [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] Trtp...
...] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Specific Help Auto, no user limit MaxMemClk, limit by Memory clock value Manual, use Memory Clock value Twr [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3] [4] [5] [6] Trrd [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] [4] [5] Trwt [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] ~ [8] [9] Twtr [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] Trtp...
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... Buffer Size [128M] This item becomes user-configurable when you set the iGPU Frame Buffer Control item to [Manual] and allows you install on the motherboard. Set this item vary depending on the total memory size you to set frame buffer size for this item to [Always Enable] to adjust the ...
... Buffer Size [128M] This item becomes user-configurable when you set the iGPU Frame Buffer Control item to [Manual] and allows you install on the motherboard. Set this item vary depending on the total memory size you to set frame buffer size for this item to [Always Enable] to adjust the ...
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... Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] When the item Resources Controlled By is grayed out and not user-configurable. IRQ Resources This sub-menu is activated only when the ... is set to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. Configuration options: [128] [256] [512] [1024] [2048] [4096] ASUS M3N WS 3-27 When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is byte. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IRQ Resources Select Menu IRQ-5 assigned to...
... Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] When the item Resources Controlled By is grayed out and not user-configurable. IRQ Resources This sub-menu is activated only when the ... is set to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. Configuration options: [128] [256] [512] [1024] [2048] [4096] ASUS M3N WS 3-27 When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is byte. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IRQ Resources Select Menu IRQ-5 assigned to...
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4.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support
4.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support
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select an N.O.S. button on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI N.O.S. This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. mode Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration. 4-32 Chapter 4: Software support 4.3.8 ASUS AI N.O.S. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the AI Suite main window. drop-down menu button Click the drop-down menu button and select Disable or Manual.
select an N.O.S. button on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI N.O.S. This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. mode Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration. 4-32 Chapter 4: Software support 4.3.8 ASUS AI N.O.S. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the AI Suite main window. drop-down menu button Click the drop-down menu button and select Disable or Manual.
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4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support The options on the AI Suite main window.
4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support The options on the AI Suite main window.
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... 3. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for six independent Serial ATA channels. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to set the necessary RAID ...cable to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. See section 4.2.5 Manuals menu. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. See section 3.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for a RAID configuration: 1. 4.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS ...
... 3. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for six independent Serial ATA channels. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to set the necessary RAID ...cable to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. See section 4.2.5 Manuals menu. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. See section 3.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration > MCP Storage Config for a RAID configuration: 1. 4.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the BIOS ...