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... 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 driver disk 4-43 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-43 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-43 Chapter 5: NVIDIA...
... 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 driver disk 4-43 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-43 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-43 Chapter 5: NVIDIA...
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...the SATA Operation 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... Make sure to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows XP® or later version. Otherwise, the devices ...
...the SATA Operation 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... Make sure to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows XP® or later version. Otherwise, the devices ...
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...ASUS M3N WS 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. 3.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 3.1.1 ASUS...corrupted.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support...
...ASUS M3N WS 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. 3.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 3.1.1 ASUS...corrupted.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support...
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...to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS M3N WS 4-1 The contents of... installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to your computer. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP...
...to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS M3N WS 4-1 The contents of... installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to your computer. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP...
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... the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver Installs the NVIDIA® HDMI audio driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Anti-Virus and Drivers Utility Installs all of the drivers and anti-virus utility through the installation wizard. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver (Windows® XP only) Installs...
... the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - NVIDIA HDMI Audio Driver Installs the NVIDIA® HDMI audio driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Anti-Virus and Drivers Utility Installs all of the drivers and anti-virus utility through the installation wizard. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver (Windows® XP only) Installs...
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... 32/64bit Windows® Vista, please install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N WS 4-5 Due to create the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8200 SATA/RAID driver disk. Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the motherboard support...
... 32/64bit Windows® Vista, please install the AHCI/RAID driver through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI ASUS M3N WS 4-5 Due to create the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8200 SATA/RAID driver disk. Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the motherboard support...
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...is set to your system loading. 4-12 Chapter 4: Software support Click "Change power settings...". Close all windows. • 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 Q-Fan technology feature...
...is set to your system loading. 4-12 Chapter 4: Software support Click "Change power settings...". Close all windows. • 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 Q-Fan technology feature...
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... includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for Windows Vista™ Configuration option tabs Set default Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings...window Analog and digital connector status Information button 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard...
... includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for Windows Vista™ Configuration option tabs Set default Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings...window Analog and digital connector status Information button 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard...
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... information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. ASUS M3N WS 4-15 Exit Click the Exit button or the OK button ( Manager. ) to configure your screen. Information Click the Information button ( ) to show further settings for the analog/digital output/input ports. In the Windows Vista™ environment...
... information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. ASUS M3N WS 4-15 Exit Click the Exit button or the OK button ( Manager. ) to configure your screen. Information Click the Information button ( ) to show further settings for the analog/digital output/input ports. In the Windows Vista™ environment...
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B. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to minimize the window. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Information button Information Click the information button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting.
B. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to minimize the window. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP™ Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Information button Information Click the information button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting.
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... a utility that your computer is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. Place the support DVD to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch the... PC Probe II from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Click this utility, you ...
... a utility that your computer is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. Place the support DVD to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch the... PC Probe II from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Click this utility, you ...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click this icon to normal state. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Using AI Suite Click the ... Normal icon to restore the system to close or restore the application. After launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to launch AI Gear2, AI N.O.S., AI Booster, AI Nap, and Q-Fan2...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click this icon to normal state. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Using AI Suite Click the ... Normal icon to restore the system to close or restore the application. After launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to launch AI Gear2, AI N.O.S., AI Booster, AI Nap, and Q-Fan2...
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...configurations. This configuration stores the same data redundantly on the operating system. ASUS M3N WS 4-35 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image ... existing drive and a new drive for this setup. For Windows XP, If you to hard disk drives that of both data...Spanning) stands for details. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to configure Serial ...a complete copy of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 ...
...configurations. This configuration stores the same data redundantly on the operating system. ASUS M3N WS 4-35 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image ... existing drive and a new drive for this setup. For Windows XP, If you to hard disk drives that of both data...Spanning) stands for details. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to configure Serial ...a complete copy of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 ...
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... floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ASUS M3N WS 4-43 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 5. Insert the support.... 3. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to...
... floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ASUS M3N WS 4-43 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 5. Insert the support.... 3. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to...
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Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI 2.
Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Find AHCI driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. To install the RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI 2.
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...system is in Power Saving mode, which means that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in the Device Manager. If the driver is turned off and the mGPU is both rendering and displaying. 5. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is correctly installed,... driver installation. 2. Follow Step 1 to 5 on the taskbar. Power Saving mode is being used only to drive the display. 3. ASUS M3N WS 5-3 The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that rendering is disabled. The mGPU is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that the system is in the Windows®...
...system is in Power Saving mode, which means that the dGPU is turned off and does not appear in the Device Manager. If the driver is turned off and the mGPU is both rendering and displaying. 5. When the Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU is correctly installed,... driver installation. 2. Follow Step 1 to 5 on the taskbar. Power Saving mode is being used only to drive the display. 3. ASUS M3N WS 5-3 The Hybrid SLI icon indicates that rendering is disabled. The mGPU is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that the system is in the Windows®...