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... used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ... LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS...
... used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ... LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS...
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... an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 4-3 4.3.2 Audio configurations 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS EPU 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS TurboV 4-11 4.3.10 ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks...
... an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 4-3 4.3.2 Audio configurations 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS EPU 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS TurboV 4-11 4.3.10 ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks...
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... an adapter or extension cord. Contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before...
... an adapter or extension cord. Contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before...
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... memory architecture * Due to AMD® CPU limitation, DDR2 1200 / 1066 MHz is recommended. *** Refer to www.asus.com or the user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI�™��T�e�c�h�n...disk only. NVIDIA Gigabit MAC Realtek® 8211CL Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET 2 Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - M4N82 Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™...
... memory architecture * Due to AMD® CPU limitation, DDR2 1200 / 1066 MHz is recommended. *** Refer to www.asus.com or the user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI�™��T�e�c�h�n...disk only. NVIDIA Gigabit MAC Realtek® 8211CL Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET 2 Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - M4N82 Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™...
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...Check your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS M4N82 Deluxe motherboard User guide Support DVD 5 x Serial ATA cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x ASUS 2-in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Product introduction Thank you start installing the... is purchased separately. • The illustrated items above are for buying an ASUS® M4N82 Deluxe motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package with different models. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 1-1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 1.1 Welcome!
...Check your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS M4N82 Deluxe motherboard User guide Support DVD 5 x Serial ATA cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x ASUS 2-in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Product introduction Thank you start installing the... is purchased separately. • The illustrated items above are for buying an ASUS® M4N82 Deluxe motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package with different models. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 1-1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 1.1 Welcome!
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... load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is the standard way of accessing information from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the lower-sized channel for the OS can... effective use a more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 2) DS N/A Heat-Sink Package 5(6-56-75-5-5-5-15) 2.1 • • ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 2-11 Under the default state, some memory modules for one DIMM per channel only.
... load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is the standard way of accessing information from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you do any of the lower-sized channel for the OS can... effective use a more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 2) DS N/A Heat-Sink Package 5(6-56-75-5-5-5-15) 2.1 • • ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 2-11 Under the default state, some memory modules for one DIMM per channel only.
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... NOT manually update the BIOS. Refer to the corresponding sections for this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary. In normal circumstances, the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If there is potentially risky. We recommend that are needed for system startup in Windows® environment. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe...
... NOT manually update the BIOS. Refer to the corresponding sections for this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary. In normal circumstances, the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If there is potentially risky. We recommend that are needed for system startup in Windows® environment. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe...
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... [Auto] Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Configure System Frequency/Voltage AI Overclocking DRAM Frequency Control HT Link Speed...
... [Auto] Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Configure System Frequency/Voltage AI Overclocking DRAM Frequency Control HT Link Speed...
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... remapping around memory hole. Configuration options: [667MHz] [800MHz] [1066MHz] CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] This item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item to [Manual] and allows selection of Address bits [20:16, 9]] [Auto] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable MemClk Tri-Stating during C3... Enable [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Allows you set the DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-13
... remapping around memory hole. Configuration options: [667MHz] [800MHz] [1066MHz] CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] This item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item to [Manual] and allows selection of Address bits [20:16, 9]] [Auto] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable MemClk Tri-Stating during C3... Enable [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] Enable Bank Memory Interleaving Bank Interleaving [Auto] Allows you set the DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-13
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... set the DRAM Timing Mode item to change the advanced DRAM timing settings. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Power Down Enable [Disabled] Allows you to [Manual] and allows you enable the Power Down Enable item. Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] DRAM Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection of the following sub-items...
... set the DRAM Timing Mode item to change the advanced DRAM timing settings. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Power Down Enable [Disabled] Allows you to [Manual] and allows you enable the Power Down Enable item. Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] DRAM Timing Mode [Auto] Allows selection of the following sub-items...
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Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DQS Timing Configuration DQS Timing User Controls [Auto] Manual allows user to tweak DQS values DQS Timing User Controls [Auto] Allows adjustments of the default setup time for the CKE pins versus MEMCLK. Allows ... DQS Timing User Controls item to [DCT 0], [DCT 1] or [Both]. DQS Timing Configuration This item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item to [Manual] and allows you set the CS/ODT Setup Time item to [1/2 CLK] or [1 CLK]. Type the desired values using the keyboard and press the key...
Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DQS Timing Configuration DQS Timing User Controls [Auto] Manual allows user to tweak DQS values DQS Timing User Controls [Auto] Allows adjustments of the default setup time for the CKE pins versus MEMCLK. Allows ... DQS Timing User Controls item to [DCT 0], [DCT 1] or [Both]. DQS Timing Configuration This item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item to [Manual] and allows you set the CS/ODT Setup Time item to [1/2 CLK] or [1 CLK]. Type the desired values using the keyboard and press the key...
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... when you to set the nForce200 chip voltage. nForce200 Voltage [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. Otherwise the maximum voltage supported is enabled. CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. DRAM...Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 3.5.8 SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-17 NB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. CPU overvoltage setting on page 2-23 for EMI control. The values range ...
... when you to set the nForce200 chip voltage. nForce200 Voltage [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. Otherwise the maximum voltage supported is enabled. CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. DRAM...Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 3.5.8 SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-17 NB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. CPU overvoltage setting on page 2-23 for EMI control. The values range ...
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...to [Super] to adjust ECC mode automatically. Set to [Max] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics ...the subitems manually. Set to [Good] to report and correct memory errors. [Disabled] [Basic] [Good] [Super] [Max] [User] Disables the DRAM ECC mode. Configuration options: [PCI VGA Card First] [PCIE VGA Card First] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-21...
...to [Super] to adjust ECC mode automatically. Set to [Max] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics ...the subitems manually. Set to [Good] to report and correct memory errors. [Disabled] [Basic] [Good] [Super] [Max] [User] Disables the DRAM ECC mode. Configuration options: [PCI VGA Card First] [PCIE VGA Card First] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 3-21...
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...The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista™ operating ... Click the Contact tab to create the ATI® RAID/AHCI driver disk. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-1 The contents of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other...
...The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista™ operating ... Click the Contact tab to create the ATI® RAID/AHCI driver disk. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-1 The contents of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other...
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...Follow the instructions below to get the necessary software manuals. Click the support DVD icon. 2. Chapter 4 The screenshots in this section are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Double-click the Manual folder. 3. The actual software manuals containing in the support DVD vary by models. ...4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Double-click the folder of your selected manual. The support DVD contents are included in the support DVD...
...Follow the instructions below to get the necessary software manuals. Click the support DVD icon. 2. Chapter 4 The screenshots in this section are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Double-click the Manual folder. 3. The actual software manuals containing in the support DVD vary by models. ...4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Double-click the folder of your selected manual. The support DVD contents are included in the support DVD...
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...software configuration. Save your computer and set it to [Enabled]. See section 3.6 Advanced menu. 3. Go to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on... the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software 1. Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-3 Reboot your changes and exit BIOS Setup. 4. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > Cool & Quiet > Cool & Quiet. 3. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD ...
...software configuration. Save your computer and set it to [Enabled]. See section 3.6 Advanced menu. 3. Go to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on... the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software 1. Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-3 Reboot your changes and exit BIOS Setup. 4. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > Cool & Quiet > Cool & Quiet. 3. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD ...
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...Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-5 Because PC Probe II is always at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. PC Probe II main window Chapter 4 Button Function Opens the Configuration window ...disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the Windows® n��o�t�i�fi�c�a�t�i�o�n��a��...
...Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-5 Because PC Probe II is always at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. PC Probe II main window Chapter 4 Button Function Opens the Configuration window ...disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the Windows® n��o�t�i�fi�c�a�t�i�o�n��a��...
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... on your pictures. in IDE mode only. Refer to http://support.asus.com for the exact location of 1024 x 768, or ASUS Express Gate will be skipped during POST. • See the software manual in the bundled motherboard support DVD or click Express Gate environment for detailed... software instructions. Notices about ASUS Express Gate • Ensure to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support...
... on your pictures. in IDE mode only. Refer to http://support.asus.com for the exact location of 1024 x 768, or ASUS Express Gate will be skipped during POST. • See the software manual in the bundled motherboard support DVD or click Express Gate environment for detailed... software instructions. Notices about ASUS Express Gate • Ensure to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support...
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Install AI Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-7 Launching AI Suite 1. Launch AI Suite by models. • Refer to the software manual in this icon to restore the window. If you to restore system default settings. Using AI Suite Click each utility • ...The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The actual utility...
Install AI Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS M4N82 Deluxe 4-7 Launching AI Suite 1. Launch AI Suite by models. • Refer to the software manual in this icon to restore the window. If you to restore system default settings. Using AI Suite Click each utility • ...The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The actual utility...