Asus M3N-H HDMI User Manual download pdf (Page 23)

Chapter 2: Hardware

information

This chapter lists the hardware setup

procedures that you have to perform

when installing system components. It

includes description of the jumpers and

connectors on the motherboard.

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Motherboard 1
First Edition 2
March 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 8
About this guide 9
Typography 10
(continued on the next page) 11
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 1-3 19
S/PDIF digital sound ready 20
High Denition Audio 20
ASUS Express Gate Lite 20
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 20
ASUS Crystal Sound 21
ASUS EZ DIY 21
features 22
Chapter 2: Hardware 23
2.1 Before you proceed 25
M3N-H/HDMI 26
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 27
2.2.4 Layout contents 28
M3N-H/HDMI CPU SOCKET AM2 30
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 31
Retention module base 32
CPU heatsink 32
Retention bracket lock 32
Retention bracket 32
M3N-H/HDMI CPU fan connector 34
2.4 System memory 35
2.4.2 Memory congurations 36
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 40
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 40
2.5 Expansion slots 41
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 42
2.5.4 PCI slots 42
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 42
2.6 Jumper 44
2.7 Connectors 45
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 2-23 47
NOTE:Orient the red markings 48
M3N-H/HDMI IDE connector 49
Right angle side 50
M3N-H/HDMI USB 2.0 connectors 51
IE1394_2 52
M3N-H/HDMI Fan connectors 53
Chassis Signal 54
+5VSB_MB 54
Graphics card 58
VGA module 58
Chapter 3: 61
Powering up 61
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 3-1 63
3.2 Turning off the computer 64
Chapter 4: 65
BIOS setup 65
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 67
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 68
Quit all Windows 68
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 4-3 69
The ASUS Update utility is 69
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 70
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 4-5 71
4.1.4 Updating the BIOS 72
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 4-7 73
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 74
4.2 BIOS setup program 75
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 76
4.2.2 Menu bar 76
4.2.4 Menu items 77
4.2.5 Sub-menu items 77
4.2.6 Conguration elds 77
4.2.3 Legend bar 77
4.2.7 Pop-up window 78
4.2.8 General help 78
4.3 Main menu 79
PIO Mode [Auto] 80
UDMA Mode [Auto] 80
4.3.5 SATA1/2/3/4 82
4.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] 83
4.4 Advanced menu 84
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 4-19 85
4.4.2 Ai Net 2 86
4.4.3 CPU Conguration 86
4.4.4 Chipset 87
4.4.5 PCIPnP 89
Maximum Payload Size [4096] 90
IDE Function Setup 90
MCP Storage Cong 91
Onboard 1394 [Enabled] 91
HD Audio [Auto] 91
HDMI Audio [Auto] 91
4.4.7 USB Conguration 92
4.5 Power menu 93
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 94
4.5.4 Hardware Monitor 95
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 96
4.6 Boot menu 97
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 98
4.6.4 Security 99
Password Check 100
4.7 Tools menu 101
4.7.2 Express Gate Lite 102
4.8 Exit menu 103
4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 104
Chapter 5: Software 105
Chapter summary 106
5.2 Support DVD information 107
5.2.2 Drivers menu 108
5.2.3 Utilities menu 109
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 111
5.2.5 Manual menu 112
5.2.7 Other information 113
Technical support Form 114
File list 114
5.3 Software information 115
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 5-11 117
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 5-13 119
5.3.3 Audio congurations 120
Information 121
Minimize 121
Conguration options 121
Audio I/O 122
Microphone 123
3D Audio Demo 123
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 124
Preference 125
Hardware monitor panels 126
WMI browser 127
DMI browser 127
PCI browser 128
Conguring PC Probe II 129
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 130
Other feature buttons 131
5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 132
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 133
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 134
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 135
The First Screen 137
Using the Conguration Panel 138
Using the LaunchBar 139
Updating Express Gate Lite 142
Repairing Express Gate Lite 142
5.4 RAID congurations 143
5.4.2 NVIDIA 144
RAID congurations 144
Entering the NVIDIA 145
RAID utility 145
Creating a RAID Volume 146
Rebuilding a RAID array 147
You will need to enter Window 148
Deleting a RAID array 149
Clearing a disk data 150
ASUS M3N-H/HDMI 5-45 151

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