Asus M2N32-SLI PREMIUM VISTA manuals

Asus M2N32-SLI PREMIUM VISTA Specifications (184 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 3.41 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V1

2

January 2007

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

Dual RAID solution

19

IEEE 1394a support

19

High Denition Audio

19

USB 2.0 technology

20

Dual Gigabit LAN solution

20

AI Remote

20

Advanced Thermal Design

22

1.3.3 ASUS special features

23

ASUS O.C. Prole

24

AI Clock Skew

24

Precision Tweaker

24

Hardware

27

2.1 Before you proceed

29

M2N32-SLI PREMIUM

30

2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2

31

2.2.4 Motherboard layout

32

2.2.5 Layout contents

33

CPU Socket AM2

35

Gold triangle

36

Small triangle

36

Retention module base

37

CPU heatsink

37

Retention bracket lock

37

Retention bracket

37

CPU FAN PWM

39

CPU FAN IN

39

CPU FAN PWR

39

2.4 System memory

41

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

43

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

43

DDR2-800 MHz capability

44

Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL)

44

DDR2-667 MHz capability

45

DDR2-533 MHz capability

46

2.5 Expansion slots

47

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

48

2.5.4 PCI slots

49

2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots

49

2.6 Jumper

50

42 3 5

51

11 910121314

51

2.7.2 Internal connectors

54

SATA connectors

55

SATA RAID connector

56

USB 2.0 connectors

57

CPU Fan connectors

58

Chassis intrusion connector

59

Internal audio connector

61

Digital audio connector

62

System panel connsector

63

Powering up

65

3.2 Turning off the computer

68

BIOS setup

69

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

71

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

72

Quit all Windows

72

The ASUS Update utility is

73

DOS environment

74

XP environment

74

2000 environment

74

4.1.4 Updating the BIOS

76

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

78

4.2 BIOS setup program

80

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

81

4.2.2 Menu bar

81

4.2.4 Menu items

82

4.2.5 Sub-menu items

82

4.2.6 Conguration elds

82

4.2.3 Legend bar

82

4.2.7 Pop-up window

83

4.2.8 General help

83

4.3 Main menu

84

PIO Mode [Auto]

85

UDMA Mode [Auto]

85

4.3.6 SATA 1-6

87

4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB]

88

4.4 Advanced menu

89

Overclock Options [Disabled]

90

N.O.S. Option [Disabled]

90

PCIEX16_1 Clock [Auto]

90

PCIEX16_2 Clock [Auto]

90

[Disabled]

91

4.4.2 AI NET2

92

4.4.3 CPU Conguration

93

DRAM Timing Control

95

Output Driver Control

96

4.4.4 Chipset

97

NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled]

98

4.4.5 PCIPnP

99

IDE Function Setup

100

Serial-ATA Conguration

101

USB Conguration

101

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

102

4.5 Power menu

103

4.5.3 APM Conguration

104

HPET Support [Enabled]

105

Date (of Month) Alarm [xx]

105

4.5.4 Hardware Monitor

106

4.6 Boot menu

108

4.6.2 Removable Drives

109

4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives

109

4.6.4 CDROM Drives

109

Case Open Warning [Enabled]

110

Quick Boot [Enabled]

110

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

110

4.6.6 Security

111

Password Check

112

Security Chip [Disabled]

112

4.7 Tools menu

113

Load from File

114

Save BIOS Prole

114

Save to Proe 1/2

114

213830 2001-09-05 20:00:00

115

4.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

116

4.8 Exit menu

117

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

118

Software

119

Chapter summary

120

5.2 Support DVD information

121

5.2.2 Drivers menu

122

5.2.3 Utilities menu

123

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

125

5.2.5 Manual menu

126

5.2.7 Other information

127

Technical support Form

128

Filelist

128

5.3 Software information

129

5.3.2 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!

131

Technology

131

Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!

132

software

132

5.3.3 SoundMAX

133

High Denition Audio utility

133

Audio Setup Wizard

134

Jack conguration

135

Adjust speaker volume

135

Adjust microphone volume

135

Audio preferences

136

Microphone options

137

Enhanced Microphone features

137

5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II

138

Preferences

139

Hardware monitor panels

140

WMI browser

141

DMI browser

141

PCI browser

142

Conguring PC Probe II

143

5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite

144

Other feature buttons

145

5.3.6 ASUS AI N.O.S

146

5.3.7 ASUS AI Gear

147

5.3.8 ASUS AI Nap

148

5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster

149

5.3.10 ASUS Q-Fan

150

5.3.11 AI Remote

151

ASUS >>USB receiver

152

USB receiver

152

ASUS AI Remote Settings

154

3. Multimedia Keys

155

2. AP-1/2

155

Select File

156

Select Application Path

156

Select Application Profile

156

Dene Hotkeys for Application

157

5.4 Windows

159

Vista feature

159

5.5 RAID congurations

160

5.5.1 Installing hard disks

161

5.5.2 NVIDIA

162

Entering the NVIDIA

163

MeidaShield RAID utility

163

Creating a RAID Volume

163

Rebuilding a RAID array

165

Deleting a RAID array

167

Clearing a disk data

168

Setting the BIOS RAID items

169

MAIN MENU

174

Auto conguration

174

Manual conguration

174

Creating a CONCATENATION set

175

PCI Express graphics cards

177

6.1 Overview

179

6.2 Dual graphics card setup

180

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

182

technology support

182

NVIDIA Settings icon

183

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

184

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