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Motherboard
1
Revised Edition V3
2
February 2006
2
Contents
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Safety information
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About this guide
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Typography
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(continued on the next page)
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Product
15
1.1 Welcome!
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1.2 Package contents
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1.3 Special features
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HyperTransport™ Technology
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Serial ATA II technology
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Dual RAID solution
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PCI Express™ interface
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S/PDIF digital sound ready
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IEEE 1394a support
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USB 2.0 technology
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AI Audio technology
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AI Cool-Pipe
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Precision Tweaker
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AI NET 2
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ASUS Multi-language BIOS
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ASUS MyLogo2™
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ASUS Instant Music
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Hardware
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2.1 Before you proceed
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A8N-SLI PREMIUM
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2.2.3 Motherboard layout
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2.2.4 Layout Contents
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 2-5
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2.3.2 Installling the CPU
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2.3.1 Overview
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 2-7
33
Retention Module Base
34
CPU Heatsink
34
Rotation
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2.4 System memory
37
(Continued on the next page)
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DDR400 Qualified Vendors List
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2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
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2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
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2.5 Expansion slots
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2.5.4 PCI slots
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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
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2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot
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2.5.7 PCI Express x4 slot
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Normal Clear CMOS
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(Default)
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ACT/LINK
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2.7.2 Internal connectors
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SATA_RAID2
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SATA_RAID4
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SATA_RAID1
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SATA_RAID3
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CHA1_FAN
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CHA2_FAN
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CHIP_FAN
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Power supply requirements
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+5VSB_MB
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Chassis Signal
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Requires an ATX power supply
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Powering up
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 3-1
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3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up
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3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™
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3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up
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3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor
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Changing the default language
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3-8 Chapter 3: Powering up
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BIOS setup
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DOS environment
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XP environment
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2000 environment
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4.1.2 Updating the BIOS
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-3
71
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-5
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4.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash utility
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4.1.6 ASUS Update utility
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-9
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4.2 BIOS setup program
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4.2.2 Menu bar
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4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
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4.2.4 Menu items
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4.2.5 Sub-menu items
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4.2.6 Configuration fields
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4.2.3 Legend bar
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4.2.7 Pop-up window
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4.2.8 General help
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4.3 Main menu
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Access Mode [Auto]
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Extended Drive
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Access Mode
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Capacity
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Cylinder
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4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring
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4.3.8 Installed Memory
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4.4 Advanced menu
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DRAM Configuration
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4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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4.4.2 PCIPnP
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IRQ Resources
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-25
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4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-27
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4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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4.4.4 SLI Configuration
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Overclock Profile [Auto]
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 4-31
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4.4.6 LAN Cable Status
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4.4.7 PEG Link Mode
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4.4.9 Instant Music
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4.4.8 Speech Configuration
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4.5 Power menu
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4.5.3 APM Configuration
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Day of Month Alarm [Disabled]
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4.5.4 Hardware Monitor
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CPU Target Temperature
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4.6 Boot menu
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4.6.2 Removable Drives
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4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives
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4.6.4 CDROM Drives
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4.6.6 Security
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Password Check
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4.7 Exit menu
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Load Setup Defaults
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Discard Changes
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4-48 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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Software
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Chapter summary
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5.2 Support CD information
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5.2.2 Drivers menu
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5.2.3 Utilities menu
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5.2.4 Manuals menu
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5.2.6 Other information
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Browse this CD
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Technical support Form
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Filelist
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5.4 Software information
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5.4.2 AI NET 2
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5.4.3 Audio configurations
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S/PDIF option
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Speaker Configuration
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AI Audio feature
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HRTF Demo
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General settings
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5.4.4 Using the NVIDIA
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Firewall™
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Setting security profiles
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Turning the NVFirewall™ off
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5.5 RAID configurations
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5.5.1 Installing hard disks
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5.5.2 NVIDIA
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RAID configurations
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Entering the NVIDIA
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RAID utility
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Creating a RAID Volume
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Rebuilding a RAID array
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 5-27
145
Deleting a RAID array
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Clearing a disk data
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Setting the BIOS RAID items
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 5-31
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 5-33
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target
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2000/XP
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5.8 Using the NVIDIA
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nTune™ utility
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5.8.2 Clock control
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5.8.3 Voltage/Fan control
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5.8.4 Information
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5.8.5 Other options
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5.9.2 Using the SLI mode
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6.1 Overview
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6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology support
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6.2 Dual graphics card setup
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6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 6-5
173
6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 6-7
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6-8 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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Multi-monitor
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RAID or LAN
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6-10 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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Appendix
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ASUS A8N-SLI Premium A-1
181
A-2 Appendix
182
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