Asus E3746 Specifications download pdf (Page 184)

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

SLI™ technology support

4. Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the three graphics

cards separately.

5. Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to the graphics card/s.

We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal

environment.

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Motherboard 1
Fourth Edition V4 2
March 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
(continued on the next page) 12
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
Green ASUS 20
Fusion Block System 20
CPU Level Up 20
2-Phase DDR3 20
Extreme Tweaker 20
1.3.3 ROG unique features 22
1.3.4 ASUS special features 23
ASUS Multi-language BIOS 24
ASUS EZ DIY 24
Chapter 2: Hardware 25
CPU_CRAZY 27
CPU_HIGH 27
CPU_NORMAL 27
STRIKER II EXTREME 28
FREQUENCY 29
STRIKER II EXTREME/ 30
STRIKER II NSE Hard Disk LED 30
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 32
2.2.4 Audio card layout 32
2.2.5 Layout contents 33
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 36
Alignment key 37
Gold triangle mark 37
Load plate 37
CPU notch 37
Fastener 38
Motherboard hole 38
Narrow end 38
CPU FAN PWR 39
CPU FAN IN 39
CPU FAN PWM 39
Narrow end of the groove 41
Optional fan on one side ns 42
2.4 System memory 44
2.4.2 Memory congurations 45
Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) 46
DDR3-1066MHz capability 46
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 47
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 47
2.5 Expansion slots 48
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 49
2.5.4 PCI slots 50
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 50
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots 50
(Default) 52
CLRTC_SW 52
LCD Poster installation 53
2.8 Connectors 55
2.8.2 Internal connectors 58
NOTE:Orient the red markings 60
IE1394_2 61
SPDIF_OUT 63
Power supply requirements 65
2.8.3 Onboard switches 69
Package contents 70
Chapter 3: Powering up 73
3.2 Turning off the computer 76
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 77
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 79
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 80
Quit all Windows 80
The ASUS Update utility is 81
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 82
FAT 32/16/12 format only 82
4.1.3 Updating the BIOS 83
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 84
 85
4.2 BIOS setup program 87
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 88
4.2.2 Menu bar 88
4.2.4 Menu items 89
4.2.5 Sub-menu items 89
4.2.6 Conguration elds 89
4.2.3 Legend bar 89
4.2.7 Pop-up window 90
4.2.8 General help 90
4.3 Extreme Tweaker menu 91
AI Overclock Tuner [Auto] 92
Overclock Options [Disabled] 92
CPU Multiplier [8 X] 92
FSB - Memory Ratio [Auto] 92
LDT Frequency [5x] 93
PCIE Bus, Slot 3, MHz [100] 93
Memory Timing Setting 93
CPU Voltage [Auto] 94
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 96
Spread Spectrum Control 97
4.4 Main menu 98
PIO Mode [Auto] 99
UDMA Mode [Auto] 99
4.4.6 SATA 1–6 101
4.4.9 Usable Memory [xxx MB] 102
4.4.10 System Information 102
4.5 Advanced menu 103
4.5.2 PCIPnP 104
4.5.4 USB Conguration 105
4.5.5 IDE Function Setup 106
Voltiminder LED [ON] 108
CPU Overclocking LED [ON] 108
CPU LED Selection [CPU Volt] 108
NB LED Selection [NB Volt] 108
4.6 Power menu 109
4.6.3 APM Conguration 110
4.6.4 Hardware Monitor 111
Temperature Monitor 112
Voltage Monitor 112
Fan Speed Control 113
Fan Speed Monitor 113
4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 114
4.7 Boot menu 115
4.7.2 Removable Drives 116
4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 116
4.7.4 CDROM Drives 116
4.7.6 Security 118
PASSWORD DISABLED !!! 119
Press any key to continue 119
4.8 Tools menu 120
Save BIOS Prole 121
4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 122
4.9 Exit menu 123
4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 124
Chapter 5: Software 125
Chapter summary 126
5.2 Support DVD information 127
5.2.2 Drivers menu 128
5.2.3 Utilities menu 129
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 131
5.2.5 Manual menu 132
5.2.6 Video menu 132
5.2.8 Other information 133
Filelist 134
Technical support form 134
Browse this DVD 134
5.3 Software information 135
5.3.2 AI NET 2 137
5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX 138
Enabling AI Audio 2 139
Playback Settings 140
More Settings 141
Recording Settings 141
B. SoundMAX 143
Jack configuration 144
Adjust speaker volume 144
Adjust microphone volume 144
Audio preferences 145
General options 145
Listening Environment options 145
Microphone options 146
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 147
Preferences 148
Hardware monitor panels 149
WMI browser 150
DMI browser 150
PCI browser 151
Conguring PC Probe II 152
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 153
Other feature buttons 154
Energy Saving Status 156
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 157
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 158
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 159
5.3.10 CPU Level Up 160
5.4 RAID congurations 161
5.4.2 NVIDIA 162
RAID congurations 162
Entering the NVIDIA 163
RAID utility 163
Creating a RAID Volume 164
Rebuilding a RAID array 165
You will need to enter Window 166
Deleting a RAID array 167
Clearing a disk data 168
5.4.4 JMicron 169
RAID Conguration 169
Creating a RAID set 170
[Hard Disk Drive List] 171
RAID set you created 172
Deleting a RAID set 173
Resetting disks to non-RAID 174
Solving a Mirror conict 175
Rebuilding a Mirror Drive 176
Vista™: 178
Chapter 6: NVIDIA 179
6.1 Overview 181
6.2 Graphics card setup 182
3-way SLI bridge connector 183
6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA 184
SLI™ technology support 184
6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA 186
SLI™ technology in Windows 186
Enabling SLI conguration 188
Appendix: CPU features 189
A.1 Intel 191
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 191
Technology (EIST) 191
A.2.2 Using the EIST 192
A.3 Intel 193
Hyper-Threading Technology 193
A.4 Debug code table 194

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