Asus M3N WS - Motherboard - ATX Specifications download pdf (Page 112)

ASUS M3N WS

Chapter summary

4.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 4-1

4.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 4-1

4.3 Software information ................................................................... 4-9

4.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 4-35

4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 4-43

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Motherboard 1
First Edition 2
June 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 8
About this guide 9
Typography 10
M3N WS specications summary 11
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
Hybrid SLI Technology 19
HDMI/DVI/D-Sub Interface 19
PCIe 2.0 support 19
1.3.2 ASUS unique features 20
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 21
ASUS EZ DIY 21
features 22
Chapter 2: Hardware 23
2.1 Before you proceed 25
2.2 Motherboard overview 26
2.2.2 Layout contents 27
2.2.3 Placement direction 28
2.2.4 Screw holes 28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 29
Gold triangle 30
Small triangle 30
Retention bracket 31
Retention module base 31
CPU heatsink 31
Retention bracket lock 31
ASUS M3N WS 2-9 33
2.4 System memory 34
2.4.2 Memory congurations 35
ASUS M3N WS 2-13 37
2.4.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 40
2.4.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 40
2.5 Expansion slots 41
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 42
2.5.4 PCI slots 43
2.5.5 PCI-X slot 43
2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slots 43
2.6 Jumpers 45
2.7 Connectors 47
ASUS M3N WS 2-25 49
2.7.2 Internal connectors 50
Right angle side 52
ASUS M3N WS 59
exible application 63
BIOS setup 67
3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 69
3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 70
Quit all Windows 70
M3N WS.rom 71
3-4 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 72
ASUS M3N WS 3-5 73
3.1.4 Updating the BIOS 74
ASUS M3N WS 3-7 75
3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 76
3.2 BIOS setup program 79
3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 80
3.2.2 Menu bar 80
3.2.4 Menu items 81
3.2.5 Sub-menu items 81
3.2.6 Conguration elds 81
3.2.3 Legend bar 81
3.2.7 Pop-up window 82
3.2.8 General help 82
3.3 Main menu 83
PIO Mode [Auto] 84
UDMA Mode [Auto] 84
3.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4 86
3.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB] 87
3.4 Advanced menu 88
ASUS M3N WS 3-21 89
3.4.2 Ai Net 2 90
3.4.3 CPU Conguration 90
DRAM Conguration 91
3.4.4 Chipset 93
3-26 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 94
3.4.5 PCIPnP 95
MCP Storage Cong 96
IDE Function Setup 96
Onboard 1394 [Enabled] 97
HD Audio [Enabled] 97
HDMI Audio [Auto] 97
3.4.7 USB Conguration 98
3.5 Power menu 99
3-32 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 100
3.5.4 Hardware Monitor 101
3-34 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 102
3.6 Boot menu 103
3-36 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 104
3.6.4 Security 105
Password Check 106
3.7 Tools menu 107
Load from File 108
Save BIOS Prole 108
Save to Proe 1/2 108
Save to File 108
3.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 109
3.8 Exit menu 110
Software 111
Chapter summary 112
4.2 Support DVD information 113
4.2.2 Drivers menu 114
4.2.3 Utilities menu 115
4.2.4 Make Disk menu 117
4.2.5 Manual menu 118
4.2.7 Other information 119
Technical support Form 120
File list 120
4.3 Software information 121
ASUS M3N WS 4-11 123
ASUS M3N WS 4-13 125
4.3.3 Audio congurations 126
Device advanced settings 127
Information 127
Connector settings 127
Conguration options 127
Digital Output 128
Speakers 128
Microphone 129
Minimize 130
Audio I/O 132
3D Audio Demo 133
4.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 134
Preference 135
Hardware monitor panels 136
WMI browser 137
DMI browser 137
PCI browser 138
Conguring PC Probe II 139
4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 140
Other feature buttons 141
4.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 142
4.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 143
4.3.8 ASUS AI N.O.S 144
4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 145
4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 146
4.4 RAID congurations 147
4.4.2 NVIDIA 148
RAID congurations 148
Entering the NVIDIA 149
Creating a RAID Volume 150
Rebuilding a RAID array 151
You will need to enter Window 152
Deleting a RAID array 153
Clearing a disk MBR 154
ASUS M3N WS 4-43 155
Hybrid SLI™ 157
5.1 NVIDIA 159
Hybrid SLI 159
Technology 159
5.1.2 Enabling GeForce 160
Boost and HybridPower™ 160
To enable HybridPower 161
5-4 Chapter 5: NVIDIA 162

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