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ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition

Chapter summary

3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1

3.2 Turning off the computer .............................................................

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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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