Asus M2N32-SLI manual

Motherboard M2N32-SLI Deluxe[...]

ii E2594 Revised Edition V2 May 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purch[...]

iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix M[...]

iv Contents 2.6 Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-19 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-20 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-20 2.7.2 Internal connectors .....................[...]

v Contents 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring ............................................... 4-18 4.3.8 Installed Memory ........................................................... 4-18 4.3.9 Usable Memory ............................................................. 4-18 4.4 Advanced menu ..................................................................[...]

vi Contents Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support CD information .............................................................. 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD ................................................. 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu .......................[...]

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has [...]

viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect a[...]

ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware informatio[...]

x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Key s encl osed i n the less- than a nd gre ater-t han s ign mea ns tha t you [...]

xi M2N32-SLI Deluxe specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/ Athlon™64 /Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ T echnology AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing AMD LIVE!™ Ready Chipset NVIDIA ® nForce ® 590 SLI™ MCP NVIDIA ® Lin[...]

xii M2N32-SLI Deluxe specications summary High Denition Audio SoundMAX ® ADI AD1988B 8-channel CODEC Supports Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-Streaming, and Jack-Retasking T echnology Optical and Coaxial S/PDIF Out interfaces Supports DTS ® Connect function Wireless LAN (Optional) Wi-Fi-AP Solo USB wireless module supports IEEE 802.1 1 b/g[...]

xiii M2N32-SLI Deluxe specications summary (continued on the next page) ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools: - AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - AI Clock Skew - ASUS PEG Link (automatic performance tuning for graphics cards) ASUS O.C. P ro le : ov er[...]

xiv M2N32-SLI Deluxe specications summary Internal connectors Wireless Edition : 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support four additional USB 2.0 ports Standard V ersion : 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support six additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 7 x Serial A T A connectors 1 x CPU / 4 x Chassis / 1 x Chi[...]

1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Th ank yo u f or bu yin g a n A SUS ® M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard ! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in yo[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor . With an integrated low- latency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperT ransport™ tec[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 1-3 Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s technology and SA T A-On-The-Go Th e m oth erb oa rd fu lly s up por ts the Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s technology through the Serial A T A interfaces and the NVIDIA ® nForce ® 590 SLI™ chipset. The Serial A T A 3 Gb/s specication provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial A T A products with[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-21 and 2-26 for details. Dual Gigabit LAN solu[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features AI Gear AI Gear allows users to choose from four modes to adjust CPU and Vcore voltage, minimizing noise and power consumption. Users can choose the mode that best suits their needs. See page 5-19 for details AI Nap With AI Nap, the system can continue running at minimum power and noise whe[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 8-Phase Power Design The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design prolongs CPU lifespan and keeps the system stable by preventing high power stress to the CPU and power supply module. The design ensures high efciency operation to generate less heat compared with conventional power solutions, thus achieving cool system enviro[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 1-7 ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility . Simply press the predened hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS. Update your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS-based ash utility . See page 4-5 for details. ASUS MyLogo 3 ASUS My Logo [...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options. The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster conguration. See page 4-14 for details. C.P .R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The C.P .R. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-s[...]

2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7 2.4 System memory ..........[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-3 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that critical components generate.[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Motherboard layout M2N32-SLI DELUXE 24.5cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12in) FLOPPY PRI_IDE P ANEL ADH LPT SA TA1 Super I/O 8Mb BIOS CHASSIS CLRTC SA TA3 SA TA5 SA TA_RAID2 PWR_FAN CHIP_FAN CHA_FAN3 CHA_FAN4 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SA TA2 SA TA4 SA TA6 USB56 USB78 SB_PWR IE1394_1 AAFP SPDIF_OUT CD EA TXPWR CP[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-5 2.2.5 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-12 2. PCI slots 2-18 3. PCI Express x 4 slot 2-18 4. PCI Express x16 slots 2-18 5. PCI Express x 1 slot 2-18 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 2-19 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-20 2. Serial (COM) port 2-20 3. IEEE 1394a port 2-20 4. [...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-23 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2-23 3. NVIDIA ® nForce SLI Southbridge Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1 [red], SA T A2 [red], SA T A3 [red], SA T A4 [red], SA T A5 [red], SA T A6 [red]) 2-24 4. Silicon Image ® Serial A T A[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-7 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU will not t in completely . 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90º angle. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The [...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place. 5. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-9 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™ processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure tha[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. 4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechan[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-11 5. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. • Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . • This connector is backward compatiable with old 3-pin CPU fan.[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installati[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-13 Important notice on installing Windows ® XP 32-bit version If you install Windows ® XP 32-bit version Operating System (OS), the limitation of this OS version is that it may reserve a certain amount of memory space for system devices. We recommend that you install less than 3 GB system memory if you would like to work u[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-15 Chip Size Vendor Chip No. Brand S i d e ( s ) Part No. A* B* C* D IM M su pp or t DDR2-800 MHz capability M2N32-SLI Deluxe Series Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) 512 MB KINGSTON Heat-Sink Package – SS KHX6400D2/512 v v – 512 MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC – SS KVR800D2N5/512 v – v 1024 MB KINGST ON K4T51083QC [...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-17 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 – Redirect to IRQ#9 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer [...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specications. Refer to the gure below for the location of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot & PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 and PCI Express x1 netw[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-19 2.6 Jumper Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as sy[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices and other serial devices. 3. IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-21 Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration. 9. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker . In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel conguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 10. Microphone port ([...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 14. Optical S/PDIF Out port . This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 15. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable. 16. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) . This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. For Wireless Edition only: [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-23 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. NVIDIA ® nForce ® 590 SLI Southbridge Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1 [red], SA T A2 [red], SA T A3 [red], SA T A4 [red], SA T A5 [red], SA T A6 [red]) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s is bac[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-25 4. Silicon Image ® Serial A T A RAID connector (7-pin SA T A_RAID2) This connector is for a Serial A T A signal cable. This connector supports a Serial A T A hard disk drive that you can congure for RAID through the onboard Serial A T A RAID controller . The Silicon 3132 Controller item in the BIOS is set to [SA T A2 [...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. USB connectors Wireless Edition: (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) Standard V ersion: (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910_WFGBT) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-27 7. CPU, chassis, power , and chipset fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1, 3-pin CHA_F AN2, 3-pin CHA_F AN3, 3-pin CHA_F AN4, 3-pin PWR_F AN, 3-pin CHIP_F AN ) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 7 A (84 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 9. AT X p owe r c on ne cto rs (24-pin EA TXPWR, 4-pin EA TX12V) These connectors are for A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t. 8. Chassis intrusion con[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-29 • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with A TX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 600 W . • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin A TX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a highe[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N32-SLI DELUXE M2N32-SLI DELUXE Internal audio connector CD Right Audio Channel GND GND Left Audio Channel 1 1. Optical drive audio c onn ect or (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. M2N32-SLI DELUXE M2N32-SLI DELUXE Pa[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-31 M2N32-SLI DELUXE M2N32-SLI DELUXE Digital audio connector SPDIF_OUT +5V SPDIFOUT GND 13. Digital audio con nec tor (4-1 pin SPDIF) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the ba[...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin c[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 2-33 Q-Connector (system panel) Y ou can use ASUS Q-Connector to connect / disconnect chassis front panel cables by only a few steps. Directions below shows how to install ASUS Q- Connector . Step2. Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the System panel connctor . Step1. Connect correct front panel to ASUS Q- Connector r[...]

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3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer .......................................................... 3-2[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down... 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts [...]

4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.[...]

Chapter summary 4 ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-10 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-14 4.4 Advanced menu ..........[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in DOS using a oppy disk / USB ash disk, or the motherboard support CD.) [...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select. Click Next. Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-3 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, th[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A: / S then press <Enter>. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-5 T o update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or a USB ash disk, then restart the system. 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without havin[...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility . Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility . 1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site. Rename the le to M2N32SLI.BIN and save it to a oppy disk, CD ROM or a USB ash d[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-7 7. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS le. The following screen appears. 8. The utility veries the BIOS le in the oppy disk , CD ROM or a USB ash disk and starts ashing the BIOS le. Do not turn off or reset the system during the ashing process! AwardBIOS Flash Utili[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. The utility saves the current BIOS le to the oppy disk, then returns to the BIOS ashing process. 3. T ype a lename for the current BIOS le in the Save current BIOS as eld, then press <Enter>. T o save the current BIOS le using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-9 4.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support CD, the oppy disk, or the USB ash disk that contains the up[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.?[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-11 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century. Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Conguration elds Menu items Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: [...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu sc[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-13 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conguration options for that item. F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Adva[...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century. System Time 15 : 30 : 36 System Date T[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-15 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capaci[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity . This item is not congurable. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable. Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-17 4.3.6 S A T A 1 - 6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial A T A devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SA T A device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SA T A device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Ca[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. This item is not congurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not congurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-19 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Adjust system frequency/ voltage. JumperFree Conguration AI Net2 PEG Link Mode CPU Conguration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Conguration 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the setti[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup AI Overclock Loads overclocking proles with optimal parameters for stability when overclocking. AI N.O.S. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. The following item becomes user-congurable when you [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-21 Advanced V oltage Control F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Set NB Core/PCI-E Voltage. Advanced Voltage Control CPU Vcore Offset Voltage [Disabled] DDR2 Termination Voltage [0.5 x DDR2 V[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Enable or Disable LAN cable check during POST. AI Net2 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] POST Check LAN2 Cable [Disabled] Pair Stat[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-23 4.4.3 PEG Link Mode Select Menu Item Specic Help Enhance performance on PCIE serial graphic card. PEG Link Mode PEG Link Mode [Auto] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced PEG Link Mode [Auto] Allows you to enhance the performance of your PCI Express graphics card. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Nor[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] Sets the memory clock frequency . Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR2 400] [DDR2 533] [DDR2 667] [DDR2 800] T cl [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [3] [4] [5] [6] T rcd [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [3] [4] [5] [6] T rp [Auto] Conguration options: [Auto] [3] [4] [5] [6] T ras [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-25 T wrrd Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] T wrwr Conguration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] T rdrd Conguration options: [Auto] [2] [3] [4] [5] T ref Conguration options: [Auto] [Undef] [7.8 us] [3.9 us] T rfc Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DRAM T ermination Conguration options: [Au[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup CS/ODT Setup Time Conguration options: [Auto] [1/2 MEMCLK] [1 MEMCLK] Address/Command Fine Delay Conguration options: [Auto] [No delay] [1/64 MEMCLK delay] [2/64 MEMCLK delay] [3/64 MEMCLK delay] [4/64 MEMCLK delay] [5/64 MEMCLK delay]...[30/64 MEMCLK delay] [31/64 MEMCLK delay] Address/Command Setup Time Congura[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-27 4.4.5 Chipset F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Chipset LinkBoost Function [Disabled] NB to SB HT Frequency [Auto] CPU<->NB HT Speed [Auto] NB-->SB HT Speed [5xNB to SB HT Frequ[...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to congure non-boot devices. PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] x IRQ Resources Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4.4.6 PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-29 Select Menu Item Specic Help Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE Function Setup This sub-menu contains IDE function-related items. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit. IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] F1:Help ↑↓[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-A T A Conguration This sub-menu allows you to change Serial A T A settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit. Serial-ATA Conguration Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] RAID Enabled [Disabled] x SATA 1 RAID Disabled x SA[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-31 Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the onboard 1394 device support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard 1st/2nd nVidia LAN [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard NVIDIA ® LAN controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Parallel Port Mode [EPP] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. Conguration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [Bi-Directional] The “ECP Mode Use DMA” item becomes user-congurable when the “ Parallel Port Mode” item is set to [ECP] or [Bi-Directional] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Allows selection of ECP Mode. Con?[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-33 4.5.3 APM Conguration Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss. APM Conguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Power On By PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On by [...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Enabled, the items Date of Month Alarm and T ime (hh:mm:ss) Alarm items become user-congurable with set values. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [31] T o set the date[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-35 4.5.4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS. It also allows you to change CPU Q-Fan feature-related parameters. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] Allows you to enable or d[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The succeeding item becomes user-congurable when you set the Chassis Q-Fan Control item to [Enabled]. Chassis Q-Fan Prole [Performance] Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the chassis Q-Fan. When set to [Optimal], the chassis fan automatically adjusts depending on the chassis temperature. Set this[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-37 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Select Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Di[...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.2 Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. Select Menu Item Specic Help Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 1. 1st Master: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. Sel[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-39 4.6.5 Boot Settings Conguration F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to enable or disable. Boot Settings Conguration Case Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boo[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key . Conguration options: [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30] T ypematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Conguration options: [250] [500] [750] [1000] OS Sel[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-41 3. When prompted, conrm the password by typing the exact characters again, then press <Enter>. The password eld setting is changed to Set. T o clear the password: 1. Select the password eld and press <Enter> twice. The following message appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! Press any key to continue... 2. Pr[...]

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The succeeding items become user-congurable when you enable the ASUS Music Alarm. 4.7 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Menu Item Specic Help ASUS Music Alarm ASUS O.C. Prole ASUS EZ Flash[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-43 Alarm Day: Sunday/Monday/T uesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/ Saturday [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the alarm for a particular day . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 : 0 Allows you to set the alarm time. Press <T ab> to select the eld, then use <+> or <-> t[...]

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Prole This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to select. ASUS O.C. Prole Load BIOS Prole Save BIOS Prole Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Select Menu Item Specic Help Load BIOS Prole from Prole 1. Load BIOS [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-45 Select Menu Item 0 Help Save current BIOS Prole to Prole 1. Save BIOS Prole Save to Prole 1 Save to Prole 2 Save to File Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Save BIOS Prole Save to Proe 1/2 Allows you to save the current BIOS le to the BIOS Flash. Press <Enter> to save the le. Save[...]

4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Y es] or [No], then press <Enter> to conrm your choice. Please see page 4-5, section 4.1.3 for details. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B311 FL[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-47 4.8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Exit & Save Changes Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the [...]

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5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support CD information .............................................................. 5-1 5.3 Software informtion ..................................................................... 5-8 5.4 RAID congurations ..[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-1 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. Click an item to install 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 2000/2003 Server/XP/64-bit XP operating syst[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA ® Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA ® nForce™ 590 SLI chipset. AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver Install[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility Installs the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ software. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected p[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: Software support Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft ® DirectX 9.0c driver . The Microsoft DirectX ® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. DirectX ® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your com[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. Most user manual les are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual le. Make NV SA T A/RAID 64bit [...]

5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of th[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-7 Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format. T echnical support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support.[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme le that came with the software application for more information. 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3™ The ASUS MyLogo3™ utility lets you customize the boot l[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-9 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, ash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After ashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the n ew boot logo during POST. 8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 7. When the logo images appear on the [...]

5-10 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.2 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs. Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technolo[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-11 Windows ® 98 SE/Me 1. From the Windows ® 98 SE/Me operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. D ou bl e -c li c k t h e D i sp l ay i co n in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. From the Energy saving features of monitor group, click the Settings... button. • Ma[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software The motherboard support CD includes the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software that enables you to view your system’s real-time CPU Frequency and voltage. To launch the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ program: 1. If you are using Windows ® 98SE/Me/2000, click the Start button. Select[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-13 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer’s vital components, and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring your comput[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: Software support Button Function Opens the Conguration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-15 Changing the monitor panels position To change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select another position from the list box. Click OK when nished. Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If you want to de[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: Software support Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below. Large display Small display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser. This browser displays various Windows ® management[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-17 PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser. This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard [...]

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) Conguring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. The Cong window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Sensor/Threshold tab ena[...]

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5-19 5.3.4 ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Gear provides four system performance options that allows you to select the best performance setting for your computing needs. This easy-to-use utility adjusts the processor frequency and VCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption. After installing AI Gear from the bundled suppor[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: Software support Y ou can also set the AI Gear modes by clicking the AI Gear icon on the Windows taskbar . • When AI Gear is enabled, the system will automatically optimize the CPU and chassis fan speed according to the system loading. • The AI Booster (AI NOS) and AI Gear functions cannot be enabled simutaneously[...]

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a more quiet system operation. After installing AI Nap from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Nap icon on the W[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.6 ASUS Music Alarm This motherboard is equipped with an audio alarm clock called ASUS Music Alarm. The ASUS Music Alarm gives you a personal wake-up called with your favorite CD music when the system is off. The onboard audio CODEC supports this feature, which requires an optical drive (CD-ROM, CD-RW , or DVD-RO[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-23 OS conguration T o congure ASUS Music Alarm in Windows ® 1. Place the support CD into the optical drive. 2. Click the Utilities tab and choose ASUS Music Alarm to install the utility . 3. Insert an audio CD into the optical drive. 4. Launch the ASUS Music Alarm application by going to Start > ASUS > ASUS Musi[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 7. Click the arrow ( ) next to Options in the Options section. The Options panel appears. Disable or select the Repeat mode, then specify the length of the alarm music to play . Set the desired volume. When done, click OK . 8. After you have nished making all the required settings, turn off the system. Adjusting [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-25 5.3.7 SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility The ADI AD1988B High Denition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements high quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound pos[...]

5-26 Chapter 5: Software support From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX ® icon to display the SoundMAX ® Control Panel. Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can easily congure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Denition Audio.[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-27 Jack conguration This screen helps you congure your computer ’ s audio ports, depending on the audio devices you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume. Click the T est button to hear the changes you have made. Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microph[...]

5-28 Chapter 5: Software support Audio preferences Click the icon to go to the Preferences page. This page allows you to change various audio settings. General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices, enable/disable the AudioESP™ feature, and enable/disable digital output. DTS. This feature is consists of two e[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-29 Microphone options Click the Listening Environment tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings. Enhanced Microphone Features V oice recording Enables Noise Filter function. Detects repetitive and stationary noises like computer fans, air conditioners, and other background noises then eliminates it in the inc[...]

5-30 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID congurations The motherboard comes with the Silicon Image Sil3132 and the NVIDIA ® nForce™ 590 SLI Southbridge RAID controllers that allow you to congure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID congurations. RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two ident[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-31 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conguration: 1. Install the SATA hard disks int[...]

5-32 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.2 NVIDIA ® MediaShield RAID congurations The motherboard includes a high performance RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA ® nForce™ 590 SLI southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD for four independent Serial ATA channels. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-33 Entering the NVIDIA ® MeidaShield RAID utility To enter the NVIDIA ® RAID utility: 1. Boot up your computer. 2. During POST, press <F10> to display the main menu of the utility. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen. [F6] Back [[...]

5-34 Chapter 5: Software support TIP: For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance. Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost! 2. Press <TAB> select the S[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-35 Rebuilding a RAID array To rebuild a RAID array: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear. [Ctrl-X]Exit [ ↑↓ ]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 - Array List - Boot Id Status Vendo[...]

5-36 Chapter 5: Software support A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen. 2. Press <R> to rebuild a RAID array. The following screen appears. 3. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild, then press <F7>. The following conrmation message appears. [ ↑↓ ] Select [F6] Back [F7] Fin[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-37 Deleting a RAID array To delete a RAID array: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear. [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width:[...]

5-38 Chapter 5: Software support Clearing a disk data To clear disk data: 1. From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear. [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-39 5.4.3 Silicon Image RAID congurations The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD congurations. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to congure a disk array. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting[...]

5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Conguration Utility To enter the Silicon Image BIOS RAID conguration utility: 1. Boot up your computer. 2. During POST, press <Ctrl+S> or <F4>. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-41 Manual conguration a. Select Manual conguration and press <Enter>. The following pop-up menu appears. b. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press <Enter>. MAIN MENU Auto conguration Manual conguration chunk size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K Creating [...]

5-42 Chapter 5: Software support 2. Select RAID 1 then press <Enter> to display the following. MAIN MENU Auto conguration Manual conguration c. The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu. Using the up or down arrow keys, select a drive then press <Enter> to set the rst drive of the RAID set. d. Repeat step c to set the [...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-43 PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB c. Repeat step b to select the target drive. d. After selecting the source and target drives, the following pop-up menu appears. Manual conguration a. Select Manual conguration and press <Enter>. The sele[...]

5-44 Chapter 5: Software support e. If you selected Create with data copy, the following pop-up menu appears. MAIN MENU Auto conguration Manual conguration online copy ofine copy The online copy option automatically copie s the data to the target drives on the background while writing to the source drives. The ofine copy option allows y[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 5-45 Congure a CONCATENATION set when using a single Serial ATA drive; otherwise, the system will not recognize the drive. Creating a CONCATENATION set To create a CONCATENATION set: 1. From the Silicon Image conguration utility main menu, select Create RAID set then press <Enter>. 2. From the sub-menu Select CONCA[...]

5-46 Chapter 5: Software support 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. To create a RAID driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Select Make Disk tab. 3. From the Make D[...]

6 This chapter tells how to install SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards. NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Chapter summary 6.1 Overview ............................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics cards setup ..................................................... 6-2[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 6-1 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) - Intel ® Edition technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards th at are[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ® -certied. Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. To install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare two gr aphics car ds. Each graphics c a[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 6-3 4. Insert the second graphics card into the other slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards. 3. Insert one graphics card into either the blue or black slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot.[...]

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 7. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the graphics card/s. We recommend to install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 5. Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldngers on each graphics card. Make sure that the connector is rmly in place. 6. When installing two[...]

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 6-5 NVIDIA Settings icon To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar. 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties. Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVI[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 5. From the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab then click Advanced. 6. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab. 7. Click the slider to display the following screen, then select the SLI multi-GPU item. 8. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. 9. Click OK when done. Slider[...]