Asus M3N-HT manual

Motherboard M3N-HT Deluxe Series[...]

ii E3653 Second Edition V2 February 2008 Copyright © 2008 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 p[...]

iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... [...]

iv Contents 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-22 2.5.6 Three PCI Express x16 slots ........................................ 2-22 2.6 Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-24 2.7 Connectors ...................................................[...]

v 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] .............................. 4-17 4.3.8 Installed Memory [xxx MB] ............................................ 4-17 4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB] ............................................ 4-17 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-18 ?[...]

vi 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 5-6 5.2.7 Other information ............................................................ 5-7 5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 ™ ........................................................[...]

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 •   electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to[...]

ix About this guide  the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: [...]

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   <Key> [...]

xi M3N-HT Deluxe Series specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU AMD ® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Phenom / Athlon™ / Athlon™ / ™ / / Sempron™ processor Sempron™ processor processor AMD ® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor AMD ® [...]

xii LAN NVIDIA Gigabit MAC Atheros F1 Gigabit PHY featuring AI NET2 IEEE 1394 LSI ® FW322 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a connectors (at mid-board) USB  High Denition audio[...]

xiii M3N-HT Deluxe Series specications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools: - AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - ASUS AI Booster 2 utility Precision T weaker 2: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment - vDIMM: 35-step DRAM voltage control - vChipset: 16-step Chipset voltage co[...]

xiv BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP , DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM B IOS 2. 5, ACPI 2.0, ASUS EZ Flas h 2 Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support CD contents Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS AI Suite ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor A TX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 2[...]

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

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ®  The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it ?[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 1-3 Native DDR2 1066 support This motherboard natively supports DDR2 1066. It provides faster data transfer data transfer          ?[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction Serial A T A 3 Gb/s technology and SA T A-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on the       [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking capability . ASUS Cool Mempipe (Mempipe Edition only) AS US Coo l M em pip e s upp ort s u npa ral le le d m emo ry o ver clo cki ng v ia inn ova ti ve th erm al sol ut [...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction Fanless Design–Heat-pipe The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by existing ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 1-7 ASUS EZ DIY ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you easy ways to install computer components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings. ASUS Express Gate With only 5 seconds boot-up time, the ASUS Express Gate allows you to instantly surf the Internet without entering Windows or the Hard Disk. Y ou ?[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ASUS MyLogo 2™ This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen. See page 5-9 for details. See page 5-9 for details. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the ?[...]

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 M3N-HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6 2.4 System memory ......[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 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 s[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard overview  [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 24.4cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12.0in) M3N-HT DELUXE DDR DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_A2 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_3 FLOPPY CD AD1988B 88SE6111 Attansic F1 AAFP SPDIF_OUT CHA_FAN2 CHA_FAN1 PANE[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-12 2. PCI slots 2-22 3. PCI Express x1 slot 2-2 3. PCI Express x16 slots 2-22 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 2-24 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2-25 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port Coaxial S/PDIF [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-5 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-28 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2-29 3. NVIDIA ® nForce 780a SLI Serial A T A connectors       2-30 4. USB connectors ?[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.1 Installing the CPU T o install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-7 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  5. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to se[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD AMD ® AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor or Phenom™ FX / Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor or AMD ® AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-9 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 mechanism to [...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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.  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-1 1 2.3.3 Installing the optional fans Install the optional fan only if you are using a passive cooler or a water cooler . ?[...]

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. ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-13 2.4.2 Memory congurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Recommended Memory Congurations   [...]

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 M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-15 M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. SS/DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC SS KVR800D2N5/512 • • • 1024MB KINGSTON Heat-Sink Package DS KHX6400D2LL/1G • • • 1024MB KINGSTON Heat-Sink Package SS KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN • ?[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. SS/DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON D6408TEBGGL3U SS KVR667D2N5/512 • • • 256MB KINGSTON HYB18T256800AF3S SS KVR667D2N5/256 • • 256MB KINGSTON 6SBI2D9DCG SS KVR667D2N5/256 • • 1024M[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-17 Size Vendor Chip No. SS/DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB TwinMOS E5108AE-GE-E SS 8G-25JK5-EBT • • 512MB TwinMOS TMM6208G8M30C SS 8D-23JK5M2ETP • • • M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. SS/DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.5 Installing ASUS Cool Mempipe (Mempipe Edition only) Install ASUS Cool Mempipe to your motherboard to achieve excellent thermal dissipation for your memory modules. T o install ASUS Cool Mempipe: 3. Loosen the four nuts to part the heat spreaders. 4. Remove the four pieces of ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-19 7. Adjust the heatpipe until the heat spreaders contact the memory modules. 8. Firmly press the heat spreaders against the memory modules. 9. Hold the heat spreaders and secure the four nuts. DO NOT overtighten the nuts. 10. Install another two memory modules to sockets DIMM_A2/ B2 if necessary . Install memory module[...]

2-20 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 M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-21 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 Rese[...]

2-22 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 ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-23 • We recommend that you install a VGA card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slots, and install any other PCI Express device on the PCI Express slot (black). • Currently , only NVIDIA ® SLI™-Ready GeForce ® 8800 Ultra and GeForce ® 8800 GTX graphics cards support 3-W ay SLI™ mode. • 3-W ay SLI™ mode is [...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.6 Jumper Clear RTC RAM (3-pin 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 inform[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-25 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable. 3. VGA por t. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 4. LAN (RJ-45) port. Supp[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information DO NOT insert a dif ferent connector to this port. 12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 13. HDMI port ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-27 Before enabling the HybridPower™ function, ensure that you have connected your display to the onboard VGA port or the HDMI/DVI port at the rear panel. Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs The speed and bandwidth of the CPU/Memory , DVD player, and drivers will ?[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)  [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-29 M3N-HT DELUXE PRI_IDE NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN1 M3N-HT DELUXE IDE connector 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: ?[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the right-angle side of SA T A signal cable to SA T A device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SA T A cable to the onboard SA T A port to avoid  graphics cards. right angle side 3. NVIDIA ® nForce 780a SLI S[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-31 4. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB34; 10-1 pin USB78; 10-1 pin USB910) 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 comply with USB 2.0 [...]

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN; 3-pin CHA_F AN1; 3-pin CHA_F AN2; 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport cooli ng fan s of 3 50 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 fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that th[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-33 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector . The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component [...]

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information •    [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-35 Power supply requirements Heavy Loading CPU SMF 3.2XE Memory 1 GB*4 VGA 8800 Ultra*3 SA T A-HDD 6 eSA T A-HDD 1 IDE-CDROM 1 IDE-HDD 1 USB 4 +12V_8Pin +12V_24pin +5V_24pin +3V_24pin +12V_VGA1 +12V_VGA2 +12V_VGA3 V oltage (V) 12.14 12.21 5.22 3.456 12.2 12.2 12.2 Current (A) 1 1.32 13.71 6.41 6.98 6.51 6.59 6.6 Power (W[...]

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. Front panel audio con nec tor (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector . •  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-37 1 1. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The COM module is purchased separately . M3N-HT DELUXE M3N-HT DELUXE Serial port2(COM1) connector C[...]

2-38 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 M3N-HT Deluxe Series 2-39 ASUS Q-Connector (system panel) Y ou can use the ASUS Q-Connector to connect/disconnect chassis front panel cables in a few steps. Refer to the instructions below to install the ASUS Q- Connector . 1. Connect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q-Connector . Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector ?[...]

2-40 Chapter 2: Hardware information[...]

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

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 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 ur[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® XP: 1. Click the Start button then select T urn Off Computer . 2. Click the T urn Off button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts down. If you are using Windows ® Vista™: 1. C[...]

4 Chapter 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 M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-13 4.4 Advanced menu .....[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 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 [...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest  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 by clicking Sta[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-3 Updating 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[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk   DOS environment  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-5 T o update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:     the motherboard.  ?[...]

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 .    ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-7   following screen appears.  [...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. The utility saves the      [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-9 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 .” ?[...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1:Help   : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup De[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-1 1 4.2.4 Menu items  For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The o[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the  F1:Help  : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit  : Select Menu En[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-13 F1:Help  : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit  : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-AwardBIOS 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 : [...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-15 Capacity   Cylinder ?[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.6 S A T A 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 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 i[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-17 Head   Landing Zone ?[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for system devices. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Adjust system frequency/voltage. JumperFree Conguration AI NET 2 CPU Conguration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Con[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-19  AI T uning to [ AI Overclock ]. Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to set the overclocking options. [...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.2 AI NET2 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] Pair Status Length LAN1(1-2) Open[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-21 Memory Clock Frequency [Auto]  [DDR2 1066] T cl [Auto] [...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup T rrd[Auto]  T rwt [Auto] [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-23 DRAM T iming Control CKE Fine Delay [Auto]  [3/64 MEMCLK delay] [4/64 MEMCLK de[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Data Drive Strength [Auto]  DQS Drive Strength [Auto] ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-25 Onboard GPU [Auto] Setting this item to [Auto] will disable onboard GPU and frame buffer if system detects any external graphics card.  K8<->NB HT Speed [Auto] [...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.4.5 PCIPnP 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 ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum payload Size [4096] Phoen[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-27 F1:Help  : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit  : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Onboard Device Conguration IDE Function Setup MCP Storage Cong Onboard 1394 [Enabled] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] HD Audio [Auto] [...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup MCP Storage Cong This sub-menu allows you to change Serial A T A settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to edit. Select Menu Item Specic Help Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced MCP Storage Cong SATA Operation Mode [IDE] SA T A Operation Mode [IDE] ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-29 HDMI Audio [Auto] Allows you to disable or set the HDMI audio function.   [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard LAN Device [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard NVIDIA ® LAN controller . ?[...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced   ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-31 PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] When set to [Instant-Off], the system goes into Soft-of f mode after you press the power button for less than 4 seconds. When set to [Suspend], the system goes into Suspend mode after you press the power button for less than 4 seconds. ?[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]  on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-33 Chassis Q-Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Chassis Q-fan.  The Chassis Q-Fan Prole ?[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-35 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 1. SA T A X: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. Select Menu Item Specic Help Hard Disk Drives 1. SATA X: XXXXXXXXX Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4.6.4 CDROM Drives 1. 1st Slave: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the sys[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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 [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-37 4.6.6 Security Select Menu Item Specic Help Security Supervisor Password Clear User Password Clear Password Check [Setup] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Supervisor Password User Password [...]

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup T o clear the password:   appears: PASSWORD DISABLED !!! Press any key to continue...  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-39 4.7 Tools menu   an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. S[...]

4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Load from File    ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-41 4.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2   message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Y es] or [N[...]

4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.3 ASUS Express Gate Select Menu Item Specic Help ASUS Express Gate Express Gate [Enabled] Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Reset User Data [No] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools  [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 4-43 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 [...]

4-44 Chapter 4: BIOS setup[...]

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

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1 5.3 Software informtion ..................................................................... 5-9 5.4 RAID congurations[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support     ASSETUP .EXE to run [...]

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. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities ?[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows ® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Inter[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA ® nForce 780a SLI SA T A/RAID driver disk. NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SA T A RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA SA T A RAID driver disk for Windows an NVIDIA SA T A RAID driver disk for Windows ® XP . . NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver Al[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-7 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 the support DVD. Click an icon to display the  Motherboard Info [...]

5-8 Chapter 5: Software support T echnical support Form    requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the co[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-9 5.3 Software information  [...]

5-10 Chapter 5: Software support     load the new boot logo.  [...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-1 1 5.3.2 Cool ‘n’ Quiet! ™ T echnology    ™ T echnology that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on the task the C[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: Software support    ™ driver and application before using this feature.    ™ technology feature works only with the A[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-13 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility)     capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility wit[...]

5-14 Chapter 5: Software support A. SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) If you are using Windows Vista™ operating system, from the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® BlackHawk icon to display the SoundMAX ® control panel. Enabling AI Audio 2 Click the power button to activate digital signal processing. AI Audio 2, with the new SoundMAX ® Bla[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-15 Playback Settings   Playback button on the control panel. Y ou can adjust the volume of the Speakers and SPDIF Interface or mute the audio. Preset settings Click and expand the drop-do[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: Software support More Settings Click  Equalizer Allows you to   the DSP presets frequencies. Recording Settings T o change the recording settings, click the Rec[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-17 Speakers Allows you to adjust the Speaker T rim and Speaker Delay . Bass Allows you to do the Bass management. Preferences Displays the preference options for this utility , version information, AudioESP , etc.[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support B. SoundMAX If you are using Windows XP operating system, from the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® icon to display the SoundMAX ® Control Panel.  By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-19 Jack configuration    depending on the audio devices you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume.[...]

5-20 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. Listening Environment options Click t[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-21 Microphone options  settings. Enhanced Microphone Features Noise Filtering Enables Noise Filter function. Det[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II   and alerts you of any problem with these[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-23 Button Function  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 us[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: Software support Changing the monitor panels position T o change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-25 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 [...]

5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 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[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-27 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) and the available physical memory . Conguring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. ?[...]

5-28 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch AI Gear 2, AI N.O.S., AI Booster , AI Nap, and Q-Fan 2 utilities easily . Installing AI Suite T o install AI Suite on your computer: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun featu[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-29 Other feature buttons Click on right corner of the main window to open the monitor window . Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. Displays the CPU/ system temperature, CPU/memory/PCIE voltage, and CPU/ chassis fan spee[...]

5-30 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 ASUS AI Gear 2 provides four system performance options that allows you to select the best performance setting for your computing needs. This easy-to-use ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-31 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap  whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimu[...]

5-32 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 This ASUS Q-Fan 2 Control feature allows you to set the appropriate performance ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-33 5.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 2 The ASUS AI Booster 2 application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows ® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows [...]

5-34 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.12 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access to web and Skype. Within a few seconds of powering on your computer , you will be at the Express Gate menu where you can start the web browser , Skype, or other Express Gate applications. Express Gate is entirely self[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-35 Besides using the LaunchBar , you can also switch between applications by pressing <Alt> +<T ab> on the keyboard. Y ou can also right-click anywhere on the desktop to bring up a menu of applications. The red triangle on an application icon in the LaunchBar denotes that the application [...]

5-36 Chapter 5: Software support • The number of the LAN ports may differ from motherboards. • Y ou can connect the LAN cable to either port, and Express Gate will automatically use the connected port. Also specify whether each port uses DHCP (most common) or static IP . For PPPoE and wireless (optional), set the login credentials (user name, p[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-37 click to choose input language and meth od as well as keyboard shortc uts (Ctrl-Space by default) click to change LaunchBar options (auto-hide, docking position, etc). click to show ”About Express Gate”. click to open Express Gate Help. click to bring up power options window to boot to OS, res[...]

5-38 Chapter 5: Software support   Network dialog box. Each network interface is enabled immediately when you check the box next to it. • If you use a network cable connected to a home router (which is th[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-39 Conguring Express Gate in BIOS Setup Enter BIOS setup by pressing DEL key after powering on or by clicking on the ?[...]

5-40 Chapter 5: Software support T o use the Express Gate Updater , launch the application and follow on-screen prompts. The Updater can preserve your Express Gate settings and personal data (web browser bookmarks, etc.) while doing an update. Use the checkbox “Keep user ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-41 5.4 RAID congurations  Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. • The NVID IA ® nFor [...]

5-42 Chapter 5: Software support For Windows ® XP , if you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-43 • For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA ®  “NVIDIA ® RAID User Guide” found in your motherboard Support DVD. • When using Windows ® XP operating system, make sure to install the Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 [...]

5-44 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID V olume T o create a RAID volume: 1. From the NVIDIA ®   then press <Enter>. The following submenu appears. Use the up or down ar[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-45 Rebuilding a RAID array T o 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[...]

5-46 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 ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-47 Deleting a RAID array T o 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 [...]

5-48 Chapter 5: Software support Clearing a disk data T o 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 Wid[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 5-49 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk   ® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Fo[...]

5-50 Chapter 5: Software support T o install the RAID driver in Windows ® Vista™: 1. Insert the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the optical drive/USB port. Find RAID driver in the support DVD through the path below: DriversChipsetDiskRAID Find AHCI driver in the support DVD through the path below: DriversChipset[...]

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

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series Chapter summary 6.1 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Graphics card setup .................................................................... 6-2[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-1 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. Requirements • In Dual SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics card[...]

6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 6.2 Graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA ®  Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly . T o install the graphics cards:  ?[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-3   the second into the PCIEX16_2 slot (black), and the third into the PCIEX16_3 slot (blue). Make sure that the cards are p[...]

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.[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-5 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Insert one graphics card into the PCIEX16_1 slot (blue) and the other into the PCIEX16_3 slot (blue). Make sure that the cards are properly seated on the slots.  ?[...]

6-6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support • Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports t he NVIDIA ® SLI™ te chnology . Downloa d the l atest driver from the NVID IA website (ww w . nvidia.com). • If you are using s 3-way SLI system, make sure to install the 3-way SLI driver under Windows ® Vista OS. The NVIDIA 3[...]

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Series 6-7 From the Personalization window , select Display Settings . From the Display Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings. Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab, then click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel .[...]

6-8 Chapter 6: NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology support 5. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears. Enabling SLI conguration When installing two graphics gards: From the NVIDIA Control Panel window , select Set SLI Conguration , then click Enable SLI and set the display for viewing SLI rendered content. When done, click Apply . When installing thr[...]