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Asus A8N-SLI Premium Manual
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2 E2435Revised Edition February Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved 3 Chapter 1:Product introductionChapter 2:Hardwareinformation 4 Chapter 3:Powering upChapter 4:BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5:Software support6 Chapter 6:SLI™ technology support7 Appendix8 FederalCommunications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 9 ElectricalsafetyOperation safety 10 How this guide is organized11 Where to find more informationConventions used in this guide 12 A8N-SLIPremium specifications summaryCPU Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ processor Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bitand 64-bitarchitecture Supports AMD® Cool ʻnʼ Quiet! Technology Chipset NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SLI Supports NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface™ (SLI) technology System Bus 1600/2000 MT per second Memory Dual-channelmemory architecture 4 x 184-pinDIMM sockets support ECC/non-ECC unbufferred 400/333/266 MHz DDR memory modules Supports up to 4 GB system memory Expansion slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots with Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) support 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 1 x PCI Express x4 slot running at 1 GB/s bandwidth 3 x PCI slots ScalableLink Interface (SLI™) Storage SLI™ mode supports: -2 x identical SLI™-readyPCI Express x16 graphics cards Single card mode supports (default): -1 x any PCI Express x16 graphics card on the first slot (blue) ASUS AI Selector ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS PEG Link for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two-slotthermal design NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SLI chipset supports: -2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 -4 x Serial ATA II devices -RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD Silicon Image 3114R RAID controller supports: -4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 configuration (continued on the next page) 13 AIOverclockingSpecialfeatures Internal connectors AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) -DIMM voltage: 9-stepDRAM voltage control -Core voltage: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125 increment -PCI Express Frequency: Allows 1MHz increment from 100MHz to 200MHz Stepless Frequency Selection(SFS) allows 1MHz increment from 200 MHz to 400 MHz ASUS AI Cool-Pipe ASUS Post Reporter™ ASUS EZFlash ASUS Q-Fan ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Instant Music ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 8 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 2 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Chipset fan connector 1 x Serial port connector (COM port) 1 x 24-pinATX power connector 1 x IEEE 1394 connector 1 x GAME/MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel audio connector System panel connector 16 Chapter summary17 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® A8N-SLIPremium motherboard 1.2Package contentsCheck your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS A8N-SLIPremium motherboard I/O modules Serial ATA 2-portextension module IEEE1394 (1 port) module USB 2.0 2-portmodule USB 2.0 + GAME port module Cables 8 x Serial ATA signal cables Serial ATA power cable with dual plugs Ultra DMA/133 cable 40-conductorIDE cable Floppy disk drive cable COM cable Accessories I/O shield SLI™ flexible cable Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD InterVideo® WinDVD Suite® (retail box only) Documentation User guide 18 1.3.1 Product highlightsLatest processor technology Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology Buil t-in NVFirewall™ and NVActiveArmor™ AMD Coolʻnʼ Quiet!™ Technology 19 HyperTransport™ TechnologyDualChannelDDR memory support SerialATA IItechnology DualRAID solution PCIExpress™ interface 20 S/PDIFdigitalsound readyIEEE1394a support USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 21 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive featuresAINOS™ (Non-Delay Overclocking System) AICool -Pipe Precision Tweaker AINET2 AIAudio technology 22 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS featuresASUS AISelector ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS Two-slot thermaldesign CrashFree BIOS ASUS Q-Fantechnology ASUS POST Reporter™ 23 ASUS Multi -language BIOSASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Instant Music 25 Hardware2 information27 Onboard LED28 2.2.1 Placement direction2.2.2 Screw holes 30 2.2.4Layout Contents32 2.3.1 Overview2.3.2 Installling the CPU 34 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan37 2.4.1 Overview2.4.2 Memory Configurations 40 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 41 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 42 2.5.3Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4 PCIslots 43 2.5.5 Two PCIExpress x16 slots2.5.6 PCIExpress x1 slot 2.5.7 PCIExpress x4 slot 44 2.6Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2.Remove the onboard battery Move the jumper cap from pins 4.Re-installthe battery 5.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to CLRTC A8N-SLIPREMIUM Clear RTC RAM 45 2.7.1 Rear panelconnectors47 2.7.2 Internalconnectors59 3.1Starting up for the first time1.After making all the connections, replace the system case cover 2.Be sure that all switches are off 5.Turn on the devices in the following order: a.Monitor b.External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c.System power 60 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function3.2.2 Using the dualfunction power switch 61 3.3.1 VocalPOST messages63 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor69 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk70 4.1.2 Updating the BIOS72 4.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file73 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility75 4.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash utility76 4.1.6 ASUS Update utility79 4.2BIOS setup program80 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen4.2.2 Menu bar 81 4.2.3 Legend bar4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4.2.6 Configuration fields 82 4.2.7 Pop-upwindow4.2.8 Generalhelp 83 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Language [English] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 84 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDEMaster/SlavePrimary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto]; Secondary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] 85 PIO ModeUDMA Mode Transfer Mode 86 4.3.6 First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA MasterExtended Drive Access Mode Precomp Landing Zone 87 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring4.3.8 Installed Memory 88 4.4.1 CPU Configuration91 4.4.2 PCIPnPPlug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] 92 4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration93 IDEFunction SetupOnChip IDEChannel0 [Enabled] OnChip IDEChannel1 [Enabled] IDEDMA transfer access [Enabled] SerialPort 1, 2 [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] SerialPort 3, 4 [Enabled] 94 SATA2 DMA transfer [Enabled]IDEPrefetch Mode [Enabled] NVRAID Configuration RAID Enabled [Disabled] IDEPrimary, Secondary Master/Slave RAID [Disabled] First,Second, Third, FourthSATA Master RAID [Disabled] 95 USB ConfigurationUSB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] Onboard NV LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard MarvellLAN [Disabled] 96 OnBoard LAN2 Boot ROM [Disabled]AC97 Audio [Enabled] PCIIEEE1394a [Enabled] Silicon SATA Controller [Enabled] SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] ParallelPort Address [378/IRQ7] ParallelPort Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Game Port Address [201] MidiPort Address [Disabled] MidiPort IRQ [10] 97 4.4.4 SLIConfigurationEZ-Plug Warning [Enabled] SLIBroadcast Aperture [Disabled] AISelector [Auto] 98 4.4.5 JumperFree ConfigurationOverclock Profile [Auto] CPU Frequency [XXX](value is auto-detected) 99 PCIExpress Clock [100MHz]DDR Voltage [Auto] Chipset Voltage [+1.5V] HTVoltage [+1.2V] CPU Multiplier [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] PCIClock Synchronization Mode [Auto] Overclock Options [Disable] N.O.S. Option [Disable] 100 4.4.6 LAN Cable StatusPOST Check LAN cable [Disabled] 101 4.4.7 PEG Link ModePEGLink Mode[Disabled] PEG Root Control[Auto] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] 102 4.4.8 Speech ConfigurationSpeech IC Reporter [Enabled] Report IDEError [Disabled] Report System Booting [Disabled] 4.4.9 Instant MusicInstant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CD-ROMDrive [Primary Master] 103 4.5.1 ACPISuspend Type [S1&S3]4.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 104 4.5.3 APM ConfigurationRestore on AC PowerLoss[Disabled] PWR Button < 4 secs [I nstant-Off] Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled] Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled] 105 Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]Day of Month Alarm [Disabled] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 106 4.5.4 Hardware MonitorQ-FanController[Disabled] CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature CPU Fan Speed CHA1 Fan Speed CHIP Fan Speed 107 CPU Target TemperatureCPU Fan Speed warning [1200 RPM] CHA1 Fan Speed warning [Disabled] CHIP Fan Speed warning [Enabled] 108 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority1st ~xxth Boot Device [Removable] 109 4.6.2 Removable Drives4.6.3Hard Disk Drives1. 1st Master:XXXXXXXXX 2. Bootable Add-in Cards 110 4.6.4 CDROM Drives4.6.5 Boot Settings ConfigurationCase Open Warning[Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] 111 Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]Bootup Num-Lock [On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [ Non-OS2] FullScreen LOGO [Enabled] Halt On [AllErrors] 112 4.6.6 Security114 Exit & Save ChangesExit & Discard Changes 115 Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes 119 5.2.1 Running the support CD120 5.2.2 Drivers menuNvidia Chipset Driver Program Make NVIDIA RAID Driver Disk MarvellYukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Realtek ALC850 Driver Silicon Image RAID Driver Make Silicon SATA RAID Driver Disk USB 2.0 Driver 121 5.2.3 Utilities menuNVIDIA Chipset nTune Utility ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update 122 ASUS AIBoosterMicrosoft DirectX Anti -virus Utility ADOBEAcrobat Reader Winbond Voice Editor ASUS Screen Saver ASUS AMD Coolʻnʼ Quiet Software 123 5.2.4 Manuals menuNVIDIAFirewallAdministratorʼs Guide NVIDIA RAID Userʼs Guide Sil3114 Userʼs Manual NVIDIA nTune Manual NVRAID Disk Alert Userʼs Guide 124 5.2.6 Other information127 5.4.1 ASUS MyLogo2™129 5.4.2 AINET2Using the VirtualCable Tester™ 130 5.4.3 Audio configurations136 5.4.4 Using the NVIDIA® Firewall™139 5.5RAID configurations(Data mirroring data striping data mirroring JBOD (Spanning) 140 5.5.1 Installing hard disksInstalling ParallelATA hard disks Installing SerialATA (SATA) hard disks 141 5.5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations148 5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations158 5.6Creating a RAID driver diskTo create a RAID driver disk: 1.Place the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROMdrive When the Drivers menu appears, select the RAID driver disk you want to create: •Click Make NVIDIA RAID Driver to create an NVIDIA® RAID driver disk to create a Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID driver disk Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility for the NVIDIA RAID driver disk utility •Go to \Drivers\Sil3114 for the Silicon Image RAID driver disk utility 4.Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive 5.Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 6.Write-protectthe floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver: 3.Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation 159 5.7.1 Enabling Coolʻnʼ Quiet!™ Technology160 5.7.2 Launching the Coolʻnʼ Quiet!™ software161 5.8.1 Managing your nForce™ system162 5.8.3 Voltage/Fan control163 5.8.5 Other options164 5.9.1 Launching the ASUS AISelector165 5.9.2 Using the SLImode169 6.1.1 Requirements6.1.2 ASUS Certified SLIGraphics cards 171 6.2.1 Installing SLI -readygraphics cards174 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers6.2.3 Installing the ASUS AISelector utility 175 6.2.4 Enabling the multi -GPUfeature in Windows177 6.2.5 Setting the ASUS AISelector utilityTable AI Selector settings 181 A.1.1 Installing the 2-portSATA extension module182 A.1.2 Installing SATA hard drives
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