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2 E2138First Edition July 3 Chapter 1: Product introduction4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup5 Chapter 3: Software support7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safetyOperation safety 9 How this guide is organizedWhere to find more information 10 Conventions used in this guide11 A8N5X specifications summary16 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® A8N5X motherboard 1.2Package contentsMotherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application CDs Documentation 17 1.3.1Product highlightsAMD Dual-CoreArchitecture Latest processor technology Built-inNVFirewall™ AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology HyperTransport™ Technology 18 Dual Channel DDR memory supportSerial ATA technology RAID solution PCI Express™ interface S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 19 1.3.2ASUS Proactive featuresAI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) Precision Tweaker PEG Link mode AI NET AI Audio technology 20 1.3.3Innovative ASUS featuresCrashFree BIOS ASUS Q-Fantechnology ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Instant Lite 21 Onboard LEDs22 1.5.1Placement direction1.5.2Screw holes 23 1.5.3Motherboard layout24 1.6.1Overview1.6.2Installling the CPU 25 1.6.3Installing the heatsink and fan27 1.7.1Overview1.7.2Memory Configurations 29 1.7.3Installing a DIMM1.7.4Removing a DIMM 30 1.8.1Installing an expansion card1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 31 1.8.3Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.4PCI slots 32 1.8.5PCI Express x16 slot1.8.6PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.7Universal PCIe slot (PCI Express x4 slot) 33 1.9 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 34 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors36 1.10.2 Internal connectors46 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk47 2.1.2Updating the BIOS49 2.1.3Saving the current BIOS file50 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility52 2.1.5ASUS EZ Flash utility53 2.1.6ASUS Update utility56 2.2BIOS setup program57 2.2.1BIOS menu screen2.2.2Menu bar 58 2.2.3Legend bar2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 59 2.2.7Pop-upwindow2.2.8General help 60 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Language [English] 2.3.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 61 2.3.5Primary and Secondary IDE Master/SlavePIO Mode UDMA Mode IDE Primary Master/Slave [Auto]; IDE Secondary Master/ Slave [Auto] 62 Access Mode [Auto]Transfer Mode 63 2.3.6First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA MasterExtended Drive Access Mode Precomp Landing Zone 64 2.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring2.3.8Installed Memory 65 2.4.1CPU Configuration67 2.4.2PCIPnPPlug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] 68 2.4.3Onboard Devices ConfigurationIDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] 69 IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]Serial Port 1, 2 [Enabled] SATA DMA access [Enabled] Serial Port 3, 4 [Enabled] SATA DMA transfer [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] NVRAID Configuration RAID Enabled [Disabled] 70 IDE Primary, Secondary Master/Slave RAID [Disabled]First, Second, Third, Fourth SATA Master RAID [Disabled] USB Configuration USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] Onboard NV LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Enabled] 71 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Game Port Address [201] Midi Port Address [Disabled] Midi Port IRQ [10] 72 2.4.4JumperFree ConfigurationOverclock Profile [Auto] CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected) 73 PCI Express Clock [100MHz]DDR Voltage [Auto] CPU Multiplier [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] Overclock Options [Disable] N.O.S. Option [Disable] 74 2.4.5LAN Cable StatusPOST Check LAN cable [Disabled] 2.4.6PEG Link ModePEG Link Mode [Disabled] PEG Root Control [Auto] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] 75 2.4.7Instant MusicInstant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CD-ROMDrive [Primary Master] 76 2.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]2.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 77 2.5.3APM ConfigurationRestore on AC Power Loss [Disabled] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] 78 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] 79 2.5.4Hardware MonitorQ-FanController [Disabled] VCORE Voltage, +12V Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5VCC Voltage CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature CPU Fan Speed CHA1 Fan Speed CHIP Fan Speed CPU Target Temperature 80 2.6.1Boot Device Priority1st ~ xxth Boot Device [Removable] 81 2.6.2Removable Drives2.6.3Hard Disk Drives 2.6.4CDROM Drives 82 2.6.5Boot Settings ConfigurationCase Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] 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] Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] Halt On [All Errors] 83 2.6.6Security85 Exit & Save ChangesExit & Discard Changes 86 Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes 87 Software3 support88 3.2.1Running the support CD89 3.2.2Drivers menuNvidia Chipset Driver Program Make NVIDIA PATA RAID Driver Disk Make NVIDIA SATA RAID Driver Disk Realtek ALC850 Driver AMD Cool’n’Quiet Driver USB 2.0 Driver 90 3.2.3Utilities menuASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft DirectX Anti-virusUtility ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Software 91 3.2.4Manuals menuNVIDIA Firewall Administrator’s Guide NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide Sil3114 User’s Manual NVIDIA nTune Manual NvRAID Disk Alert User’s Guide 92 3.2.5ASUS Contact information93 3.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™95 3.3.2AI NETUsing the Virtual Cable Tester™ 96 3.3.3Audio configurations102 3.3.4Using the NVIDIA® Firewall™105 3.4RAID configurationsRAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks 106 3.4.1Installing hard disksInstalling Parallel ATA hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 107 3.4.2NVIDIA® RAID configurations114 Creating a RAID driver disk115 3.6.1Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology116 3.6.2Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software
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