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2 E2830First Edition October Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved 3 Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5: Software support6 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safetyOperation safety 9 About this guideHow this guide is organized 10 Where to find more information1.ASUS websites 2.Optional documentation Conventions used in this guideIMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task TypographyCommand awdflash M2N-ESLI.ROM 11 M2N-ESLI specifications summaryCPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots (SLI™) Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394a USB ASUS Exclusive 12 Special featuresRear panel Internal connectors BIOS features Manageability Power requirements Support CD contents 14 Chapter summary15 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® M2N-ESLImotherboard 1.2Package contentsCheck your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M2N-ESLI motherboard Cables 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable with dual plugs 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield ASUS SLI™ bridge 1 x ASUS Q-ConnectorKit (USB, System panel; Retail version only) Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide 16 1.3.1Product highlightsLatest processor technology Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Gigabit LAN DDR2 memory support 17 Serial ATA 3Gb/s RAIDPCI Express™ interface S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology IEEE 1394a support 18 1.3.2ASUS Special featuresASUS Two-slotthermal design ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan2 technology ASUS MyLogo2™ 19 Hardware2 information21 Onboard LED22 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 23 2.2.3Motherboard layout24 2.2.4Layout Contents25 2.3.1Installing the CPU27 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan30 2.4.1Overview2.4.2Memory configurations 35 2.4.3Installing a DIMM2.4.4Removing a DIMM 36 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 37 2.5.3Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4PCI slots 38 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot2.5.6PCI Express x16 slotsRecommended PCI Express x16 configurations 39 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 M2N-ESLI Clear RTC RAM 40 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW5-8 M2N-ESLI USB Device Wake Up The USB device 41 3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)M2N-ESLI Keyboard Power Setting 42 2.7.1Rear panel connectors44 2.7.2Internal connectors55 3.1Starting up for the first time56 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 59 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk60 4.1.2 Updating the BIOS62 4.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file63 4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility65 4.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility66 4.1.6 ASUS Update utility69 4.2BIOS setup program70 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen4.2.2 Menu bar 71 4.2.3 Legend bar4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4.2.6 Configuration fields 72 4.2.7 Pop-upwindow4.2.8 Generalhelp 73 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]4.3.2 System Date [Day, xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 74 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDEMaster/SlavePrimary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto]; Secondary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] 75 PIO ModeUDMA Mode Transfer Mode 76 4.3.6 SATA 1, 2, 3Extended IDEDrive [Auto] Landing Zone 77 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]4.3.8 Installed Memory 78 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration81 4.4.3 CPU ConfigurationDRAM Configuration Hyper Transport Frequency [Auto] AMD Live! [Disabled] AMD Cool’n’Quiet Function [Disabled] 84 4.4.4 PCIPnPPlug & Play O/S[No] Primary Display Adapter[PCI] 85 4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration88 USB ConfigurationOnboard nVidia LAN[Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM[Disabled] 89 Onboard USB Audio[Enabled]Onboard 1394[Enabled] SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] ParallelPort Address [378/IRQ7] ParallelPort Mode [EPP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] 90 4.4.6 SLIConfiguration91 4.5.1 ACPISuspend Type [S1&S3]4.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 92 4.5.3 APM ConfigurationRestore on AC PowerLoss[ Power-Off] PWR Button < 4 secs [I nstant-Off] Power On By PCI/PCIEDevices [Disabled] Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled] 93 Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]Date of Month Alarm [Disabled] Time (hh:mm) Alarm [Disabled] HPETSupport [Enabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 94 4.5.4 Hardware MonitorCPU/Chassis Q-FanControl[Disabled] CPU/Chassis Q-FanProfile [Performance] VCOREVoltage[1.36V] 3.3V Voltage[3.31V] 5V Voltage[4.97V] 95 12V Voltage[11.90V]CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature CPU FAN Speed, CHASSIS FAN Speed, POWER Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed warning [800 RPM] 96 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority1st ~xxth Boot Device [Removable] 97 4.6.2 Removable Drives1. Floppy Disks 2. Netac OnlyDisk 98 4.6.3 Boot Settings ConfigurationCase Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] 99 Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]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 [All,But Keyboard] 100 4.6.4 Security102 ASUSEZFlash103 Exit & Save ChangesExit & Discard Changes 104 Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes 105 Software5 support107 5.2.1 Running the support CD108 5.2.2 Drivers menuNVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver C-Media CM6501 Audio Driver AMD Cool’n’Quiet Driver USB 2.0 Driver 109 5.2.3 Utilities menuASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS AMD Cool‘n’ Quiet Utility ADOBEAcrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti -virus Utility 110 5.2.4 Make Disk menuMake NV SATA/RAID 32bit 2000 Driver Make NV SATA/RAID 32bit XP Driver Make NV SATA/RAID 32bit 2003 Driver Make NV SATA/RAID 64bit XP Driver Make NV SATA/RAID 64bit 2003 Driver 111 5.2.5 Manuals menu112 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information5.2.7 Other information 115 5.3.1 Cool‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology117 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe123 5.4RAID configurations(Data mirroring data striping data mirroring JBOD (Spanning) 124 5.4.1 Installing hard disksInstalling ParallelATA hard disks Installing SerialATA (SATA) hard disks 125 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations132 5.5Creating 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 •Click Make Silicon SATA 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 135 6.1Overview136 6.2Dual graphics card setup
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