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E2420
Revised Edition
January
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Chapter 6: ATI CrossFire™ technology
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
A8R32-MVPDeluxe specifications summary
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Product1 information
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® A8R32-MVPDeluxe motherboard
1.2Package contents
Motherboard
Cables
1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
ATI CrossFire™ Xpress
PCI Express™ interface
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
8-channelhigh definition audio
Dual RAID solution
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
IEEE 1394a support
USB 2.0 technology
1.3.2Innovative ASUS features
Fanless Design
Stack Cool
SATA-On-the-Go
AI NET2
PEG Link Mode for two graphics cards
ASUS Q-Fan2 technology
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
ASUS MyLogo2™
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout Contents
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2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory Configurations
Recommended memory configurations
DDR (400 MHz) Qualified Vendors List
2.4.3Installing a DDR DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DDR DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot
2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots
PCI Express x16 slot configurations
2.6Jumper
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
7 . LAN
(RJ-45)
port
8 . LAN
32-bitOS LAN port LED indications
2.7.2Internal connectors
3 . Serial ATA connectors
(7-pinSATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black])
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
4 . Silicon Image Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID2)
5 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors
(3-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78_WFG)
7 . Power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
8 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)
9 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
10 . IEEE 1394a connector (10-1pin IE1394_1; 10-1pin IE1394_2)
11 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
13 . Audio connector (4-pinCD [black])
14 . System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL)
•System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
System warning speaker (Orange
•Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW)
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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4.1.1ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash utility
4.1.4AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
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4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4Language [English]
4.3.5Primary, Secondary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
4.3.6Storage Configuration
Serial ATA Controller [Enabled]
4.3.7System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclocking [Auto]
FID/VID Change [Auto]
Processor Frequency Multiplier [x4]
Processor Voltage [1.450 V]
DDR Voltage [Auto]
Northbridge Over-voltage[Auto]
Southbridge Over-voltage[Auto]
PEG Link Mode [Disabled]
PEG Buffer Length [Auto]
BankA DDR Clock Skew [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
Turbo N.O.S. [Overclock 3%]
4.4.2CPU Configuration
GART Error Reporting [Disabled]
MTRR Mapping [Continuous]
Cool ‘n’ Quiet [Disabled]
HT Link Speed [Auto]
Memory Configuration
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ECC Configuration
4.4.3Chipset Configuration
Hyper Transport Configuration
PCI Express Configuration
4.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio [Enabled]
Onboard LAN [Enabled]
Onboard LAN2 [Enabled]
Onboard IEEE1394 [Enabled]
Silicon Image Mode [SATA mode]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP]
Onboard Game Port [Enabled]
4.4.5PCI PnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device]
4.4.6LAN Cable Status
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
4.4.7USB Configuration
USB Controller [USB1.1+2.0]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled]
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.5APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
RTC Alarm Date (Days) [Every Day]
RTC Alarm Hour (Hours) [0]
RTC Alarm Minute (Minutes) [0]
RTC Alarm Second (Seconds) [0]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored]
Chassis Fan Speed N/A] or [Ignored]
CPU QFan Control [Disabled]
CPUFan Start Temperature [5]
CPUFan Full-speedTemperature5 [45]
CPUFan Start PWM [55]
Chassis QFan Control [Disabled]
ChassisFan Full-speedTemperature[45]
ChassisFan Start PWM [40]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
Hard Disk [XXX Drive]
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
4.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
Silicon Image SATA Driver
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5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities
Marvell Yukon VCT Application
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility
Anti-virusutility
5.2.4Make Disk menu
Make ULi 32/64 bit SATA Driver Disk
Make Silicon Image 32 bit RAID Driver
Make Silicon Image 32 bit SATA Driver
Make Silicon Image 64 bit RAID Driver
5.2.5Manuals menu
Sil 3132 User Guide
ULi SATA/RAID User’s Manual
RTL8187 Wireless LAN User’s Manual
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
5.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™
Ratio
5.3.2AI Net
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
5.3.3ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
5.3.4Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Windows® 2000/XP
Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ software
5.3.5Audio configurations
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Information
Minimize
Exit
Configuration options
Sound Effect
Mixer
Audio I/O
Microphone
2.Click the Noise Suppression
Acoustic Echo Cancellation
3D Audio Demo
5.4RAID configurations
RAID 0+1
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
5.4.1Installing hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
5.4.2ULI® RAID configurations
Entering the ULI® RAID BIOS Setup Utility
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Creating a RAID 0 configuration
Creating a RAID 1 configuration
Creating a RAID 0+1 configuration
Creating a JBOD configuration
Setting the Stripe Size
Deleting a RAID configuration
Deleting All RAID configurations
Rebuilding a RAID array
Creating a RAID 5 configuration
5.4.3Silicon Image® RAID configurations
Setting the BIOS RAID items
Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software
Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped)
Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored)
Manual
configuration and
Create with data copy, the following pop-upmenu appears
Creating a CONCATENATION set
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
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Requirements
Before you begin
Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system
Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards
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6.3.1Installing the device drivers
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Finish
6.3.2Using the Catalyst™ Control Center
Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center
The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box
2.Click the Crossfire™ item in Graphics Settings
Enable CrossFire™
Hotkeys
Profiles
Preferences
Help