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Asus K8N-E 5.2.3 Utilities menu, Silicon Image RAID Driver, Make Silicon SATA RAID Driver Disk, ASUS’ AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Software, ASUS PC Probe

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Silicon Image RAID Driver

Displays the README file of the Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver driver installation.

Make Silicon SATA RAID Driver Disk

Creates the Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver disk for Serial ATA RAID.

The Silicon Image RAID 5 configuration is supported in Windows® XP Professional, 2000 and 2003 Server operating system only.

The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.

5.2.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

ASUS’ AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Software

Installs the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet! Technology software.

ASUS PC Probe

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard

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Contents

Page E1883 Revised Edition January Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® K8N-EDeluxe motherboard 1.3.1 Product Highlights Latest processor technology HyperTransport™ Technology AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Serial ATA solution Gigabit LAN solution AGP 8X support S/PDIF out IEEE 1394 support USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features AI Audio technology AI BIOS solution ASUS Q-Fantechnology CrashFree BIOS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS Instant Music Page Hardware information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1 Placement direction 2.2.2 Screw holes 2.2.3 Motherboard layout Layout Contents Internal Connectors 2.3.1 Overview 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Page 2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations Important notes on memory configurations Table Memory configurations DDR Qualified Vendors List 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4 PCI slots 2.5.5 AGP slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Important notes on Serial ATA solution: 4.RAID Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4) 5.CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) 6. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 7.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 8.USB headers (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 1394 cable 9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 10.IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1pin IE1394_2) USB cable 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 12.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 13.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 14.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System power LED lead (Green 3-pinPLED) •System warning speaker lead (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER) •Reset switch lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) •ATX Power switch / Soft-Offswitch lead (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW) •Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) Powering up Page Page 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2 Using the dual-functionpower switch 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages Page 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Edit Save BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS Important notes 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 4.1.6 ASUS Update Auto Select Save Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menuitems 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4.2.7 Pop-upwindow 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4 Language [English] 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4.3.6 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 4.4.1 Instant Music Configuration Instant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CD-ROMDrive [IDE Secondary Master] 4.4.2 JumperFree Configuration AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU FSB Frequency [200] AGP Overclock in MHz [ 66] FID/VID Change [Auto] 4.4.3 Speech Configuration Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] Report IDE Error [Disabled] Report System Booting [Disabled] 4.4.4 CPU Configuration Type Speed AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration Cool N’ Quiet [Disabled] 4.4.5 Chipset Memclock Mode [ Auto] MemClock Value [200 MHz] CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] DRAM RAS TO CAS Delay [Auto] DRAM RAS PRECHANGE Time [Auto] DRAM ACTIVE TIME [Auto] 1T/2T Timing [Auto] Master ECC Enable [Disabled] Audio CODEC Interface [Auto] VIA 1394 Enable/Disable [Enabled] Silicon Image Mode [RAID Mode] MAC Interface [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Internal SATA IDE Interface [Enabled] Primary Master as RAID [Disabled] Primary Slave as RAID [Disabled] Secondary Master as RAID [Disabled] Secondary Slave as RAID [Disabled] Third Master as RAID [Disabled] 4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP] Onboard Game Port [Enabled] Onboard MIDI Port [300] MIDI IRQ Select [IRQ5] 4.4.7 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] IRQ xx [Available] DMA Channel x [PCI Device] 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [S3 only] 4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5 APM Configuration PME Resume [Disabled] RI Resume [Disabled] Onboard LAN Resume [Disabled] RTC Resume [Disabled] 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF] CPU Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Smart Q-FANFunction [Disabled] Fan Auto Mode Start Voltage [5.0V] Fan Auto Mode Start Speed Temp [25ºC] Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp [55ºC] 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives 1st ~ xxth Drive [XXXXXXXX] 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 4.6.4 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software support Installing an operating system 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Driver Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Make Chipset IDE Driver Disk ALC850 Driver 5.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS’ AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Software ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Winbond Voice Editor Anti-virusUtility ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 5.2.4 Manuals menu NVIDIA Firewall Administrator’s Guide NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide Sil3114 User’s Manual 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information 5.2.6 Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ Flash 5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music To use ASUS Instant Music: Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel 5.4.1 Sound Effect options 5.4.2 S/PDIF options 5.4.3 Speaker Configuration 5.4.4 AI Audio feature 5.4.5 HRTF Demo 5.4.6 General settings 5.4.7 Rear panel audio ports function variation RAID 0+1 RAID JBOD 5.5.1 Installing hard disks Installing Parallel ATA hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 5.5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations Setting BIOS RAID items Entering NVIDIA® RAID BIOS Utility Launching the NVIDIA® RAID Manager 5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Make Chipset IDE Driver Disk Make Sil3114 RAID Driver Disk Drivers 5.7.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Windows® 2000/XP Windows® 98SE/ME 5.7.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software