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E1883
Revised Edition
January
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
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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
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Product introduction
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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
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Hardware information
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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
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2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan
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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
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3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2 Using the dual-functionpower switch
3.3.1 Vocal POST messages
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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
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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