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E2830
First Edition
October
Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
About this guide
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
1.ASUS websites
2.Optional documentation
Conventions used in this guide
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task
M2N-ESLI specifications summary
CPU
Chipset
System bus
Memory
Special features
Rear panel
Internal connectors
BIOS features
Manageability
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® M2N-ESLImotherboard
1.2Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items
Motherboard
1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) technology
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
Gigabit LAN
Serial ATA 3Gb/s RAID
PCI Express™ interface
S/PDIF digital sound ready
USB 2.0 technology
IEEE 1394a support
1.3.2ASUS Special features
ASUS Two-slotthermal design
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS Q-Connector
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout Contents
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan
2.Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base
M2N-ESLI CPU Fan Connector
2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
*For dual-channelmemory configuration (2), you may:
•install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR
Always use identical DDR2 DIMM pairs for
Important notice on installing Windows® XP 32-bitversion
http://support.asus.com/faq/faq
Qualified Vendors List
DDR2-800
DDR2-667
DDR2-533
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a 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
2.5.6PCI Express x16 slots
Recommended PCI Express x16 configurations
2.6Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
2.Remove the onboard battery
2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
USBPW12
USBPW34
USBPW5-8
M2N-ESLI USB Device Wake Up
3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
M2N-ESLI Keyboard Power Setting
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
2.7.2Internal connectors
M2N-ESLI IDE Connectors
SEC IDE
PRI IDE
3.Serial ATA connectors
(7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
4.CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors
(3-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN)
The ASUS
PWR_FAN
CHA_FAN
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
M2N-ESLI USB 2.0 Connectors
The USB module is purchased separately
5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1)
IE1394_1
6.ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1,4-pinATX12V)
M2N-ESLI CPU ATX Power Connector
7.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD)
M2N-ESLI CPU Internal Audio Connector
8.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)
M2N-ESLI Front panel audio connector
9.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF)
M2N-ESLI Digital Audio Connector
10.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mountedfunctions
PA NEL
M2N-ESLI System Panel Connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
Q-Connector(System panel)
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Carefully connect the ASUS Q-Connectorto the System panel connector
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sequence and ways of shutting down the
system
ASUS M2N-ESLI
3.1Starting up for the first time
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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Managing and updating your BIOS
4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS
6.Type the BIOS file name in the FileName to Program field, then press
<Enter
7.Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file
The following screen appears
Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process
4.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file
4.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
4.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.6 ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
4.2.2 Menu bar
4.2.3 Legend bar
4.2.4 Menu items
4.2.5 Sub-menu items
4.2.6 Configuration fields
4.2.7 Pop-upwindow
4.2.8 Generalhelp
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.]
4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDEMaster/Slave
Primary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto];
Secondary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
PIO Mode
UDMA Mode
Transfer Mode
4.3.6 SATA 1, 2, 3
Extended IDEDrive [Auto]
Landing Zone
4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
4.3.8 Installed Memory
4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
Overclock Profile [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX](value is auto-detected)
PCIExpress Clock [100MHz]
DDR2 Voltage [Auto]
CPU Multiplier [Auto]
CPU Voltage [Auto]
PCIClock Synchronization Mode [Auto]
4.4.3 CPU Configuration
DRAM Configuration
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Hyper Transport Frequency [Auto]
AMD Live! [Disabled]
AMD Cool’n’Quiet Function [Disabled]
4.4.4 PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S[No]
Primary Display Adapter[PCI]
4.4.5 Onboard Device Configuration
IDEFunction Setup
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NVRAID Configuration
USB Configuration
Onboard nVidia LAN[Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM[Disabled]
Onboard USB Audio[Enabled]
Onboard 1394[Enabled]
SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
ParallelPort Address [378/IRQ7]
ParallelPort Mode [EPP]
4.4.6 SLIConfiguration
AI -Selector[Auto]
4.5.1 ACPISuspend Type [S1&S3]
4.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.3 APM Configuration
Restore on AC PowerLoss[ Power-Off]
PWR Button < 4 secs [I nstant-Off]
Power On By PCI/PCIEDevices [Disabled]
Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled]
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]
4.5.4 Hardware Monitor
CPU/Chassis Q-FanControl[Disabled]
CPU/Chassis Q-FanProfile [Performance]
VCOREVoltage[1.36V]
3.3V Voltage[3.31V]
12V Voltage[11.90V]
CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature
CPU FAN Speed, CHASSIS FAN Speed, POWER Fan Speed
CPU Fan Speed warning [800 RPM]
4.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~xxth Boot Device [Removable]
4.6.2 Removable Drives
1. Floppy Disks
2. Netac OnlyDisk
4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration
Case Open Warning [Enabled]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6]
Typematic Delay (Msec) [250]
4.6.4 Security
Supervisor Password
User Password
Password Check
ASUSEZFlash
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Software5 support
Installing an operating system
5.2.1 Running the support CD
5.2.2 Drivers menu
NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver
C-Media CM6501 Audio Driver
AMD Cool’n’Quiet Driver
USB 2.0 Driver
5.2.3 Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS AMD Cool‘n’ Quiet Utility
ADOBEAcrobat Reader
5.2.4 Make Disk menu
Make 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
5.2.5 Manuals menu
NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide
5.2.6 ASUS Contact information
5.2.7 Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technicalsupport Form
Filelist
5.3.1 Cool‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
Enabling Cool‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
Windows® 2000/XP
Launching the Cool‘n’ Quiet!™ software
5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMIbrowser
DMIbrowser
PCIbrowser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
5.4RAID configurations
(Data mirroring
data striping
data mirroring
JBOD
5.4.1 Installing hard disks
Installing ParallelATA hard disks
Installing SerialATA (SATA) hard disks
5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations
Setting the BIOS RAID items
Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility
Creating a RAID Volume
•8 /16 KB - low disk usage
•64 KB - typical disk usage
•128 KB - performance disk usage
4.Press <F7> to create RAID set. The following message box appears
Rebuilding a RAID array
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Deleting a RAID array
Clearing a disk data
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
To 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
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6.1Overview
6.2Dual graphics card setup
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After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the
Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView properties
To enable the multi-GPUfeature:
6.Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab
8.Click the Enable SLI multi-GPUcheck box
9.Click OK when done