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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
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
M2N-SLIDeluxe specifications summary
Chipset
System bus
Memory
Expansion slots
High Definition Audio
IEEE
USB
ASUS AI Lifestyle
features
Rear panel
Internal connectors
BIOS features
Manageability
Power requirements
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Product1 introduction
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying an ASUS® M2N-SLIDeluxe motherboard
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™)
DDR2 memory support
PCI Express™ interface
Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
USB 2.0 technology
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle features
AI Gear
AI Nap
ASUS Crystal Sound
Advanced Thermal Design
1.3.3ASUS Special features
ASUS Music Alarm
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS Q-Connector
1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features
ASUS BIOS Profile
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
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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M2N-SLIDELUXE CPU Fan Connector
2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
Important notice on installing Windows® XP 32-bitversion
Click the article titled “4GB memory installed but less memory size detected.”
32-bit
64-bit
Qualified Vendors List
DDR2-667
DDR2-800
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
2.6Jumper
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
M2N-SLIDELUXE Clear RTC RAM
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
Optical S/PDIF Out port
Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
2.7.2Internal connectors
M2N-SLIDELUXE IDE Connector
3.NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI MCP Serial ATA connectors
RAID Enabled
M2N-SLIDELUXE SATA Connectors
4.JMicron JMB363® Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID1)
M2N-SLIDELUXE SATA RAID Connector
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910)
M2N-SLIDELUXE USB 2.0 Connectors
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
M2N-SLIDELUXE IEEE 1394a Connector
7.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors
M2N-SLIDELUXE Fan Connectors
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
M2N-SLIDELUXE Chassis Intrusion Connector
9.ATX power connectors (24-pinATXPWR, 4-pinEATX12V)
M2N-SLIDELUXE ATX Power Connector
10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
M2N-SLIDELUXE Azalia Front Panel Audio Connector
11.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
12.Parallel port connector (26-1pin LPT)
13.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
M2N-SLIDELUXE Digital Audio Connector
14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
M2N-SLIDELUXE System Panel Connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
Q-Connector(System panel)
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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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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 2 utility
4.1.4 Updating the BIOS
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4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
4.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Legend bar
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8General help
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.]
4.3.4Primary IDE Master/Slave
PIO Mode [Auto]
UDMA Mode [Auto]
Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Transfer Mode
4.3.5SATA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
Landing Zone
4.3.6HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
4.3.7Installed Memory [xxx MB]
4.3.8Usable Memory [XXX MB]
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Tuning [Auto]
Overclock Options [Disabled]
N.O.S. Option [Disabled]
CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected)
DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto]
CPU Multiplier [Auto]
CPU Voltage [Auto]
Advanced Voltage Control
4.4.2AI NET2
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
POST Check LAN2 Cable[Disabled]
4.4.3PEG Link Mode
PEG Link Mode [Auto]
4.4.4CPU Configuration
DRAM Configuration
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AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Function [Enabled]
4.4.5Chipset
CPU<->MCP55HT Speed [5x]
CPU<->MCP55HT Width [↓16 ↑16]
4.4.6PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Resources Controlled By [Auto]
IRQ Resources
4.4.7Onboard Device Configuration
IDE Function Setup
Serial-ATAConfiguration
USB Configuration
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard 1st/2nd Nvidia LAN [Enabled]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Primary Display Adapter [PCI-ESlot]
HD Audio [Auto]
4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
4.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.3APM Configuration
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off]
PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off]
Power On By PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Date of Month Alarm [Disabled]
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
2.5.4Hardware Monitor
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Q-FanProfile [Performance]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled]
Chassis Q-FanProfile [Performance]
Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature
CPU Fan Speed
CHA_FAN1/2/3/4 Speed
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable]
4.6.2Removable Drives
1. Floppy Disks
4.6.3Hard Disk Drives
1. 1st Master:
4.6.4CDROM Drives
4.6.5Boot Settings Configuration
Case Open Warning [Enabled]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
Security
Supervisor Password
User Password
Password Check
4.7.1ASUS Music Alarm
ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled
Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 :
Audio CD Drive [Primary IDE Master]
Detect CD
Starting Track
Repeat Track [Disabled]
4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Load BIOS Profile
Load from Profile 1/2
Load from File
Save BIOS Profile
Save to Profile 1/2
Save to File
4.7.4ASUS EZ Flash
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
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Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
Nvidia Chipset Driver Program
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver
SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver
JMicron JMB35X RAID Controller Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ADOBE Acrobat
5.2.4Make Disk menu
Make nVidia 32bit SATA RAID Driver
Make nVidia 64bit SATA RAID Driver
Make JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver Disk
5.2.5Manuals menu
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
5.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
5.3.1Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology
Windows® 2000/XP
Windows® 98 SE/Me
Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software
5.3.2ASUS 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
5.3.3ASUS Music Alarm
Hardware setup
BIOS configuration
OS configuration
Adjusting the volume
Turning off the music alarm
5.3.4ASUS AI Nap
5.3.5ASUS AI Gear
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5.3.6SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility
Audio Setup Wizard
Jack configuration
Adjust speaker volume
Test
Adjust microphone volume
Audio preferences
General options
Microphone options
Enhanced Microphone Features
5.4RAID configurations
5.4.1Installing hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
5.4.2NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations
Setting the BIOS RAID items
Entering the NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID utility
Creating a RAID Volume
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Rebuilding a RAID array
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Deleting a RAID array
Clearing a disk data
5.4.3JMicron® RAID Configuration
Before creating a RAID set
Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility
Creating a RAID set
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Deleting a RAID set
Resetting disks to non-RAID
Saving the settings and exiting setup
5.5Creating a RAID driver disk
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Requirements
6.2.1Installing SLI-readygraphics cards
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6.2.2Installing the device drivers
6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows®