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Make nVidia 32bit SATA RAID Driver

Make nVidia 64bit SATA RAID Driver

Allows you to create an NVIDIA® Serial ATA RAID driver disk for a 32-bit/64-bit system.

Make JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver Disk

Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB363 RAID driver disk.

5.2.5Manuals menu

The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual.

Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file.

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe

Contents

Page Page 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 Page 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 Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page 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) Step Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 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 Page 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 Page Page 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 Page Software5 support Page 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 Page 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 Page Rebuilding a RAID array Page 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 Page Page Deleting a RAID set Resetting disks to non-RAID Saving the settings and exiting setup 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk Page Page Page Requirements 6.2.1Installing SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page 6.2.2Installing the device drivers 6.2.3Enabling the multi-GPUfeature in Windows®