Asus M2N32-SLI 6.1 Overview

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 6-1

6.1 Overview

The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) - Intel

® Edition technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™

x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

• You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA

® certied.

• Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI

technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.

nvidia.com).

• Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least

the minimum power required by your system. See “13. ATX power

connectors” on page 2-28 for details.

• The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit

operating system only.

• Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the

latest certied graphics card and supported 3D application list.

Contents

Main ii E2594 Revised Edition V2 May 2006 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: NVIDIA SLI technology support Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety About this guide How this guide is organized Where to nd more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Italics Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.1 Welcome! 1.2 Package contents 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface (SLI) NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI (NVIDIA LinkBoost certied) Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go Dual RAID solution IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready Page 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features AI Gear AI Nap ASUS Crystal Sound Advanced Thermal Design 1.3.3 ASUS Special features ASUS Music Alarm ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Page 1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features Page Chapter summary 2 Onboard LED 2.1 Before you proceed 2.2 Motherboard overview 2.2.1 Placement direction 2.2.2 Screw holes Page 2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Motherboard layout PCIEX16_2 M2N32-SLI DELUXE Super I/O 8Mb BIOS PCIEX1_1 PCI1 PCI2 2.2.5 Layout contents Page 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Page 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory congurations Page 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM DDR2-800 MHz capability M2N32-SLI Deluxe Series Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) 2.5 Expansion slots 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4 PCI slots 2.5.5 PCI Express x4 slot & PCI Express x1 slot 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots 2.6 Jumper 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration For Wireless Edition only: 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N32-SLI DELUXE M2N32-SLI DELUXE IDE connector PRI_IDE NOTE:Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN1. right angle side Page Page Page Page 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information M2N32-SLI DELUXE Internal audio connector CD (black) The parallel port cable is purchased separately. M2N32-SLI DELUXE Parallel port connector LPT Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 3.2 Powering off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch Page Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS Installing ASUS Update 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le 4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk format 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.4 Updating the BIOS Page 4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS le 4.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD Recovering the BIOS from the USB ash disk 4.2 BIOS setup program 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4.2.6 Conguration elds 4.2.3 Legend bar ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-13 4.2.7 Pop-up window Pop-up menu 4.2.8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. 4.3 Main menu 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Language [English] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Page 4.3.6 SATA 1-6 Extended Drive [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Capacity Cylinder Page 4.4 Advanced menu 4.4.1 JumperFree Conguration AI Tuning [Auto] [ Overclock Options [Disabled] [ N.O.S. Option [Disabled] CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected) PCIEX16_1 Clock [Auto] Advanced Voltage Control DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] CPU Multiplier [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU Vcore Offset Voltage [Disabled] 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] POST Check LAN2 Cable [Disabled] NB to SB HT Voltage [Auto] NB Core/PCI-E Voltage [Auto] SB Core/PCI-E Voltage [Auto] 4.4.3 PEG Link Mode PEG Link Mode [Auto] 4.4.4 CPU Conguration DRAM Conguration The items in the sub-menu show the DRAM-related information auto-detected by the BIOS. Page DRAM Timing Control Output Driver Control SLI Ready Memory [Disabled] AMD Cool n Quiet Function [Enabled] 4.4.5 Chipset LinkBoost Function [Disabled] NB to SB HT Frequency [Auto] CPU<->NB HT Speed [Auto] NB-->SB HT Speed [5xNB to SB HT Frequency] 4.4.6 PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources IRQ-xx assigned to 4.4.7 Onboard Device Conguration OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Serial-ATA Conguration Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] RAID Enabled [Disabled] SATA1~6 RAID [Disabled] USB Conguration Page Parallel Port Mode [EPP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] 4.5 Power menu 4.5.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 4.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.3 APM Conguration 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 [31] Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss) [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 4.5.4 Hardware Monitor CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] CPU Q-Fan Prole [Performance] Chassis Q-Fan Control [Disabled] Page ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe 4-37 4.6 Boot menu 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] 4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6.2 Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system. Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 4.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 4.6.5 Boot Settings Conguration Case Open Warning [Enabled] Quick Boot [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Bootup Num-Lock [On] 4.6.6 Security Password Check 4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The succeeding items become user-congurable when you enable the ASUS Music Alarm. 4.7 Tools menu 4.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Page 4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Prole Load BIOS Prole Load from Prole 1/2 Load from File Save BIOS Prole Save to Proe 1/2 Save to File 4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4.8 Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Page Page Page 5.1 Installing an operating system 5.2 Support CD information 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5.2.5 Manuals menu Page Page 5.3 Software information 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 Page 5.3.2 Cool n Quiet! Technology Enabling Cool n Quiet! Technology Page Launching the Cool n Quiet! software 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II Installing PC Probe II Launching PC Probe II Using PC Probe II Preferences Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Conguring PC Probe II 5.3.4 ASUS AI Gear Page 5.3.5 ASUS AI Nap 5.3.6 ASUS Music Alarm Hardware setup BIOS conguration OS conguration Adjusting the volume Turning off the music alarm 5.3.7 SoundMAX High Denition Audio utility Audio Setup Wizard Page Page Microphone options Enhanced Microphone Features 5.4 RAID congurations 5.4.1 Installing hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 5.4.2 NVIDIA MediaShield RAID congurations Setting the BIOS RAID items Entering the NVIDIA MeidaShield RAID utility Creating a RAID Volume Page Rebuilding a RAID array Page Deleting a RAID array Clearing a disk data 5.4.3 Silicon Image RAID congurations Setting the BIOS RAID items Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Conguration Utility Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped) Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored) Page Page Creating a CONCATENATION set 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk Page Page 6.1 Overview Requirements 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards Page Page 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows