Asus M2N32 WS 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool

2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2

The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that critical components generate.

ASUS M2N32 WS Professional

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software 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 M2N32 WS Professional specifications summary Page Page Page Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights 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 AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology 1.3.2ASUS Special features ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo PEG Link Mode for two graphics cards Precision Tweaker Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) Page Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool 2.2.5Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) 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 2.5.4PCI slot 2.5.5Two PCI-Xslots 2.5.6Two PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.7Two PCI Express x16 slots Page Qualified graphics cards Page Page Qualified graphics cards (Work station level) Qualified RAID cards Page 2.6Jumper Page 2.7.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.7.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 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 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 4.1.4Updating the BIOS Page 4.1.5Saving the current BIOS file 4.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 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] 4.3.3Language [English] 4.3.4Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Access Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode 4.3.6SATA 4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB] 4.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB] 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration Overclock Options [Disabled] N.O.S. Option [Disabled] CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected) PCIEX16_1 Clock [Auto] PCIEX16_2 Clock [Auto] DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto] CPU Multiplier [Auto] CPU Voltage [Auto] Advanced Voltage Control 4.4.2AI NET2 4.4.3PEG Link Mode 4.4.4CPU Configuration Page Page AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Function [Disabled] 4.4.5Chipset CPU Spread Spectrum [Center] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] HT Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SLI Broadcast Aperture [Auto] 4.4.6PCIPnP 4.4.7Onboard Device Configuration Serial-ATAConfiguration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard 1st/2nd Nvidia LAN [Enabled] OnBoard nVidia LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCIEX16_1] HD Audio [Auto] Parallel Port Mode [Bi-Directional] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] 4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 4.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.3APM Configuration Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Date of Month Alarm [Disabled] Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 4.5.4Hardware Monitor 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Removable Drives 4.6.3Hard Disk Drives 4.6.4CDROM Drives 4.6.5Boot Settings Configuration Security Password Check TPM Function [Disabled] 4.7.1ASUS Music Alarm Alarm Time (hh:mm) 0 : Audio CD Drive [Primary IDE Master] Detect CD Starting Track Repeat Track [Disabled] 4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1/2 Save to File 4.7.3ASUS EZ Flash 4.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c ASUS AI Booster 5.2.4Make Disk menu 5.2.5Manuals menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Browse this CD Technical support Form