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Asus M2N, M2N DH Software5 support

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This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

Software5 support

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Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup 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 M2N/M2N DH specifications summary Page Extra specifications on M2N DH Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights USB 2.0 technology Gigabit LAN solution AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology 1.3.2ASUS Special features 1.3.3ASUS Digital Home features for M2N DH model ASUS WiFi-APSolo™ ASUS DH Remote™ ASUS MP3-In™ (For M2N DH model only) Page Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed 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 Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Page Qualified Vendors List DDR2-533 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 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slot 2.6Jumper Page Page 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 2.7.2Internal connectors 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 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 4.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 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.] 4.3.4IDE Configuration 4.3.5Primary IDE Master/ Slave PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] 4.3.6SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 4.3.7System Information 4.4.1Jumperfree Configuration CPU Frequency [200] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] 4.4.2CPU Configuration 4.4.3Chipset Page Power Down Control [Auto] SouthBridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter [PCIE] AZALIA AUDIO [Auto] OnBoard LAN [Auto] 4.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration 4.4.5PCI PnP 4.4.6USB Configuration 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI Support [ACPI v1.0] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration Power Button Mode [On/Off] 4.5.6Hardware Monitor 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password 4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile 4.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu 5.2.4Make Disk menu 5.2.5Manuals menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Technical support Form 5.3RAID configurations 5.3.1Installing hard disks 5.3.2NVIDIA® MediaShield™ RAID configurations Entering the NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID utility Creating a RAID Volume Page Rebuilding a RAID array Page Deleting a RAID array Clearing a disk data 5.4Creating a RAID driver disk