Asus M3N-HT Requirements, 6.1Overview

6.1Overview

The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section.

Requirements

•In Dual SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified.

•In 3-way SLI mode, you should have three identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified.

•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 page 2-31 for details.

•The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology supports Windows® Vista operating

system only.

•Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list.

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Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Chapter 6: 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 M3N-HTDeluxe Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory LAN IEEE High Definition audio ASUS Express Gate: ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: Other features Rear panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors Intelligent overclocking tools: Precision Tweaker 2: BIOS features Manageability Support CD contents Form factor Product1 introduction Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1 x Serial ATA power cable for 2 devices 1.3.1Product highlights Green ASUS AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom Athlon™ / Sempron™ CPU support HyperTransport™ 3.0 support Native DDR2 1066 support PCIe 2.0 support Hybrid SLI™ Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go HDMI Interface IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready High Definition Audio 1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Crystal Sound ASUS EZ DIY ASUS MyLogo 2™ ASUS Multi-languageBIOS 1.3.3ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features HDMI/DVI/RGB support Precision Tweaker AI Booster C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout contents Internal connectors 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 2.3.3Installing the optional fans 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM M3N-HTDeluxe Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability M3N-HTDeluxe Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability M3N-HTDeluxe Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-533MHzcapability 2.4.5Installing ASUS Cool Mempipe (Mempipe Edition only) Page 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 2.5.6Three PCI Express x16 slots Primary PCI Express x16 slot Universal PCI Express slot (max. x8 mode) 2.6Jumper Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration Playback of HD DVD and Blu-RayDiscs CPU: AMD Athlon 4400+ DIMM: DDR2-800512MB Playback software: PowerDVD Ultra Optical S/PDIF Out port 2.7.2Internal connectors 2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of device(s) (7-pin SATA1–4[red]; 7-pin SATA5–6[black]) Onchip SATA Type 4.USB connectors (10-1pin USB34; 10-1pin USB78; 10-1pin USB910) 5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1; 10-1pin IE1394_2) 6.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN; 3-pinCHA_FAN1; 3-pinCHA_FAN2; 3-pinPWR_FAN) 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 8.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 9.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR; 8-pinATX12V) PSU suggested list Power supply requirements 10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio]; [AC97] [HD Audio] 11.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 12.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 13.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) Page Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time BIOS beep codes BIOS Beep 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 4.1.4Updating the BIOS Page 4.1.5Saving the current BIOS file 4.2BIOS setup program 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 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 PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode 4.3.6SATA1/2/3/4 Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Landing Zone 4.3.7HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 4.3.8Installed Memory [xxx MB] 4.3.9Usable Memory [XXX MB] 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning [Auto] Overclock Options [Disabled] CPU Voltage [AUTO] VDDA Voltage [AUTO] Memory Voltage [Auto] NB BR04 CHIP Voltage [Auto] 4.4.2AI NET2 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] 4.4.3CPU Configuration DRAM Configuration AI Clock Skew Page Page AMD Virtualization [Enabled] AMD Live! [Disabled] AMD Cool “n” Quiet Function [Disabled] Cache Mapping Cycle [Auto] 4.4.4Chipset iGPU Frame Buffer Control [Auto] Frame Buffer Size [32M] Onboard GPU [Auto] K8<->NBHT Speed [Auto] K8<->NBHT Width [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] 4.4.5PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources Maximum Payload Size [4096] 4.4.6Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup MCP Storage Config Onboard 1394 [Enabled] HD Audio [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] HDMI Audio [Auto] 4.4.7USB Configuration 4.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 4.5.2APM 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 Modem [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Date (of Month) Alarm [XX] 4.5.3Hardware Monitor CPU Fan Type [DC] CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Q-FanProfile [Performance] Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis Q-FanProfile [Performance] Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] M/B Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] 4.6.2Removable Drives 1. Floppy Disks 4.6.3Hard Disk Drives 1. SATA X: 4.6.4CDROM Drives 1. 1st Slave: 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 O.C. Profile Load BIOS Profile Load from Profile 1/2 Load from File Save BIOS Profile Save to Profle 1/2 Save to File 4.7.2ASUS EZ Flash 4.7.3ASUS Express Gate Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Page Page Page 5.2.1Running the support DVD 5.2.2Drivers menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers NVIDIA Chipset Program ��Driver AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver USB 2.0 Driver 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS PC Probe ASUS AI Suite ASUS Update ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility ASUS Express Gate Updater Adobe Reader 5.2.4Make Disk menu NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver 5.2.5Manual menu 5.2.6ASUS Contact information 5.2.7Other information Motherboard Info Browse this DVD Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 5.3.2Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software 5.3.3AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility) A.SoundMAX BlackHawk (AI Audio 2) Playback Speakers SPDIF Interface Preset settings Surround settings Recording Microphone Line In Record testing ANDREA settings Speakers Speaker Trim Speaker Delay Bass Preferences B.SoundMAX Test Page Noise Filtering Directional Array Speaker Phone 5.3.4ASUS PC Probe Installing PC Probe Launching PC Probe Using PC Probe Preference Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe 5.3.5ASUS AI Suite Installing AI Suite Launching AI Suite Using AI Suite Page 5.3.6ASUS AI Gear 5.3.7ASUS AI Nap 5.3.9ASUS Q-Fan2 5.3.10ASUS AI Booster 5.3.12ASUS Express Gate The First Screen The Express Gate Environment Configuration Panel Reset Express Gate Screen Resolution Volume Control LaunchBar How Do I Get on to the Internet Network Configuring Express Gate in BIOS Setup Express Gate Updater Page 5.4.1RAID definitions 5.4.2NVIDIA® RAID configurations Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks Setting the BIOS RAID items Entering the NVIDIA® RAID utility Creating a RAID Volume Rebuilding a RAID array Page Deleting a RAID array Clearing a disk data 5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.5.2Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® Drivers\Chipset\Disk\RAID Drivers\Chipset\Disk\AHCI Page Page Requirements 6.2.1Installing three SLI-readygraphics cards Page Page 6.2.2Installing two SLI-readygraphics cards 6.2.3Installing the device drivers 6.2.4Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows® Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel From the Personalization window, select Display Settings Advanced Settings Enabling SLI configuration