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Asus N4L-VM DH 5.3.2Audio configurations, Realtek, SoundEffect, Audio Driver, Realtek HD Audio Manager, Realtek HD Audio Manager

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5.3.2Audio configurations

The Realtek¨ ALC882M audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. The ALC882M also includes the Realtek¨ proprietary UAJ¨ (Universal Audio Jack) technology for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience.

Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek¨ Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package.

If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.

From the taskbar, double-click on the

SoundEffect icon to display the

Realtek HD Audio Manager.

Realtek HD Audio Manager

The following screens and menus are for reference only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

Realtek HD Audio Manager

Configuration options

Control settings window

Information button

Too l button	D o l b y¨ feature
	launch buttons

E x i t button

Minimize button

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Contents

Page E2410 First Edition March Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Page 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 N4L-VMDH specifications summary Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS¨ N4L-VMDH motherboard 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights DDR2 memory support Dual RAID solution Gigabit LAN solution PCI Expressª interface S/PDIF digital sound ready 8-channelHigh Definition Audio Theater-levelaudio (designed for Dolby¨ Master Studio) IEEE 1394a support USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2ASUS Special features 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 CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) Page Page Page 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 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slot R-DVI-ADD2/R-DVI-ADD2-Lsupport The R-DVI-ADD2/R-DVI-ADD2-Lcard supports: VGA SXGA SVGA Card installation Enabling DVI display and changing resolutions 2.6 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 10 . Side Speaker Out port (gray). This port connects the side Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 11 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 12 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 13 . Optical S/PDIF Out port 2.7.2Internal connectors Page 4 . JMicron Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID1 [red]) 5 . CD audio in connector (4-pinCD) 6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 7 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 8 . IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 10 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 11 . CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN) 12 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 13 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) Power requirements table 14 . Parallel port connector (26-1pin LPT) 15 . S/PDIF In/Out connector (6-1pin SPDIF) 16 . TV Out connector (6-1pin TV_C) 17 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) ¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) ¥Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange ¥ATX power button/soft-offbutton (Light Green 2-pinPWR) 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 Open Save 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash utility 4.1.4AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file Page 4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 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.] 4.3.4Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4.3.5IDE configuration 4.3.6System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration DDR2 Reference Voltage [Auto] 4.4.2CPU Configuration 4.4.3Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Memory Hole [Disabled] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PEG/PCI] Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] Graphic Memory Type [Auto] Video Display Devices [Auto] TV Standard [Video BIOS default] South Bridge Configuration Audio Controller [Auto] PCIE Port 0 [Auto] 4.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] 4.4.5PCI PnP 4.4.6USB Configuration Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled] 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v1.0] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 4.5.6Hardware Monitor 4.5.7Energy Lake Feature [Enabled] 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level (Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Password Check [Setup] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes [Ok] Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Page Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu JMicron JMB363 RAID Driver and Utility Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver Intel Viiv Software USB 2.0 Driver 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 Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogoª Ratio 5.3.2Audio configurations Information Tools Dolby¨ feature launch buttons Minimize Exit Sound Effect Mixer Bass Management setting Audio I/O Microphone 2.Click the Noise Suppression Acoustic Echo Cancellation 3D Audio Demo Designed for Dolby¨ Master Studio Dolby Headphone: Pro Logic IIx: Virtual Speaker: Using Dolby¨ Digital Liveª 3.Launch the Realtek HD Audio Manager by double clicking the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the Windows¨ taskbar 5.3.3ASUS PC Probe Monitor panels Preferences Hardware monitor panels Enable Monitoring Panel Scheme Config WMI browser WMI Information DMI browser DMI Information PCI browser PCI Information Usage Usage Hard Disk Configuring PC Probe Sensor/Threshold 5.3.4Intel¨ Viivª Change Install Back Cancel Finish 5.4.1Installing hard disks 5.4.2Intel¨ RAID configurations Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) 1. Create RAID Volume RAID Level RAID 0(Stripe) Capacity Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) RAID 1(Mirror) Page Deleting a RAID set 2. Delete RAID Volume Resetting disks to Non-RAID 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID Exiting the Intel¨ Matrix Storage Manager utility 4. Exit 5.4.3JMicron¨ RAID Configuration Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility Creating a RAID set Create RAID Disk Drive Level Disks Page Delete RAID Disk Drive Resetting disks to non-RAID Revert HDD to non-RAID Saving the settings and exiting setup Save & Exit Setup 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk Make Disk Intel(R) 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH7MR/DH) JMicron JMB