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E3235 Second Edition V2 May 2007
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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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
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1.1 Welcome!
1.2 Package contents
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Republic of Gamers
Green ASUS
Intel Core2 / Quad-core Processor Ready
DDR2 memory support
Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go
Dual RAID solution
IEEE 1394a support
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1.3.2 ASUS unique features
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C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
ASUS Music Alarm
Supreme FX features
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Chapter summary 2
Onboard LED
2.1 Before you proceed
2.2 Motherboard overview
2.2.1 Placement direction
2.2.2 Screw holes
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2.2.4 Motherboard layout
680i SLI
NFORCE
NVIDIA
2.2.5 Layout contents
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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1 Installing the CPU
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2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.4 Installing the optional fan
2.4 System memory
2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Memory congurations
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
ASUS Striker Extreme 2-17
Striker Extreme Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability
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Striker Extreme Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability
Dual-channel memory conguration
as one pair of Dual-channel memory conguration
C - Supports 4 modules inserted into both the blue and black slots as two pairs of
ASUS Striker Extreme 2-19
Striker Extreme Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability
as one pair of Dual-channel memory conguration
Dual-channel memory conguration
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
2.5 Expansion slots
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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2.6 Jumper
2.7 Audio Card and EL I/O Installation
2.7.1 Audio Card Installation
2.7.2 EL I/O Installation
2.8 Connectors
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors
32-bit OS LAN port LED indications
64-bit OS LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
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2.8.2 Internal connectors
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Right-angle side
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OPT_FAN5
OPT_FAN1
STRIKER EXTREME Fan connectors
CPU_FAN CHA_FAN1
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Power supply requirements
ASUS Striker Extreme 2-37
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ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)
2.8.3 Onboard switches
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3.1 Starting up for the rst time
3.2 Turning off the computer
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch
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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
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4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS le
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
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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]
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4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6
Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Capacity
Cylinder
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4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu
4.4.1 AI Tuning [Auto]
Overclock Options [Disabled]
System Clocks
PCIEX16_1 Frequency (MHz) [100]
PCIEX16_2 Frequency (MHz) [100]
PCIEX16_3 Frequency (MHz) [100]
SPP <-> MCP Ref Clock, MHz [Auto]
FSB & Memory Cong
FSB - Memory Clock Mode [Auto]
ASUS Striker Extreme 4-21
4.4.2 Overclocking
Conguration options: [6]~[50]
Memory Timing Setting
tCL (CAS Latency) [Auto]
Conguration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Spread Spectrum Control
Intel SpeedStep [Disabled]
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]
Limit CPUID MaxVal [Disabled]
Enhanced C1 (CIE) [Disabled]
4.4.3 Over Voltage
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep(tm) Tech. [Disabled]
Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled]
LDT Frequency [5x]
VCore Voltage [Auto]
4.4.4 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled]
4.4.5 SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled]
4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC [CPUOC 0%]
ASUS Striker Extreme 4-25
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] POST Check LAN2 Cable [Disabled]
4.5 Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for system devices.
4.5.2 PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Primary Display Adapter [PCI]
4.5.3 Onboard Device Conguration
IDE Function Setup
OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Serial-ATA Conguration
Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled]
RAID Enabled [Disabled]
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 [Disabled]
HD Audio [Auto]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
LCD Poster Backlight [Disabled]
LCD Poster Mode [Current Time]
LCD Poster String
USB Conguration
4.6 Power menu
4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]
4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.6.3 APM Conguration
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power-Off]
PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off]
Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled]
Power On By External Modem [Disabled]
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Voltage Monitor
4.6.4 Hardware Monitor
Fan Speed Monitor
CPU FAN / CHA _FAN1 Speed OPT1/2/3/4/5 FAN Speed PWR FAN Speed
Temperature Monitor
CPU, M/B, OPT1/2/3 Temperature
CHA Fan Q-Fan Sense [CPU Temperature]
Fan Speed Control
CPU / CHA / OPT Fan1, 2, 3, Fan Control [Duty Cycle Mode]
CPU / CHA / PWR / OPT Fan1, 2 , 3 , 4, 5 Fan Duty Cycle [100%]
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4.7 Boot menu
4.7.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable]
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4.7.2 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.
4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives
4.7.5 Boot Settings Conguration
Case Open Warning [Enabled]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
4.7.6 Security
Password Check
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The succeeding items become user-congurable when you enable the ASUS Music Alarm.
4.8 Tools menu
4.8.1 ASUS Music Alarm
ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled]
Alarm Date: Sunday/Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/ Saturday [Enabled]
4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole
Load from Prole 1/2
Load from File
Save BIOS Prole
Save to Proe 1/2
Save to File
4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2
4.9 Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Default
Discard Changes
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5.1 Installing an operating system
5.2 Support DVD information
5.2.1 Running the support DVD
5.2.2 Drivers menu
5.2.3 Utilities menu
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5.2.4 Make Disk menu
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5.3 Software information
5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3
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5.3.2 SoundMAX High Denition Audio utility
Audio Setup Wizard
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Audio preferences
Microphone options
Enhanced Microphone Features
Noise Filtering
Voice Recording
Directional Array
5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II
Installing PC Probe II
Launching PC Probe II
Using PC Probe II
Main window
Preferences
Changing the monitor panels position
Moving the monitor panels
Hardware monitor panels
Adjusting the sensor threshold value
Monitoring sensor alert
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
CPU usage
Hard disk drive space usage
Memory usage
Conguring PC Probe II
5.3.4 ASUS Music Alarm
Hardware setup
BIOS conguration
OS conguration
Adjusting the volume
Turning off the music alarm
5.3.5 ASUS Ai Booster
5.4 RAID congurations
5.4.1 RAID denitions
(Spanning)
(Data mirroring)
(Data striping)
5.4.2 NVIDIA RAID congurations
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
Entering the NVIDIA RAID utility
Creating a RAID Volume
Rebuilding a RAID array
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Deleting a RAID array
Clearing a disk data
5.4.3 Silicon Image RAID congurations
Installing External Serial ATA (E-SATA) hard disks
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)
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Creating a CONCATENATION set
5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
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6.1 Overview
Requirements
6.2 Dual graphics card setup
6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards
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6.2.2 Installing the device drivers
6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows