Asus A8N32-SLI- User Manual

Asus A8N32-SLI

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – S e c o n d E d i t i o n V 2
  • Page 3 – Contents
  • Page 5 – C h a p t e r 5 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t
  • Page 6 – Using the NVIDIA; C h a p t e r 6 : N V I D I A ® S L I TM t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t; Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows
  • Page 7 – Notices
  • Page 8 – Safety information
  • Page 9 – About this guide
  • Page 10 – Command
  • Page 11 – A8N32-SLI Deluxe specifications summary
  • Page 14 – *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 16 – Chapter summary
  • Page 17 – Package contents
  • Page 18 – Special features; P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s
  • Page 19 – The NVIDIA
  • Page 20 – The motherboard comes with the Realtek
  • Page 21 – I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s
  • Page 27 – Before you proceed
  • Page 28 – Motherboard overview
  • Page 29 – A S U S S t a c k C o o l 2
  • Page 33 – Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
  • Page 35 – Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.
  • Page 38 – System memory; The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:
  • Page 42 – Remove the DIMM from the socket.
  • Page 43 – Expansion slots; To install an expansion card:
  • Page 44 – I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s
  • Page 45 – This motherboard PCI Express x4 slot supports x 4
  • Page 46 – Jumper; A8N32-SLI Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 47 – Connectors; R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s; P a r a l l e l p o r t .; A u d i o 2 , 4 , 6 , o r 8 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 50 – F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y )
  • Page 54 – A8N32-SLI Front panel audio connector
  • Page 55 – S e r i a l p o r t c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n C O M 1 ); A8N32-SLI Game connector
  • Page 56 – 1 . C P U , C h a s s i s , N o r t h b r i d g e , S o u t h b r i d g e a n d P o w e r F a n
  • Page 57 – 2 . C h a s s i s i n t r u s i o n c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n C H A S S I S ); A8N32-SLI Chassis intrusion connector
  • Page 63 – Powering up
  • Page 65 – Starting up for the first time; After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.
  • Page 66 – Powering off the computer
  • Page 67 – BIOS setup
  • Page 69 – Managing and updating your BIOS; C r e a t i n g a b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k
  • Page 70 – A F U D O S u t i l i t y; C o p y i n g t h e c u r r e n t B I O S
  • Page 71 – Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:; U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S f i l e; To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
  • Page 72 – The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
  • Page 73 – R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m a f l o p p y d i s k; To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
  • Page 74 – R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m t h e s u p p o r t C D; To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
  • Page 75 – A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y; To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:
  • Page 76 – A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y
  • Page 77 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h t h e I n t e r n e t
  • Page 78 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h a B I O S f i l e
  • Page 79 – BIOS setup program
  • Page 81 – M a i n
  • Page 82 – Main menu
  • Page 83 – a n d S i x t h I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e
  • Page 84 – 2 B i t D a t a T r a n s f e r [ D i s a b l e d ]
  • Page 85 – I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 86 – S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
  • Page 87 – Advanced menu; L A N C a b l e S t a t u s; P O S T C h e c k L A N C a b l e [ D i s a b l e d ]
  • Page 92 – The Memory Setting menu allows you to change the memory settings.; C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 95 – E C C C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 96 – C h i p s e t
  • Page 97 – O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 99 – P C I P n P
  • Page 101 – Power menu
  • Page 102 – A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 104 – H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r; V C O R E V o l t a g e , 3 . 3 V V o l t a g e , 5 V V o l t a g e , 1 2 V V o l t a g e
  • Page 105 – Boot menu; B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y; s t ~ x x t h B o o t D e v i c e [ X X X D e v i c e ]
  • Page 106 – B o o t S e t t i n g s C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 107 – S e c u r i t y
  • Page 109 – To set a User Password:; P a s s w o r d C h e c k [ S e t u p ]
  • Page 110 – Exit menu
  • Page 111 – L o a d S e t u p D e f a u l t s
  • Page 114 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D; D r i v e r s
  • Page 115 – D r i v e r s m e n u
  • Page 116 – U t i l i t i e s m e n u
  • Page 117 – M a k e D i s k m e n u
  • Page 119 – M o t h e r b o a r d I n f o
  • Page 120 – Displays the support CD contents in graphical format.
  • Page 121 – F i l e l i s t
  • Page 122 – Software information; A S U S M y L o g o 2 TM
  • Page 123 – R a t i o
  • Page 125 – S o u n d E f f e c t o p t i o n s
  • Page 126 – S / P D I F o p t i o n
  • Page 127 – S p e a k e r C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 128 – A I A u d i o f e a t u r e
  • Page 129 – D A u d i o D e m o
  • Page 131 – L a u n c h i n g t h e N V F i r e w a l l TM s u m m a r y
  • Page 132 – S e t t i n g s e c u r i t y p r o f i l e s
  • Page 133 – T u r n i n g t h e N V F i r e w a l l TM o f f
  • Page 134 – To install the antenna:
  • Page 136 – N e t w o r k s e t u p
  • Page 137 – C o n f i g u r a t i o n o p t i o n s
  • Page 138 – RAID configurations
  • Page 139 – I n s t a l l i n g h a r d d i s k s; I n s t a l l i n g S e r i a l A T A ( S A T A ) h a r d d i s k s; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 142 – keys to assign the array disks.
  • Page 143 – R e b u i l d i n g a R A I D a r r a y
  • Page 144 – After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears.
  • Page 145 – D e l e t i n g a R A I D a r r a y; If you selected Yes, the Define a New Array menu appears.
  • Page 146 – C l e a r i n g a d i s k d a t a
  • Page 147 – S i l i c o n I m a g e R A I D c o n f i g u r a t i o n s
  • Page 148 – E n t e r i n g t h e S i l i c o n I m a g e B I O S R A I D C o n f i g u r a t i o n U t i l i t y
  • Page 149 – C r e a t i n g a R A I D 0 s e t ( S t r i p e d )
  • Page 150 – C r e a t i n g a R A I D 1 s e t ( M i r r o r e d )
  • Page 153 – C r e a t i n g a C O N C A T E N A T I O N s e t
  • Page 154 – Creating a RAID driver disk
  • Page 157 – Overview; The motherboard supports the NVIDIA; R e q u i r e m e n t s
  • Page 158 – Dual graphics card setup; I n s t a l l i n g S L I - r e a d y g r a p h i c s c a r d s; To install the graphics cards:
  • Page 160 – Connect a 4-pin ATX power cable to the EZ PlugTM labeled E Z _ P L U G
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i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i Contents Contents ............................................................................................. iiiNotices ............................................................................................... viiSafety information ................................

Page 5 - C h a p t e r 5 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t

v vv vv Contents and Sixth IDE Master/Slave .................................. 4-15 4.3.6 IDE Configuration .................................................. 4-17 4.3.7 System Information .............................................. 4-18 4.4 Advanced menu ............................................

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