ASUS-M2N-E用户操作说明书手册(2) conv

Motherboard

M2N-E

E2630

FirstEditionMay2006

Copyright©2006ASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.AllRightsReserved.

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Contents

NoticesviiSafetyinformationviiiAboutthisguideixM2N-Especificationssummaryxi

Chapter1:Productintroduction

1.1Welcome!1-11.2Packagecontents1-11.3Specialfeatures1-21.3.1Producthighlights1-2

1.3.2 ASUSAILifestylefeatures1-41.3.3 ASUSSpecialfeatures1-51.3.4 ASUSIntelligentOverclockingfeatures1-6

Chapter2:Hardwareinformation

2.1Beforeyouproceed2-12.2Motherboardoverview2-22.2.1Placementdirection2-2

2.2.2 Screwholes2-22.2.3 Motherboardlayout2-32.2.4 Layoutcontents2-4

2.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)2-62.3.1 InstallingtheCPU2-62.3.2 Installingtheheatsinkandfan2-8

2.4 Systemmemory2-112.4.1 Overview2-112.4.2 Memoryconfigurations2-112.4.3 InstallingaDIMM2-152.4.4 RemovingaDIMM2-15

2.5 Expansionslots2-162.5.1 Installinganexpansioncard2-162.5.2 Configuringanexpansioncard2-162.5.3 Interruptassignments2-172.5.4 PCIslots2-172.5.5 PCIExpressx1slot2-182.5.6 PCIExpressx16slots2-18

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Contents

2.6Jumper2-192.7Connectors2-202.7.1Rearpanelconnectors2-20

2.7.2 Internalconnectors2-21

Chapter3:Poweringup

3.1Startingupforthefirsttime3-13.2Poweringoffthecomputer3-23.2.1UsingtheOSshutdownfunction3-2

3.2.2 Usingthedualfunctionpowerswitch3-2

Chapter4:BIOSsetup

4.1 ManagingandupdatingyourBIOS4-14.1.1 ASUSUpdateutility4-14.1.2 Creatingabootablefloppydisk4-44.1.3 ASUSEZFlash2utility4-54.1.4 UpdatingtheBIOS4-64.1.5 SavingthecurrentBIOSfile4-84.1.6 ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3utility4-9

4.2 BIOSsetupprogram4-104.2.1 BIOSmenuscreen4-114.2.2 Menubar4-114.2.3 Legendbar4-124.2.4 Menuitems4-124.2.5 Sub-menuitems4-124.2.6 Configurationfields4-124.2.7 Pop-upwindow4-134.2.8 Generalhelp4-13

4.3 Mainmenu4-144.3.1 SystemTime4-144.3.2 SystemDate4-144.3.3 LegacyDisketteA4-144.3.4 PrimaryIDEMaster/Slave4-154.3.5 SATA1,2,3,4,5,64-174.3.6 HDDSMARTMonitoring4-184.3.7 InstalledMemory4-18

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4.3.8 UsableMemory4-184.4 Advancedmenu4-19

4.4.1 JumperFreeConfiguration4-194.4.2 AINET24-224.4.3 PEGLinkMode4-224.4.4 CPUConfiguration4-234.4.5 Chipset4-274.4.6 PCIPnP4-284.4.7 OnboardDeviceConfiguration4-29

4.5 Powermenu4-324.5.1 ACPISuspendType4-324.5.2 ACPIAPICSupport4-324.5.3 APMConfiguration4-332.5.4 HardwareMonitor4-35

4.6 Bootmenu4-374.6.1 BootDevicePriority4-374.6.2 RemovableDrives4-384.6.3 HardDiskDrives4-384.6.4 CDROMDrives4-384.6.5 BootSettingsConfiguration4-394.6.6 Security4-40

4.7 Toolsmenu4-424.7.1 ASUSMusicAlarm4-424.7.2 ASUSO.C.Profile4-444.7.3 ASUSEZFlash24-46

4.8 Exitmenu4-47

Chapter5:Softwaresupport

5.1Installinganoperatingsystem5-15.2SupportCDinformation5-15.2.1RunningthesupportCD5-1

5.2.2 Driversmenu5-25.2.3 Utilitiesmenu5-35.2.4 MakeDiskmenu5-45.2.5 Manualsmenu5-55.2.6 ASUSContactinformation5-6

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5.2.7 Otherinformation5-65.3 Softwareinformation5-8

5.3.1 Cool‘n’Quiet!™Technology5-85.3.2 ASUSPCProbeII5-105.3.3 ASUSMusicAlarm5-165.3.4 ASUSAINap5-195.3.5 ASUSAIGear5-205.3.6 SoundMAX®HighDefinitionAudioutility5-22AudioSetupWizard5-23

5.4 RAIDconfigurations5-265.4.1 Installingharddisks5-275.4.2 NVIDIA®MediaShieldRAIDconfigurations5-28

5.5 CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk5-35

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Notices

FederalCommunicationsCommissionStatement

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

• Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

• Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio

frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewithmanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

TheuseofshieldedcablesforconnectionofthemonitortothegraphicscardisrequiredtoassurecompliancewithFCCregulations.Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

CanadianDepartmentofCommunicationsStatement

ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassBlimitsforradionoiseemissionsfromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterferenceRegulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.

ThisclassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

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Safetyinformation

Electricalsafety

• Topreventelectricalshockhazard,disconnectthepowercablefromtheelectricaloutletbeforerelocatingthesystem.

• Whenaddingorremovingdevicestoorfromthesystem,ensurethatthepowercablesforthedevicesareunpluggedbeforethesignalcablesareconnected.Ifpossible,disconnectallpowercablesfromtheexistingsystembeforeyouaddadevice.

• Beforeconnectingorremovingsignalcablesfromthemotherboard,ensurethatallpowercablesareunplugged.

• Seekprofessionalassistancebeforeusinganadpaterorextensioncord.Thesedevicescouldinterruptthegroundingcircuit.

• Makesurethatyourpowersupplyissettothecorrectvoltageinyourarea.Ifyouarenotsureaboutthevoltageoftheelectricaloutletyouareusing,contactyourlocalpowercompany.

• Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contactaqualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

Operationsafety

• Beforeinstallingthemotherboardandaddingdevicesonit,carefullyreadallthemanualsthatcamewiththepackage.

• Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnectedandthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,contactyourdealerimmediately.

• Toavoidshortcircuits,keeppaperclips,screws,andstaplesawayfromconnectors,slots,socketsandcircuitry.

• Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacetheproductinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.

• Placetheproductonastablesurface.

• Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththeproduct,contactaqualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer.

Thissymbolofthecrossedoutwheeledbinindicatesthattheproduct(electricalandelectronicequipment)shouldnotbeplacedinmunicipalwaste.Checklocalregulationsfordisposalofelectronicproducts.

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Aboutthisguide

Thisuserguidecontainstheinformationyouneedwheninstallingandconfiguringthemotherboard.

HowthisguideisorganizedThisguidecontainsthefollowingparts:

• Chapter1:Productintroduction

Thischapterdescribesthefeaturesofthemotherboardandthenewtechnologyitsupports.

• Chapter2:Hardwareinformation

Thischapterliststhehardwaresetupproceduresthatyouhavetoperformwheninstallingsystemcomponents.Itincludesdescriptionoftheswitches,jumpers,andconnectorsonthemotherboard.

• Chapter3:Poweringup

Thischapterdescribesthepowerupsequenceandwaysofshuttingdownthesystem.

• Chapter4:BIOSsetup

ThischaptertellshowtochangesystemsettingsthroughtheBIOSSetupmenus.DetaileddescriptionsoftheBIOSparametersarealsoprovided.

• Chapter5:Softwaresupport

ThischapterdescribesthecontentsofthesupportCDthatcomeswiththemotherboardpackage.

• Chapter6:NVIDIA®SLI™Technologysupport

ThischaptertellshowtoinstallSLI-readyPCIExpressgraphicscards.

Wheretofindmoreinformation

Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproductandsoftwareupdates.

1. ASUSwebsites

TheASUSwebsiteprovidesupdatedinformationonASUShardwareandsoftwareproducts.RefertotheASUScontactinformation.

2. Optionaldocumentation

Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentation,suchaswarrantyflyers,thatmayhavebeenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartofthestandardpackage.

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Conventionsusedinthisguide

Tomakesurethatyouperformcertaintasksproperly,takenoteofthefollowingsymbolsusedthroughoutthismanual.

DANGER/WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentryingtocompleteatask.

CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponentswhentryingtocompleteatask.

IMPORTANT:InstructionsthatyouMUSTfollowtocompleteatask.

NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtohelpyoucompleteatask.

TypographyBoldtext

Italics

<Key>

Indicatesamenuoranitemtoselect.

Usedtoemphasizeawordoraphrase.

Keysenclosedintheless-thanandgreater-thansignmeansthatyoumustpresstheenclosedkey.

Example:<Enter>meansthatyoumustpresstheEnterorReturnkey.

<Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3>Ifyoumustpresstwoormorekeyssimultaneously,thekeynamesareconnectedwithaplussign(+).

Example:<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<D>

Command Meansthatyoumusttypethecommandexactlyasshown.

Example:AttheDOSprompt,typethecommandline:

formata:

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M2N-Especificationssummary

CPU

Chipset

Systembus

Memory

Expansionslots

Storage

HighDefinitionAudio

USB

ASUSAILifestylefeatures

LAN

SocketAM2forAMDAthlon™64X2/AMDAthlon™64/AMDAthlon™64FX/AMDSempron™processors

SupportsAMDCool‘n’Quiet™Technology

AMD64architectureenablessimultaneous32-bitand64-bitcomputing

AMDLive!™ready

NVIDIA®nForce®570Ultra™MCP

2000/1600MT/s

Dual-channelmemoryarchitecture

-4x240-pinDIMMsocketssupportunbufferedECC/non-ECCDDR2800/667/533MHzmemorymodules

-Supportsupto8GBsystemmemory

1xPCIExpressx16slot1xPCIExpressx4slot2xPCIExpressx1slots3xPCI2.2slots

NVIDIA®nForce®570Ultra™MCPsupports:

-1xIDEconnectorforuptotwoUltraDMA133/100/66/33devices

-6xSerialATA3.0Gb/sconnectorssupportsixSerialATAdevices

-RAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1,RAID5,andJBODconfigurationsspanningacrossSerialATAdrivesviatheonboardNVIDIA®MediaShield™RAIDcontroller

SoundMAX®ADIAD19888-channelCODEC

SupportsJack-Sensing,Enumeration,Multi-Streaming,andJack-RetaskingTechnology

CoaxialS/PDIFOutinterfaces

Supportsupto10USB2.0/1.1ports(sixatmid-board,-fourontherearpanel)

AINapAIGear

AdvancedThermalDesign

-ASUSFanlessDesign:Heat-pipeThermalsolutionASUSCrystalSound

-Noisefilter

NVIDIA®nForce®570Ultra™MCPbuilt-inGigabitMACwithexternalMarvell®PHY

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ASUSExclusiveOverclockingfeatures

Internalconnectors

Specialfeatures

Intelligentoverclockingtools:

-AINOS™(Non-delayOverclockingSystem)

-AIOverclocking(intelligentCPUfrequencytuner)-ASUSPEGLink

ASUSO.C.Profile:overclockingconfiguration-sharingtoolPrecisionTweaker:

-vDIMM:4-stepDRAMvoltagecontrol

-vCore:AdjustableCPUvoltageat0.0125Vincrement

-SteplessFrequencySelection(SFS)allowsFSBtuningfrom200MHzupto400MHzat1MHzincrement

-PCIExpressfrequencyallowsPCIExpressx16frequencytuningfrom100MHzto200MHzat1MHzincrement

Overclockingprotection:

-ASUSC.P.R.(CPUParameterRecall)ASUSAIBoosterUtility

3xUSB2.0connectorssupportsixadditionalUSB2.0ports

1xFloppydiskdriveconnector

1xIDEconnectorfortwodevices6xSerialATAconnectors

1xCPU/4xChassis/1xPowerfanconnectors

1xADHconnector

1xParallelconnector

1xS/PDIFOutconnectorChassisintrusionconnectorFrontpanelaudioconnectorCDaudioinconnector

24-pinATXpowerconnector

4-pinATX12VpowerconnectorSystempanelconnector

ASUSEZDIY:

-ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3-ASUSEZFlash2

ASUSMusicAlarm

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Rearpanel

BIOSfeatures

Manageability

Powerrequirements

SupportCDcontents

Formfactor

1xPS/2keyboardport(purple)1xPS/2mouseport(green)

1xSerial(COM1)port

1xCoaxialS/PDIFOutport1xLAN(RJ-45)ports

4xUSB2.0/1.1ports8-channelaudioports

4MbAWARDBIOS,PnP,DMI2.0,WfM2.0,SMBIOS2.3

WOLbyPME,WORbyPME,Chassisintrusion,PXE

ATXpowersupplywith24-pinand4-pin12VplugsATX12V2.0compliant

DevicedriversASUSAIBoosterASUSPCProbeIIASUSUpdate

NVIDIA®MediaShield™RAIDAnti-virussoftware(OEMversion)

ATXformfactor:12inx9.6in(30.5cmx24.5cm)

*Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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1

Thischapterdescribesthemotherboardfeaturesandthenewtechnologies

itsupports.

Productintroduction

Chaptersummary11.1Welcome!1-1

1.2Packagecontents1-11.3Specialfeatures1-2

ASUSM2N-E

1.1 Welcome!ThankyouforbuyinganASUS®M2N-Emotherboard!

Themotherboarddeliversahostofnewfeaturesandlatesttechnologies,makingitanotherstandoutinthelonglineofASUSqualitymotherboards!

Beforeyoustartinstallingthemotherboard,andhardwaredevicesonit,checktheitemsinyourpackagewiththelistbelow.

1.2 Packagecontents

Checkyourmotherboardpackageforthefollowingitems.

MotherboardCables

AccessoriesApplicationCD

Documentation

ASUSM2N-E

4xSerialATAcables

2xSerialATApowercablesforfourdevices1xUltraDMA133/100/66cable

1xFloppydiskdrivecable

I/Oshield

ASUSmotherboardsupportCD

Userguide

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer.

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1.3 Specialfeatures

1.3.1 Producthighlights

Latestprocessortechnology

Themotherboardcomeswitha940-pinAM2socketthatsupportsAMDAthlon™64X2/AMDAthlon™64/AMDAthlon™64FX/AMDSempron™processors.Withanintegratedlow-latencyhigh-bandwidthmemorycontrollerandahighlyscalableHyperTransport™technology-basedsystembus,themotherboardprovidesapowerfulplatformforyourdiversecomputingneeds,increasedofficeproductivity,andenhanceddigitalmediaexperience.See6fordetails.

DDR2memorysupport

ThemotherboardsupportsDDR2memorythatfeaturesdatatransferratesof800/667/533MHztomeetthehigherbandwidthrequirementsofthelatest3Dgraphics,multimedia,andInternetapplications.Thedual-channelDDR2architecturedoublesthebandwidthofyoursystemmemorytoboostsystem

performance,eliminatingbottleneckswithpeakbandwidthsofupto12.8GB/s.Seepages2-11to2-13fordetails.

PCIExpress™interface

ThemotherboardfullysupportsPCIExpress,thelatestI/OinterconnecttechnologythatspeedsupthePCIbus.PCIExpressfeaturespoint-to-pointserialinterconnectionsbetweendevicesandallowshigherclockspeedsbycarryingdatainpackets.ThishighspeedinterfaceissoftwarecompatiblewithexistingPCIspecifications.See18fordetails.

Serial3Gb/sRAID

TheNVIDIAnForce570Ultra™chipsetsincorporatesixSATA3Gb/sportswithhighperformanceRAIDfunctionsinRAID0,1,0+1,5andJBOD.This

motherboardistheidealsolutiontoenhanceharddiskperformanceanddatabackupprotectionwithoutthecostofadd-oncards.

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HighDefinitionAudio

Enjoyhigh-endsoundsystemonyourPC!Theonboard8-channelHDaudio(HighDefinitionAudio,previouslycodenamedAzalia)CODECenableshigh-quality192KHz/24-bitaudiooutput,jack-sensingfeature,retaskingfunctionsandmulti-streamingtechnologythatsimultaneouslysendsdifferentaudiostreamstodifferentdestinations.Youcannowtalktoyourpartnersontheheadphonewhileplayingamulti-channelnetworkgames.Allofthesearedoneononecomputer.

GigbitLAN

TheNVIDIAnativeGigabitLANcontrollerdeliverstransferspeedsuptotentimesfasterthanconventional10/100Ethernetconnections.GigabitLANisthenetworkingstandardfortheearlyfutureandisidealforhandlinglargeamountsofdatasuchasvideo,audio,andvoice.

S/PDIFdigitalsoundready

ThemotherboardsupportstheS/PDIFtechnologythroughtheS/PDIFinterfacesontherearpanel.TheS/PDIFtechnologyturnsyourcomputerintoahigh-endentertainmentsystemwithdigitalconnectivitytopowerfulaudioandspeakersystems.Seepages2-21and2-24fordetails.

USB2.0technology

ThemotherboardimplementstheUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0specification,dramaticallyincreasingtheconnectionspeedfromthe12MbpsbandwidthonUSB1.1toafast480MbpsonUSB2.0.USB2.0isbackwardcompatiblewithUSB1.1.Seepages2-21and2-24fordetails.

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AMDCool‘n’QuietTechnology

ThemotherboardsupportstheAMDCool‘n’QuietTechnology,whichmonitorssystemoperationandautomaticallyadjustsCPUvoltageandfrequencyforacoolandquietoperatingenvironment.See26fordetails.

1.3.2 ASUSAILifestylefeatures

AIGear

AIGearprovidesfourmodesthatadjusttheCPUfrequencyandVcorevoltageminimizingsystemnoiseandpowerconsumption.Youcanchoosethemodethatbestsuitsyourcomputingneeds.See21fordetails

AINap

WithAINap,thesystemcancontinuerunningatminimumpowerandnoisewhentheuseristemporarilyaway.TowakethesystemandreturntotheOSenvironment,simplyclickthemouseorpressakey.See20fordetails.

ASUSCrystalSound

NoiseFilter

Thisfeaturedetectsrepetitiveandstationarynoises(non-voicesignals)likecomputerfans,airconditioners,andotherbackgroundnoisestheneliminatesitintheincomingaudiostreamwhilerecording.

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AdvancedThermalDesign

FanlessDesignandHeat-pipe

TheASUSfanlessdesignallowsmulti-directionalheatflowfrommajorthermalsourcesinthemotherboardtoloweroverallsystemtemperature,resultinginquieteroperationandlongersystemlife.ASUShasdevotedspecialeffortstoaddressthethermalissuesacrossthemotherboard,andmostnotablyinthefollowingareas:CPU,power,VGA,andchipset.Theheatpipe,heatsink,andstrategicboardlayoutweretailormadetodissipateheatinthemostefficientmanner.

1.3.3 ASUSSpecialfeatures

ASUSMusicAlarm

Wakeuptothemusicofyourchoiceinsteadoftheirritatingsoundofanalarmclock.TheASUSMusicAlarmgivesyouapersonalwake-upcallwithyourfavoriteCDmusicwithouthavingtoentertheOS.Seepages4-42and5-17fordetails.

ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3

TheASUSCrashFreeBIOS3allowsuserstorestorecorruptedBIOSdatafromaUSBflashdiskcontainingtheBIOSfile.ThisutilitysavesusersthecostandhassleofbuyingareplacementBIOSchip.See9fordetails.

ASUSEZFlash2

EZFlash2isauser-friendlyBIOSupdateutility.SimplypressthepredefinedhotkeytolaunchtheutilityandupdatetheBIOSwithoutenteringtheOS.UpdateyourBIOSeasilywithoutpreparingabootabledisketteorusinganOS-basedflashutility.See5fordetails.

PEGLinkMode

ThisfeatureenhancesyourPCIExpressgraphicscardperformance.ItallowsthemotherboardtoautomaticallyadjustthePCIExpressgraphicslinkmodetothecorrectfrequencybasedonthesystemconfiguration.FouradditionalsettingsareavailableforoverclockingthePEGLinkMode.

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PrecisionTweaker

ThisfeatureallowsyoutofinetunetheCPU/memoryvoltageandgraduallyincreasetheFrontSideBus(FSB)andPCIExpressfrequencyat1MHzincrementtoachievemaximumsystemperformance.

C.P.R.(CPUParameterRecall)

TheC.P.R.featureofthemotherboardBIOSallowsautomaticre-settingtotheBIOSdefaultsettingsincasethesystemhangsduetooverclocking.Whenthesystemhangsduetooverclocking,C.P.R.eliminatestheneedtoopenthesystemchassisandcleartheRTCdata.Simplyshutdownandrebootthesystem,andtheBIOSautomaticallyrestorestheCPUdefaultsettingforeachparameter.

1.3.4 ASUSIntelligentOverclockingfeatures

ASUSO.C.Profile

ThemotherboardfeaturestheASUSO.C.ProfilethatallowsuserstoconvenientlystoreorloadmultipleBIOSsettings.TheBIOSsettingscanbestoredintheCMOSoraseparatefile,givingusersfreedomtoshareanddistributetheirfavoritesettings.

AINOS™(Non-DelayOverclockingSystem)

ASUSNon-delayOverclockingSystem™(NOS)isatechnologythatauto-detectstheCPUloadinganddynamicallyoverclockstheCPUspeedonlywhenneeded.See20fordetails.

1-6 Chapter1:Productintroduction

Thischapterliststhehardwaresetupproceduresthatyouhavetoperformwheninstallingsystemcomponents.Itincludesdescriptionofthejumpersandconnectorsonthemotherboard.

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Hardwareinformation

Chaptersummary22.1Beforeyouproceed2-1

2.2 Motherboardoverview2-22.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)2-62.4 Systemmemory2-112.5 Expansionslots2-162.6 Jumper2-192.7 Connectors2-20

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2.1 Beforeyouproceed

Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponentsorchangeanymotherboardsettings.

• Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.

• Useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,beforehandlingcomponentstoavoiddamagingthemduetostaticelectricity.

• HoldcomponentsbytheedgestoavoidtouchingtheICsonthem.

•Wheneveryouuninstallanycomponent,placeitonagroundedantistaticpadorinthebagthatcamewiththecomponent.

• Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensure

thattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodosomaycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,and/orcomponents.

OnboardLED

ThemotherboardcomeswithastandbypowerLED.ThegreenLEDlightsuptoindicatethatthesystemisON,insleepmode,orinsoft-offmode.Thisisareminderthatyoushouldshutdownthesystemandunplugthepowercablebeforeremovingorplugginginanymotherboardcomponent.TheillustrationbelowshowsthelocationoftheonboardLED.

SB_PWR

M2N-E

R

ON

StandbyPower

M2N-EOnboardLED

OFF

PoweredOff

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2.2 Motherboardoverview

Beforeyouinstallthemotherboard,studytheconfigurationofyourchassistoensurethatthemotherboardfitsintoit.

Makesuretounplugthepowercordbeforeinstallingorremovingthemotherboard.Failuretodosocancauseyouphysicalinjuryanddamagemotherboardcomponents.

2.2.1 Placementdirection

Wheninstallingthemotherboard,makesurethatyouplaceitintothechassisinthecorrectorientation.Theedgewithexternalportsgoestotherearpartofthechassisasindicatedintheimagebelow.

2.2.2 Screwholes

Placenine(9)screwsintotheholesindicatedbycirclestosecurethemotherboardtothechassis.

Donotovertightenthescrews!Doingsocandamagethemotherboard.

Placethissidetowardstherearofthechassis

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2.2.3 Motherboardlayout

SocketAM2

DDR2DIMM_B1(240-pinmodule)

DDR2DIMM_B2(240-pinmodule)

DDR2DIMM_A1(240-pinmodule)

DDR2DIMM_A2(240-pinmodule)

EATXPWR

FLOPPY

SATA2

SATA1

SATA3

SATA4

CHA_FAN1CHA_FAN2

SuperI/O

LPT

PS/2KBMST:Mouse

B:Keyboard

SPDIF_O1

COM1

24.5cm(9.6in)

PWR_FAN

ATX12V CPU_FAN

LAN1_USB12

USB34

30.5cm(12.0in)

AUDIO

Marvell

88E1116

USB910

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX16_1

M2N-E

PCIEX1_2

R

PCI1

nVIDIA

NF570

Ultra SATA5

PRI_IDE

SATA6

PCIEX4

ADI1988

AAFP

PCI2

SB_PWR

PCI3

SPDIF_OUTCD

ADH

CR20323VLithiumCellCMOSPower

USB78 USB56

4MbBIOS

CLRTCCHASSIS

PANEL

CHA_FAN3

CHA_FAN4

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2.2.4 Layoutcontents

SlotsPage1.DDR2DIMMslots2-112.PCIslots2-173.PCIExpressx1slots2-184.PCIExpressx4slot2-185.PCIExpressx16slot2-18

Jumper