ASUS-M2N32-SLI-DELUXE用户操作说明书手册 conv

Motherboard

M2N32-SLIDeluxe

E2697

ThirdEditionV3July2006

Copyright©2006ASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.AllRightsReserved.

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Contents

NoticesviiSafetyinformationviiiAboutthisguideixM2N32-SLIDeluxespecificationssummaryxi

Chapter1: Productintroduction

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

1.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.4

Chapter2:

Producthighlights1-2ASUSAILifestylefeatures1-5ASUSSpecialfeatures1-6ASUSIntelligentOverclockingfeatures1-8

Hardwareinformation

2.1Beforeyouproceed2-12.2Motherboardoverview2-22.2.1Placementdirection2-2

2.2.2 Screwholes2-22.2.3 ASUSStackCool22-32.2.4 Motherboardlayout2-42.2.5 Layoutcontents2-5

2.3 CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)2-72.3.1 InstallingtheCPU2-72.3.2 Installingtheheatsinkandfan2-9

2.4 Systemmemory2-122.4.1 Overview2-122.4.2 Memoryconfigurations2-122.4.3 InstallingaDIMM2-142.4.4 RemovingaDIMM2-14

2.5 Expansionslots2-162.5.1 Installinganexpansioncard2-162.5.2 Configuringanexpansioncard2-162.5.3 Interruptassignments2-172.5.4 PCIslots2-182.5.5 PCIExpressx4slot2-182.5.6 TwoPCIExpressx16slots2-18

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2.6Jumper2-192.7Connectors2-20

2.7.12.7.2

Chapter3:

Rearpanelconnectors2-20Internalconnectors2-23

Poweringup

3.1Startingupforthefirsttime3-13.2Poweringoffthecomputer3-2

3.2.13.2.2

Chapter4:

UsingtheOSshutdownfunction3-2Usingthedualfunctionpowerswitch3-2

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 Language4-144.3.4 LegacyDisketteA4-144.3.5 PrimaryIDEMaster/Slave4-154.3.6 SATA1-64-17

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Contents

4.3.74.3.8

4.3.9

HDDSMARTMonitoring4-18InstalledMemory4-18

UsableMemory4-18

4.4 Advancedmenu4-194.4.1 JumperFreeConfiguration4-194.4.2 LANCableStatus4-224.4.3 PEGLinkMode4-234.4.4 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.Profile4-444.7.4 ASUSEZFlash24-46

4.8 Exitmenu4-47

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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 ASUSContactinformation5-65.2.7 Otherinformation5-6

5.3 Softwareinformation

5.3.1 ASUSMyLogo35-85.3.2 Cool‘n’Quiet™Technology5-105.3.3 ASUSPCProbeII5-125.3.4 ASUSAiGear5-185.3.5 ASUSAiNap5-205.3.6 ASUSMusicAlarm5-215.3.7 SoundMAXADI19885-24

5.4 RAIDconfigurations5-295.4.1 Installingharddisks5-305.4.2 NVIDIA®MediaShieldRAIDconfigurations5-315.4.3 SiliconImageRAIDconfigurations5-38

5.5 CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk5-45

Chapter6: NVIDIA®SLI™technologysupport

6.1Overview6-16.2Dualgraphicscardsetup6-26.2.1InstallingSLI-readygraphicscards6-2

6.2.2Installingthedevicedrivers6-56.2.3Enablingthemulti-GPUfeatureinWindows®6-5

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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.

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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

ThischaptertellsowtoinstallSLI-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>

<Key1+Key2+Key3>

Command

Indicatesamenuoranitemtoselect.

Usedtoemphasizeawordoraphrase.

Keysenclosedintheless-thanandgreater-thansignmeansthatyoumustpresstheenclosedkey.

Example:<Enter>meansthatyoumustpresstheEnterorReturnkey.

Ifyoumustpresstwoormorekeyssimultaneously,thekeynamesarelinkedwithaplussign(+).

Example:<Ctrl+Alt+D>

Meansthatyoumusttypethecommandexactlyasshown,thensupplytherequireditemorvalueenclosedinbrackets.

Example:AttheDOSprompt,typethecommandline:

awdflashM2N32SLI.bin

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M2N32-SLIDeluxespecificationssummary

CPU

Chipset

Systembus

Memory

Expansionslots

ScalableLinkInterface(SLI™)

Storage

LAN

SocketAM2forAMDAthlon™64X2/

Athlon™64/Athlon™64FX/Sempron™processorSupportsAMDCool‘n’Quiet™Technology

AMD64architectureenablessimultaneous32-bitand64-bitcomputing

AMDLIVE!™Ready

NVIDIA®nForce®590SLI™MCPNVIDIA®LinkBoost™Technology

2000/1600MT/s

Dual-channelmemoryarchitecture

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

-Supportsupto8GBsystemmemory

2xPCIExpress™x16slotswithNVIDIA®SLI™supportatfullx16,x16speed

1xPCIExpress™x4slot(supportsPCIExpress™x4orx1card)

1xPCIExpress™x1slot2xPCI2.2slots

SupportstwoidenticalNVIDIA®SLI™-readygraphicscards,bothatx16mode

ASUStwo-slotthermaldesignASUSPEGLink

NVIDIA®nForce®590SLI™MCPsupports:

-1xIDEconnectorforuptotwoUltraDMA133/100/66/33devices

-6xSerialATA3.0Gb/sconnectorssupportsixSerialATAdevices

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

SiliconImage®Sil3132SerialATAcontrollersupports:-1xInternalSerialATA3.0Gb/s

-1xExternalSerialATA3.0Gb/sontherearpanelwithPortMultiplierfunction(SATA-On-The-Go)

-RAID0,RAID1,andJBODconfiguration

DualGigabitLANcontrollerssupportNVIDIA®DualNettechnology

NVIDIA®nForce®590SLI™MCPbuilt-indualGigabitMACwithexternalMarvell®PHY

-SupportsTeamingandFail-Overfunctions-SupportsTCP/IPAcceleration

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HighDefinitionAudio

WirelessLAN(Optional)

IEEE1394

USB

ASUSAILifestylefeatures

SoundMAX®ADIAD1988B8-channelCODECSupportsJack-Sensing,Enumeration,Multi-Streaming,

andJack-RetaskingTechnology

OpticalandCoaxialS/PDIFOutinterfacesSupportsDTS®Connectfunction

Wi-Fi-APSoloUSBwirelessmodulesupportsIEEE802.11b/g

T11394controllersupports:

-2xIEEE1394aconnectors(1atmid-board,1ontherearpanel)

WirelessEdition:Supportsupto8USB2.0/1.1portsStandardVersion:Supportsupto10USB2.0/1.1ports

AINapAIGear

AdvancedThermalDesign

-ASUSFanlessDesign:Heat-pipeThermalsolution-ASUS8-PhasePowerDesign

-StackCool2ASUSCrystalSound

-ASUSArrayMicrophone-NoiseFiler

WiFi-APSolo™(Optional)

-54MbpsIEEE802.11gandbackwardscompatiblewith11MbpsIEEE802.11b

-SoftwareAccesspointmode

-Infrastructuremode:ClientorAd-Hocmode

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ASUSExclusiveOverclockingfeatures

Specialfeatures

Rearpanel

Intelligentoverclockingtools:

-AINOS™(Non-delayOverclockingSystem)

-AIOverclocking(intelligentCPUfrequencytuner)-AIClockSkew

-ASUSPEGLink(automaticperformancetuningforgraphicscards)

ASUSO.C.Profile:overclockingconfiguration-sharingtoolPrecisionTweaker:

-vDIMM:25-stepDRAMvoltagecontrol

-vCore:AdjustableCPUvoltageat0.0125Vincrement

-SteplessFrequencySelection(SFS)allowsFSBtuningfrom200MHzupto450MHzat1MHzincrement

-PCIExpressfrequencyallowsPCIExpressx16frequencytuningfrom100MHzto200MHzat1MHzincrement

Overclockingprotection:

-ASUSC.P.R.(CPUParameterRecall)ASUSAIBoosterUtility

ASUSEZDIY:

-Q-Connector

-ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3-ASUSEZFlash2

ASUSMusicAlarmASUSMyLogo3

1xPS/2keyboardport(purple)1xPS/2mouseport(green)1xSerial(COM1)port

1xIEEE1394aport

1xOpticalS/PDIFOutport1xCoaxialS/PDIFOutport2xLAN(RJ-45)ports

4xUSB2.0/1.1ports

1xWiFi-g™antennajack(WirelessEditiononly)8-channelaudioports

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M2N32-SLIDeluxespecificationssummary

Internalconnectors

BIOSfeatures

Manageability

Powerrequirements

SupportCDcontents

Formfactor

WirelessEdition:2xUSB2.0connectorssupportfouradditionalUSB2.0ports

StandardVersion:3xUSB2.0connectorssupportsixadditionalUSB2.0ports

1xFloppydiskdriveconnector

1xIDEconnectorfortwodevices7xSerialATAconnectors

1xCPU/4xChassis/1xChipset/1xPowerfanconnectors

1xIEEE1394aconnector1xParallelconnector

1xS/PDIFOutconnector

1xADHconnectorforfutureupgradeChassisintrusionconnector

FrontpanelaudioconnectorCDaudioinconnector

24-pinATXpowerconnector

4-pinATX12VpowerconnectorSystempanelconnector

8MbFlashROM,AWARDBIOS,PnP,DMI2.0,WfM2.0,SMBIOS2.3

WOLbyPME,WORbyPME,Chassisintrusion,PXE

ATXpowersupply(with24-pinand4-pin12Vplugs)ATX12V2.0compliant

Devicedrivers

ASUSWiFi-APSolo™WizardASUSAIBooster

ASUSPCProbeIIASUSUpdate

NVIDIA®MediaShield™RAIDAnti-virusUtility(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

ASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe

1.1 Welcome!

ThankyouforbuyinganASUS®M2N32-SLIDeluxemotherboard!

Themotherboarddeliversahostofnewfeaturesandthelatesttechnologies,makingitanotherstandoutinthelonglineofASUSqualitymotherboards!

Beforeyoustartinstallingthemotherboard,andhardwaredevicesonit,checktheitemsinyourpackagewiththelistbelow.

1.2 Packagecontents

Checkyourmotherboardpackageforthefollowingitems.

Motherboard

I/Omodules

Cables

Accessories

ApplicationCD

Documentation

ASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe/WiFiorASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe

IEEE1394amodule

1x2-portUSB2.0module

6xSerialATAcables

3xSerialATApowercablesforsixdevices1xUltraDMA133/100/66cable

1xFloppydiskdrivecable

Wirelessantenna(forWirelessEditiononly)I/Oshield

ASUSSLI™BridgeASUSArrayMicASUSOptionalFan

1xASUSQ-ConnectorKit(USB,1394,systempanel;Retailversiononly)

ASUSmotherboardsupportCDInterVideo®MediaLauncher(OEMversion)

Userguide

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer.

ASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe 1-1

1.3 Specialfeatures

1.3.1 Producthighlights

Latestprocessortechnology

Themotherboardcomeswitha940-pinAM2socketthatsupportsAMDAthlon™64X2/Athlon™64/Athlon™64FX/Sempron™processor.Withanintegratedlow-latencyhigh-bandwidthmemorycontrollerandahighlyscalableHyperTransport™technology-basedsystembus,themotherboardprovidesapowerfulplatformforyourdiversecomputingneeds,increasedofficeproductivity,andenhanceddigitalmediaexperience.See7fordetails.

NVIDIA®ScalableLinkInterface(SLI™)

TheNVIDIA®ScalableLinkInterface(SLI™)technologyallowstwographicsprocessingunits(GPUs)inasinglesystem.ThistechnologytakesadvantageofthePCIExpress™busarchitectureandfeaturesintelligenthardwareandsoftwaresolutionsthatallowsmultipleGPUstoworktogetherandachieveexceptionalgraphicsperformance.

NVIDIAnForce®590SLI™(NVIDIALinkBoost™certified)

NVIDIAnForce®590SLI™mediaandcommunicationprocessors(MCPs)deliverthetoolsandperformancePCenthusiastsdemand.WhencombinedwithselectedNVIDIAGeForcegraphicscardsandothersystemcomponents,yougetautomaticaccesstofasterbusspeeds.Readyforsystemoverclockingandgreaterdatathroughput.

DDR2memorysupport

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

performance,eliminatingbottleneckswithpeakbandwidthsofupto12.8GB/s.Seepages2-12to2-13fordetails.

PCIExpress™interface

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

1-2 Chapter1:Productintroduction

SerialATA3.0Gb/stechnologyandSATA-On-The-Go

ThemotherboardfullysupportstheSerialATA3.0Gb/stechnologythroughtheSerialATAinterfacesandtheNVIDIA®nForce®590SLI™chipset.TheSerialATA3Gb/sspecificationprovidestwicethebandwidthofthecurrentSerialATAproductswith

ahostofnewfeatures,includingNativaCommandQueueing(NCQ),andPowerManagement(PM)ImplementationAlgorithm.SerialATAallowsforthinner,moreflexiblecableswithlowerpincountandreducedvoltagerequired.LeveragingtheseSerialATA3.0Gb/sfeaturesistheSATA-On-The-Go.SupportedbytheSiliconImageSil3132SerialATAcontroller,twoSerialATA3.0Gb/sconnectors(oneatmid-boardandoneontherearpanel)providesmartsetup,andhot-plugfunction.Seepages2-21,2-24,and2-25fordetails.

DualRAIDsolution

OnboardRAIDcontrollersprovidethemotherboardwithdual-RAIDfunctionalitythatallowsyoutoselectthebestRAIDsolutionusingSerialATAdevices.

TheNVIDIA®nForce®590SLI™chipsetallowsRAID0,RAID1,RAID0+1,RAID5,andJBODconfigurationforsixSATA3.0Gb/sconnector.Seepages2-24.

TheSiliconImage®Sil3132controllersupportstwoadditionalSerialATA3.0Gb/sconnectors(oneatmid-boardandoneontherearpanel)andallowsRAID0,RAID1,andJBODconfigurationsontheseports.Seepages2-25fordetails.

IEEE1394asupport

TheIEEE1394ainterfaceprovideshigh-speedandflexiblePCconnectivitytoawiderangeofperipheralsanddevicescomplianttotheIEEE1394astandard.TheIEEE1394ainterfaceallowsupto400Mbpstransferratesthroughsimple,low-cost,high-bandwidthasynchronous(real-time)datainterfacingbetweencomputers,peripherals,andconsumerelectronicdevicessuchascamcorders,VCRs,printers,TVs,anddigitalcameras.Seepages2-20and2-26fordetails.

S/PDIFdigitalsoundready

ThemotherboardsupportstheS/PDIFtechnologythroughtheS/PDIFinterfacesontherearpanel.TheS/PDIFtechnologyturnsyourcomputerintoahigh-endentertainmentsystemwithdigitalconnectivitytopowerfulaudioandspeakersystems.Seepages2-22and2-31fordetails.

ASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe 1-3

USB2.0technology

ThemotherboardimplementstheUniversalSerialBus(USB)2.0specification,dramaticallyincreasingtheconnectionspeedfromthe12MbpsbandwidthonUSB1.1toafast480MbpsonUSB2.0.USB2.0isbackwardcompatiblewithUSB1.1.Seepages2-21and2-26fordetails.

DualGigabitLANsolution

ThemotherboardcomeswithdualGigabitLANcontrollerstoprovidethetotalsolutionforyournetworkingneeds.ThesenetworkcontrollersprovidefasterdatabandwidthforyourwiredorwirelessInternet,LAN,andfilesharingrequirements.See20fordetails.

AMDCool‘n’QuietTechnology

ThemotherboardsupportstheAMDCool‘n’QuietTechnology,whichmonitorssystemoperationandautomaticallyadjustsCPUvoltageandfrequencyforacoolandquietoperatingenvironment.See26fordetails.

1-4 Chapter1:Productintroduction

1.3.2 ASUSAILifestylefeatures

AIGear

AIGearallowsuserstochoosefromfourmodestoadjustCPUandVcorevoltage,minimizingnoiseandpowerconsumption.Userscanchoosethemodethatbestsuitstheirneeds.See18fordetails

AINap

WithAINap,thesystemcancontinuerunningatminimumpowerandnoisewhentheuseristemporarilyaway.TowakethesystemandreturntotheOSenvironment,simplyclickthemouseorpressakey.See20fordetails.

ASUSCrystalSound

Thisfeaturecanenhancespeech-centricapplicationslikeSkype,onlinegame,videoconferenceandrecording.See24fordetails.

ASUSArrayMic

TheBundledSuperbeamArrayMicrophonereceivesonlythesoundcomingfromthereceptionconeandignoresthesoundscomingfromotherdirections.Thismechanismeliminatesalargenumberofinterferences,includingneighboringspeakersandreverberations.Italsousesadvancedde-reverberationtechniquestoreduceechoandminimizeitseffectonthespeechengine.Thisfeaturecanenchancespeech-centricapplicationslikeSkype,onlinegame,videoconference,andrecording.

NoiseFilter

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

AdvancedThermalDesign

ASUSStackCool2

ASUSStackCool2isafan-lessandzero-noisecoolingsolutionthatlowersthetemperatureofcriticalheatgeneratingcomponents.Themotherboardusesaspecialdesignontheprintedcircuitboard(PCB)todissipateheatthatcriticalcomponentsgenerate.See3fordetails.

ASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxe 1-5

8-PhasePowerDesign

TheASUS8-PhasePowerDesignprolongsCPUlifespanandkeepsthesystemstablebypreventinghighpowerstresstotheCPUandpowersupplymodule.Thedesignensureshighefficiencyoperationtogeneratelessheatcomparedwithconventionalpowersolutions,thusachievingcoolsystemenvironmentandmakingthismotherboardidealforoverclocking.

FanlessDesignandHeat-pipe

TheASUSfanlessdesignallowsmulti-directionalheatflowfrommajorthermalsourcesinthemotherboardtoloweroverallsystemtemperature,resultinginquieteroperationandlongersystemlife.ASUShasdevotedspecialeffortstoaddressingthethermalissuesacrossthemotherboard,andmostnotablyinthefollowingareas:CPU,power,VGA,NorthbridgeandSouthbridge.Theheatpipe,heatsink,andstrategicboardlayoutweretailormadetodissipateheatinthemostefficientmanner.

WiFi-APSolo™(Optional)

WhybuywirelessAPoffthestorewhenyoucanhaveitonboard?Theessenceofwirelesshomenetwork!WiFi-APSolo™turnsthenextgenerationASUSM2N32-SLIDeluxemotherboardintowirelessaccesspointorclientwithoutextracosts.Bundledonthemotherboard,WiFi-APSolo™canoperateAPfunctionevenwhenthePCsleeps,sotheclientscanstillplayLANgame,shareprinter,exchangefiles,conecttotheInternet,andmakeSkypephonecalls.DigitalizeyourhomewithWiFi-APSolo™.

1.3.3 ASUSSpecialfeatures

ASUSMusicAlarm

Wakeuptothemusicofyourchoiceinsteadoftheirritatingsoundofanalarmclock.TheASUSMusicAlarmgivesyouapersonalwake-upcallwithyourfavoriteCDmusicwithouthavingtoentertheOS.See42and5-21fordetails.

ASUSCrashFreeBIOS3

TheASUSCrashFreeBIOS3allowsuserstorestorecorruptedBIOSdatafromaUSBflashdiskcontainingtheBIOSfile.ThisutilitysavesusersthecostandhassleofbuyingareplacementBIOSchip.See9fordetails.

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