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A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 4
... 1.8.6 PCI Express x1 slot 1-20 Jumpers 1-21 Connectors 1-22 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1-22 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1-24
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Updating the BIOS 2-3 2.1.3 Saving the current BIOS file 2-5 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 2-6 2.1.5 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-8 2.1.6 ASUS Update...
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Chapter 3: Software support
3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2
3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Manuals menu 3-6 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information 3-7 3.2.6 Other information 3-7 3.3 Software information 3-9 3.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 3-9 3.3.2 AI NET 2 3-11
Using the Virtual Cable Tester 3-11 3.3.3 Audio...
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Contents
3.4 RAID configurations 3-21 3.4.1 Installing hard disks 3-22 3.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 3-23
3.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 3-30 3.6 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 3-31
3.6.1 Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology 3-31 3.6.2 Launching the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software 3-32
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A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 9
... to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 3: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites
The...
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A8N5X specifications summary
Form Factor
Support CD contents
ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Live Update utility ASUS Cool'n'Quiet! utility Anti-virus utility (OEM version) NVIDIA® nTune™ utility
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 30
... expansion cards that they support.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
We recommended to install the memory modules first before installing a PCI Express x16 card.
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
To install an expansion card:
1. Before installing the expansion card, read...
A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 47
...D: is your optical drive. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue.
2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
2.1.2 Updating the BIOS
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility.
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site...
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... Boot from it... Fail
Detecting floppy drive A media...
DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file.
ASUS A8N5X
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... BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive...
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... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 56
... example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip.
The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 88
...the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
3.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
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... and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS PC Probe II
This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update
Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website.
Before using the ASUS Update, make sure...
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... install the A S U S U p d a t e utility from the support CD. See section "3.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the Award BIOS Flash utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section "2.1.2 Updating the BIOS".
• Make sure that the BIOS item F u l l S c r e e n L o g o is set...
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... enlarge by clicking on it.
8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the R a t i o box.
9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo.
10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST.
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Chapter 3: Software support
A8N5X User's Manual for English Edition - Page 102
...® Firewall™
The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® Firewall™ (NVFirewall™) application that protects your computer from intruders. The NVFirewall™ is classified as a personal firewall or desktop firewall that works at the device level to protect your system from malicious computer code by controlling the connections to and from your computer and alerting you for...
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... separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. Refer to section "3.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for details.
ASUS A8N5X
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...the BIOS Setup. 3. Set the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the
support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer. The following screen appears during POST.
1) Make Sil3114 32bit SATA/RAID Driver Disk 2) Make Sil3114 64bit SATA/RAID Driver Disk 3) Make Nvidia 2000 RAID Driver Disk 4) Make Nvidia XP RAID Driver Disk 5) Make Nvidia 2003 RAID Driver...
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... set it to Y e s. See section "2.5 Power Menu" in the user guide.
4. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5. Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties
depending on your operating system.
Windows® 2000/XP
1. From the Windows® 2000/XP operating system, click the S t a r t button. Select S e t t i n g s, then C o n t r o l P a n e l.
2. Make sure the Control Panel is set...
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... to view your system's real-time CPU Frequency and voltage.
Make sure to install the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support CD. Refer to section "3.2.3 Utilities menu", for details.
To launch the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ program:
1. If you are using Windows® 2000, click the S t a r t button. Select Programs > ASUS > Cool & Quiet > Cool & Quiet.
2. If you...