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Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 4
... update the BIOS with ASUS EZ Flash 2: Boot the system and press + during POST to launch EZ Flash 2. Insert a floppy disk or flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file. EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
5. Software support CD information
This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating system (OS). Always install the...
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 6
...174; MediaShield™ RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5
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... 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. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See page
5-3 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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... press .
4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16/12 format only.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
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M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 115
... 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.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 117
...problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ADOBE Acrobat V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that allows you to open, view, and...
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... The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information.
ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver.
5.2.4 Make Disk menu
The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI or JMicron® JMB363 SATA RAID driver disk.
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Chapter 5: Software support
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 122
... your changes and exit BIOS Setup. 4. 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 Start button. Select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View. 3. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the...
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... a healthy operating condition.
Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on your computer:
1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II...
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 136
...; requires Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP or later version. Make
sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX®.
• Jack Retasking function works on High Definition front panel audio ports only.
If the SoundMAX® audio utility is correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX® icon on the taskbar.
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Chapter 5: Software support
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 150
...2. Set the Onboard JMB363 Serial -ATA item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section
"4.4.7 Onboard Devices Configuration" for details.
Advanced
Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Onboard Device Configuration
IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Primary Display Adapter HD Audio
Front...
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 156
...press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive.
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Due to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS.
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Chapter 5: Software support
M2N-SLI Deluxe English Edition User's Manual - Page 159
... (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See "9. ATX power connectors" on page 2-29 for details.
• The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit operating system only.
• Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list.
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... graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com).
6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows®
After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView properties.
To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. Click the NVIDIA Settings...
M2N-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 6
...disks 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-30 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-39 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows...
M2N-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 65
... 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. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See page
5-3 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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... press .
4. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16/12 format only.
• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
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M2N-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 115
... 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.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
M2N-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 117
...problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ADOBE Acrobat V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader that allows you to open, view, and...
M2N-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition - Page 143
...) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations. See section "5.2.4 Manuals menu."
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