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... a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-17 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-18 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-18
Chapter 5:
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
5.1 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-1
5.1.1 Requirements 5-1
5.1.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-1
5.1.3 Installing the device drivers 5-2
5.1.4 Enabling...
User Manual - Page 9
... the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support This chapter describes the NVIDIA® SLI™ feature and shows the graphics card installation...
User Manual - Page 13
... 1 x Core Unlocker switch Front panel audio connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector)
8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, SPI, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE
Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in...
User Manual - Page 18
... easy ways to install computer components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections.
ASUS O.C. Profile
The motherboard features the...
User Manual - Page 33
... next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
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User Manual - Page 38
... the power cord for about 5-10 seconds.
• If your system fail to boot due to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! switch to boot and load BIOS default settings. A messgae will appear during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings.
• We recommend that you download and update to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS...
User Manual - Page 45
... driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to the connectors. Otherwise, the devices will not work.
• Due to chipset limitation, when you set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID...
User Manual - Page 57
... the instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. ASUS Update utility: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. ASUS...
User Manual - Page 58
... 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 DVD in the optical drive. 2. From the Main menu, click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
Quit all Windows®...
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... from a file from the dropdown menu, then click Next.
3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process.
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Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 3.10 Exit Menu for...
User Manual - Page 66
... the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Serial ATA physical storage devices.
Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives.
Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance...
User Manual - Page 72
... allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
Main
Ai Tweaker
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot
CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration
Tools Exit Configure CPU.
Chapter 3
←→ Select...
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... functions. Select an item then press to display the submenu.
Main
Ai Tweaker
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot
Tools
Exit
ASUS EZ Flash 2
Express Gate Enter OS Timer Reset User Data
ASUS O.C. Profile AI NET 2
[Enabled] [10 Seconds] [No]
Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read...
User Manual - Page 91
...with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
4.2.1 Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Highlights...
User Manual - Page 93
... window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application
Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration.
ASUS M4N98TD EVO...
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• Install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support DVD before use. • ASUS Express Gate does not support SATA devices in RAID mode. See chapter 3 for
BIOS setup details. • ASUS Express Gate does not support SATA 6Gb/s devices. Please visit
http://support.asus.com for future Express Gate updates. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from ODD and USB drives and...
User Manual - Page 98
... default setting button
Device volume control
Minimize button
Exit button
Analog and digital connector
status
Default Device button
Advanced Options Information button
Expert Mode
B.
VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows XP
Configuration options
Control settings window
Display panel and volume control
Minimize button
Chapter 4
Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS...
User Manual - Page 102
... with the NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you...
User Manual - Page 108
... then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the
corresponding OS version. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
To install the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to select...
User Manual - Page 112
... the power supply to the two graphics cards separately.
6. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card.
SLI bridge
Goldfingers
5.1.3 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers.
Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver from...