User manual ASUS M4N98TD EVO

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID]. · 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3. 3. 7 AHCI Configuration BIOSSETUPUTILITY SomeSATACD/DVDin AHCImodeneedto waitreadylonger. This menu is the section for AHCI configuration. It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub-menu of SATA Configuration to [AHCI]. Main AHCISettings AHCICD/DVDBootTimeout AHCIPort1[NotDetected] AHCIPort2[NotDetected] AHCIPort3[NotDetected] AHCIPort4[NotDetected] AHCIPort5[NotDetected] AHCIPort6[NotDetected] [15] AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [15] Selects the boot time out value for ACHI CD/DVD devices. Congifuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] AHCI Port1~6 [XXXX] Main AHCIPort1 Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices. BIOSSETUPUTILITY Device:NotDetected SATAPort1 SMARTMonitoring [Auto] [Enabled] Selectthetype ofdevicesconnected tothesystem. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system. Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. Configration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M4N98TD EVO 3-13 3. 3. 8 System Information BIOSSETUPUTILITY This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Main BiosInformation Version:0405 BuildDate:05/20/08 Processor Type:Intel(R)Core(TM)2DuoCPU@3. 00GHz Speed:3000MHz Count:2 SystemMemory UsableSize:1024MB SelectScreen SelectItem F1GeneralHelp F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit v02. 61(C)Copyright1985-2008, AmericanMegatrends, Inc. Bios Information Processor Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 3-14 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 4 Ai Tweaker menu Take caution when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. The default values of the following items vary depending on the CPU and The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. BIOSSETUPUTILITY MainAiTweakerAdvancedPowerBootToolsExit Configure System Performance Settings AiOverclockTuner [Auto] CPURatioSetting [Auto] FSBStraptoNorthBridge [Auto] DRAMFrequency [Auto] DRAMTimingControl [Auto] 1stInformation:6-6-6-15-4-36-6-4 RowRefreshCycleTime [Auto] 2ndInformation:8-4-8-4-9-4-7 3rdInformation:15-6-1-7-7 DRAMStaticReadControl [Auto] DRAMDynamicWriteControl [Auto] DRAMReadTraining [Auto] DRAMWriteTraining [Auto] MEM. OCCharger [Auto] AiClockTwister [Auto] AiTransactionBooster [Auto] Manual Auto Options SelectScreen SelectItem EnterGotoSubScreen +-ChangeOption F1GeneralHelp F10 SaveandExit ESC Exit v02. 61(C)Copyright1985-2008, AmericanMegatrends, Inc. Scroll down to display the following items: C/P:A1A2 LVL:0909 ********Pleasekeyinnumbersdirectly!******** CPUVoltage [Auto] CPUPLLVoltage [Auto] FSBTerminationVoltage [Auto] DRAMVoltage [Auto] NBVoltage [Auto] SBVoltage [Auto] PCIESATAVoltage [Auto] ********************************************** Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPUSpreadSpectrum [Auto] PCIESpreadSpectrum [Auto] v02. 61(C)Copyright1985-2008, AmericanMegatrends, Inc. 3. 4. 1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. The values range from 0. 85000V to 2. 10000V* with a 0. 00625V interval. ASUS M4N98TD EVO 3-19 · Refer to the CPU documentation before setting the CPU Vcore voltage. Setting a high VCore voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and setting a low VCore voltage may make the system unstable. The value [2. 10000V] of the CPU Voltage item is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is enabled, otherwise the maximum voltage supported is [1. 70000V]. CPU / Northbridge overvoltage setting on page 2-23 for details. · 3. 4. 14 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU PLL voltage. The values range from 1. 50V to 2. 78V with a 0. 02V interval. 3. 4. 15 FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the front side bus termination voltage. The values range from 1. 20V* to 1. 90V with a 0. 02V interval. The minimum value of this item becomes 1. 10V when a 45nm CPU is installed. 3. 4. 16 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. For DDR3, the values range from 1. 50V to 2. 78V with a 0. 02V interval. 3. 4. 17 NB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage. The values range from 1. 10V to 2. 20V* with a 0. 02V interval. · The value [2. 20V] of the NB Voltage item is supported only if the OV_NB jumper is enabled, otherwise the maximum voltage supported is [1. 90V]. Setting the CPU PLL Voltage, FSB Termination Voltage, DRAM Voltage and NB Voltage items to a high level may damage the chipset, memory module and CPU permanently. Some values of the CPU PLL Voltage, FSB Termination Voltage, DRAM Voltage and NB Voltage items are labeled in different color, indicating the risk levels of high voltage settings. The system may need better cooling system to work stably under high voltage settings. · · · 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Blue CPU PLL Voltage FSB Termination Voltage DRAM Voltage (DDR3) DRAM Voltage (DDR2) NB Voltage 1. 50V~1. 78V 1. 20V~1. 38V 1. 50V~1. 68V 1. 80V~1. 98V 1. 10V~1. 26V Yellow 1. 80V~2. 00V 1. 40V~1. 90V 1. 70V~1. 90V 2. 00V~2. 20V 1. 28V~1. 40V Purple 2. 02V~2. 20V N/A 1. 92V~2. 10V 2. 22V~2. 40V 1. 42V~1. 58V Red 2. 22V~2. 78V N/A 2. 12V~2. 78V 2. 42V~3. 08V 1. 60V~2. 20V 3. 4. 18 SB Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the South Bridge voltage. [. . . ] When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, make sure you select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). [. . . ]