Asus K8N-E manual

Motherboard K8N-E Deluxe User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2005 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes[...]

iii Features Contents Notices .......................................................................................... vii Safety information ........................................................................ viii About this guide .............................................................................. ix How this guide is organized .[...]

iv Safeguards Contents 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-15 2.5.4 PCI slots .............................................................. 2-16 2.5.5 AGP slot ............................................................... 2-16 2.6 Jumpers .......................................................................[...]

v Contents 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 4-12 4.3.4 Language ............................................................. 4-12 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 4-13 4.3.6 System Information .............................................. 4-14 4.4 Advanced menu .......................[...]

vi 5.4 Audio configurations ......................................................... 5-13 5.4.1 Sound Ef fect options ............................................ 5-14 5.4.2 S/PDIF options ..................................................... 5-14 5.4.3 Speaker Configuration ......................................... 5-15 5.4.4 AI Audio feature ...[...]

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has [...]

viii Safety information Electrical safety •T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect al[...]

ix A bout this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists[...]

x Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign indicates that you must pr[...]

xi K8N-E Deluxe specifications summar y (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN AI Audio AI BIOS AI Overclocking IEEE 1394 USB Special features Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!?[...]

xii K8N-E Deluxe specifications summar y * Specifications are subject to change without notice. Back panel I/O Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 port 1 x RJ-45 port 1[...]

Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product introduction[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summar y 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 1-1 1. 1W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® K8N-E Deluxe motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! The motherboard combines the powers of the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor and the NVIDIA ® nForce™[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 3 Special features 1.3.1 Product Highlights Latest processor technology The AMD Athlon™ 64 desktop processor is based on AMD’s 64-bit architecture, which represents the landmark introduction of the industry’s first x86-64 technology . This processor provides a dramatic leap forward in compatibility , per[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 1-3 Gigabit LAN solution The NVIDIA ® nForce3 250Gb chipset comes with a built-in LAN controller that works with the Marvell ® Gigabit LAN PHY to provide a solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) applications. AGP 8X support AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables enhanced graphics performance [...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features AI Audio technology The motherboard supports 8-channel audio through the onboard ALC850 CODEC with 16-bit DAC, a stereo 16-bit ADC, and an AC97 2.3 compatible multi-channel audio designed for PC multimedia systems. It also features intelligent detection of plugged peripherals into the a[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 1-5 C.P .R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The C.P .R. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking. When the system hangs due to overclocking, C.P .R. eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. Simply reboot th[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summar y 2.1 Before you proceed ....................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..................... 2-6 2.4 System memory ............................................ 2-1 1 2.5 Expansion slots ......................[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-1 2. 1 Before you proceed Note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. When lit, this green LED indicates that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-of f mode, a reminder that you shoul[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard over view Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes t[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout PCI1 P ANEL K8N-E ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD AUX Super I/O 4Mbit BIOS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) FP_AUDIO Audio Codec USB2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 T op: RJ-45 GAME A TX12V CHASSIS IE1394_2 PRI_IDE SEC_IDE A TX Power Connector 1394 T op: USB1 USB2 Bottom: nVIDIA nForce3 250Gb Gig[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout Contents Slots Page 1. DDR DIMM slots 2-1 1 2. PCI slots 2-16 3. AGP slot 2-16 Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 2-17 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 2-18 Rear Panel Connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port 2-19 2. Parallel port 2-19 3. IEEE 1394 port 2-19 4. Gig[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-5 Internal Connectors Page 1. Floppy disk connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-20 2. Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2-21 3. Secondary IDE connector (40-1 pin SEC_IDE) 2-21 4. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2) 2-22 5. RAID Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A_RAID1, SA T A_RAID2, SA T A_RAID3, SA T [...]

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor . The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data path[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-7 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90 ° -100 ° angle. Make sure that the [...]

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan. 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-9 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. 4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. CPU heatsink and fan Qualified V endors List The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have been tested and qualified for use w[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-11 2.4 System memor y 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets. 2.4.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB unbuf fered ECC and non-ECC DDR DIMMs int[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information DDR Qualified V endors List The following table lists the PC3200 (DDR400) memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) for the latest DDR 400 QVL for this motherboard. T able 1 Memory configurations DIMM V endor Chip Number Chip Brand SS[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-13 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. 2.4.3 I[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has available PCI slots and an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to instal[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-15 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. 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priorit[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP8X/4X cards. When you buy an AGP card, m[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-17 2.6 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered [...]

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow r[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-19 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 5 6 1 16 11 2 4 13 15 7 8 9 10 14 3 12 1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer , a scanner , or other devices. 3. IEEE 1394 port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394 port provides high-speed conne[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 p[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-21 • Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode. • Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraD M A cable connector . This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables. K8V-E ® K8N-E IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2) These connectors support the thin Serial A T A cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Serial A T A interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel A T A with 133 MB/s (UltraDMA133). Y ou can configure a RA[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-23 K8V-E ® K8N-E SA T A RAID Connectors GND RSA T A_TXP2 RSA T A_TXN2 GND RSA T A_RXP2 RSA T A_RXN2 GND GND RSA T A_TXP1 RSA T A_TXN1 GND RSA T A_RXP1 RSA T A_RXN1 GND SA T A_RAID2 SA T A_RAID1 GND RSA T A_TXP2 RSA T A_TXN2 GND RSA T A_RXP2 RSA T A_RXN2 GND GND RSA T A_TXP1 RSA T A_TXN1 GND RSA T A_RXP1 RSA T A_RXN1[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN, PWR_F AN, CHA_F AN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches t[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-25 7. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR, 4-pin A TX12V) These connectors are for the A TX 12V power supply . The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. In addition to the 20-pin[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 8. USB headers (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. The USB header complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 allows fast[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-27 10. IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_2) This connector is for the bundled IEEE 1394 module. Attach the 10-1 pin cable plug to this connector . Y ou can also connect a 1394-compliant internal hard disk to this connector . 9. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 11 . Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO) This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices. By default, the pins labeled LINE_OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE_OUT_L/BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps. Remove the caps only when[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 2-29 The System Panel connector is color-coded for easy and foolproof connection. T ake note of the specific connector colors as described. K8V-E ® K8N-E Chassis Alarm Lead CHASSIS +5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND (Default) 13. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information • System power LED lead (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector is for the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • System warning speaker lead (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the case-mounted speaker . It allo[...]

Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system.[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summar y 3.1 Starting up for the first time .......................... 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer ........................... 3-2 3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ ................................. 3-3[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 3-1 3. 1 St ar ting up for the fir st time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Make sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector [...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Powering of f the com puter 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down... 2. Make sure that the Shut down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 3-3 3.3 ASUS POST Repor ter™ This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. Th[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up POST Message Action No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if it is properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section “2.7.1 Rear panel connectors” for the location of the connector . No IDE hard disk detected • Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to one of the [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 3-5 3.3.2 W inbond V oice Editor The Winbond V oice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. Install the software from the utilities menu of the support CD. See section “5.2.3 Utilities menu” for details. To avoid conflicts, do not run the Winbond V oice Editor while running the ASUS PC Prob[...]

3-6 Chapter 3: Powering up Changing the default language 1. Click the Load button. A window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your desired language then click Open . The event messages for the language you selected appear on the V oice Editor screen. For some languages, not all events have a corresponding message due to file size c[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 3-7 We suggest that you create a separate folder for your wave files so you can locate them easily in one place. Customizing your POST messages If your language is not in the selection or if you want to record your own POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you can easily do so. Follow these steps to cu[...]

3-8 Chapter 3: Powering up If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the total allowable size, do one or all of the following. • Modify your messages to make them shorter . • Save the wave files at a lower quality . • Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection, IDE HDD Detection, etc. 7. Select a POST event on the V oi[...]

Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summar y 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .............. 4-1 4.2 BIOS Setup program ...................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................... 4-12 4.4 Advanced menu ........................................... 4-15 4.5 Power menu ............................[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-1 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST . 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS[...]

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootabl[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-3 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. A:>afudos /iK8NE.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 Ameri[...]

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 3. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB of free disk space and is not write-protected. When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature al[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-5 • If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message “Floppy not found!” appears. • If the correct BIOS file is not in the floppy disk, the error message “Floppy not found!” is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as “K8NE.ROM”. 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the [...]

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Boot the system. 2. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message appears. 3. Place the support CD in the CD-ROM. The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard. If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically checks the C[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-7 4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. 4.1.6[...]

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next . 5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. 6. If you select the option to update the BIOS from a file, a window prompts you to locate the file. Select the file, click Save , then follow the screen[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-9 4.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. [...]

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup System Time [11:51:19] System Date [Thu 08/05/2003] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Language [English] Primary IDE Master : [ST320413A] Primary IDE Slave : [ASUS CD-S340] Secondary IDE Master : [Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave : [Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-11 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items An item with a sub-menu on any menu scree[...]

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xxxx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets t[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-13 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA [...]

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected processor information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory . PIO Mod[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. Instant Music Configuration JumperFree Configuration Speech Configuration[...]

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.2 JumperFree Configuration Configure System Frequency/Voltage AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] AGP Overclock in MHz [ 66] Mode Select [Auto] DDR RAM Voltage [Auto] AGP Voltage [1.5V] AI Overclock T uner [Standard] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency . Select either one o[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-17 Processor Frequency Multiplier [ xxxxMhz] Allows you to set the processor frequency multiplier . The default value and configuration options depend on the CPU installed. CPU V oltage [x.xxxx V] Allows you to set the CPU voltage. The default value and configuration options depend on the on the CPU installed. Mode S[...]

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Cool N’ Quiet [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ T echnology feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] • Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the AMD CPU Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ T echnology feature. • This feature requires the AMD CPU hea[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-19 GART Error Reporting [Disabled] Enables or disables the GAR T Error Reporting feature. This option should always be disabled for normal operation. Device driver developers may enable it for testing purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory CLK : 200 MHz CAS Latency : 2.5 DRAM RAS TO CAS Delay : 3[...]

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup DRAM RAS PRECHANGE T ime [Auto] Sets the DRAM RAS PRECHANGE T ime. Configuration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] [5 CLK] [6 CLK] DRAM ACTIVE TIME [Auto] Sets the DRAM ACTIVE TIME. Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK] [7 CLK] [8 CLK] [9 CLK] [10 CLK] [1 1 CLK] [12 CLK] [13 CLK] [14 CLK] [15 CLK] 1T/2T T im[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-21 VIA 1394 Enable/Disable [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard VIA 1394 controller . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Silicon Image Mode [RAID Mode] Allows you to disable or set the onboard Silicon Image RAID controller mode. Configuration options: [SA T A Mode] [RAID Mode] [Disabled] MAC[...]

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup The following items appear only when RAID Option ROM item is set to Enabled. Primary Master as RAID [Disabled] Enables or disables the use of the Primary IDE Master as RAID. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Primary Slave as RAID [Disabled] Enables or disables the use of the Primary IDE Slave as RAID. Configurat[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-23 4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP] EPP Version [1.9] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] OnBoard Game Port [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F[...]

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.This item appears only when the Parallel Port Address is not Disabled. Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP] EPP V ersion [1.9] Allows selection of the Parallel Port EPP version. This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mo[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-25 4.4.7 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP men[...]

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly . Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-27 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [S3 only] Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend. Configuration options: [...]

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.5 APM Configuration PME Resume [Disabled] RI Resume [Disabled] Onboard LAN Resume [Disabled] RTC Resume [Disabled] Resume On PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Restore On PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] PME Resume [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PME# to generate a wake event. This featu[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-29 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [35ºC/95ºF] CPU Temperature [48ºC/118ºF] CPU Fan Speed [3260RPM] Chassis Fan Speed [N/A] Power Fan Speed [N/A] VCORE Voltage [ 1.520V] 3.3V Voltage [ 3.280V] 5V Voltage [ 5.086V] 12V Voltage [11.742V] Smart Q-Fan Control [Disabled] CPU Temperature Restore [...]

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Smart Q-F AN Function [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Smart Q-Fan feature that monitors the CPU and system temperature and smartly adjusts the fan speed according to the temperature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Fan Auto Mode Start V oltage [5.0V] Allows you to set the fan auto mode start vol[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-31 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device[...]

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives 1st ~ xxth Drive [XXXXXXXX] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system. Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-33 4.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Passw[...]

4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the password box, type a password combination of at least six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. Confirm the password when prompted. The message “Password Installed” appears after you have[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 4-35 Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed . After you have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the passwo[...]

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting. Exit & Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit [...]

Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summar y 5.1 Installing an operating system ..................... 5-1 5.2 Support CD information ................................ 5-1 5.3 Software Information ..................................... 5-9 5.4 Audio configurations ................................... 5-13 5.5 RAID configurations .....................[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-1 5. 1 Inst alling an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 2000/XP/2003 Server operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. 5.2 Suppor t CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful so[...]

5-2 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Driver Installs the Microsoft ® DirectX™ 9.0 driver . Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA ® Chipset drivers for[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-3 The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions. Silicon Image RAID Driver Displays the README file of the Silicon Image SA T A Link™ Sil 31 14 driver driver installation. Make Silicon SA T A RAID Driver Disk Creates the Silicon Image SA T A Link™ Sil 31 14 driv[...]

5-4 Chapter 5: Software support Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website. ASUS Update Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Winbond V oice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter™. Us[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-5 5.2.4 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to display the manual folder of file. NVIDIA Firewall Administrator ’ s Guide Allows you to open the NVIDIA ® ForceW are Networking and Firewall Administrator ’s Guide. NVIDIA RAID User ’ s Guide Allows you to op[...]

5-6 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.5 ASUS Contact information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. Y ou can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5.2.6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-7 T echnical Support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support. Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format.[...]

5-8 Chapter 5: Software support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format.[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ The ASUS MyLogo2™ is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu. See section “5.2.3 Utilities menu”. 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility . See section “4.1.6 ASUS Update.” 2. When prompted for the BIOS update method, select the option “Upd[...]

5-10 Chapter 5: Software support 4. From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. Click Next . 6. The next screen prompts you to flash the original BIOS to update it with the new boot logo. Click Flash to update the BIOS. 7. When finished, click Exit , then reboot your computer . Y our system boots with the new boot logo. 5. When you click [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-11 • Instant Music only supports CDs in audio format. • Instant Music does not work if you installed and enabled an add-on sound card. • Instant Music only supports PS/2 keyboard. To enable ASUS Instant Music: 1. Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-R W drive) to the 4-p[...]

5-12 Chapter 5: Software support To use ASUS Instant Music: 1. Ensure that the power cord is plugged to a grounded power source, so that the system has standby power . 2. Use either one of the two sets of special function keys on your keyboard to play audio CDs. These keys only function as indicated if you enabled the Instant Music item in BIOS. In[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-13 7. Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page to select other tracks or control the volume. 8. Press <F2> or <Enter> once to stop playing the CD. Press <F2> or <Enter> one more time to eject the CD. 5.4 Audio configurations The Realtek ® ALC850 AC ‘97 audio [...]

5-14 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.2 S/PDIF options The Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) options allows you to change your S/PDIF output settings. To set the S/PDIF options: 1. From the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the SPDIF button. 2. Click the option buttons to change your S/PDIF out settings. 3. Click the Exit ( X ) button on the [...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-15 5.4.3 Speaker Configuration This option allows you to set your speaker configuration. To set the speaker configuration: 1. From the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the Speaker Configuration button. 2. Select from the combo list box your current speaker setup, then click Auto T est to test your settings. 3. Clic[...]

5-16 Chapter 5: Software support 5. When finished, the utility prompts the Realtek ® EZ-connection dialog box showing your current audio connections. The text at the bottom of the box explains your audio connection status. An X mark denotes an incorrect connection. 5.4.4 AI Audio feature The AI Audio feature works through the connector sensing opt[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-17 6. If there are detected problems, make sure that your audio cables are connected to the proper audio jack and repeat connector sensing. 7. Click the X button to exit EZ-connection dialog box. 8. Click the Exit ( X ) button on the upper-right hand corner of the window to exit audio control panel. 5.4.5 HRTF Demo T[...]

5-18 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.7 Rear panel audio ports function variation The functions of the Line Out (lime), Line In (blue), Mic (pink), Rear Speaker Out (gray), Side Speaker Out (black), and Center/Subwoofer (orange) ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel audio configuration as shown in the f[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-19 5.5 RAID configur ations The motherboard includes the Silicon Image SA T ARaid™ Sil31 14 controller chipset and the NVIDIA ® RAID controller integrated in the NorthBridge to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configurations. The following defines the supported RAID set configurations: RAID 0 (c[...]

5-20 Chapter 5: Software support 5.5.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports UltraDMA 133/100/66 and Serial A T A hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array . Installing Parallel A T A hard disks To install the hard disks for RAID configuration: 1. Set the j[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-21 5.5.2 NVIDIA ® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA ® nForce™ 3 250 Gb chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations. Use the NVIDIA ® RAID utility to configure a disk array . Setting BIOS RAID items After install[...]

5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 configurations. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure a disk array . Setting BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS b[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-23 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2000/XP operating system. Y ou can create a RAID driver disk using your motherboard support CD. To create a RAID driver disk: 1. Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert a clean flopp[...]

5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 5.7 Cool ‘n ’ Quiet!™ T ec hnology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ T echnology that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs. 5.7.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ T echnology To enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™[...]

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard 5-25 W indows ® 98SE/ME 1. From the Windows ® 98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button. Select Settings , then Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. From the Energy saving features of monitor group, click the Settings... button. 4. From the [...]

5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 5.7.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software The motherboard support CD includes the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software that enables you to view your system’s real-time CPU Frequency and voltage. To launch the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ program: 1. If you are using Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000, click the Start button. [...]