Asus M2N-SLI Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe 1-5
Advanced Thermal Design
Fanless Design and Heat-pipe
The ASUS fanless design allows multi-directional heat ow from major
thermal sources in the motherboard to lower overall system temperature,
resulting in quieter operation and longer system life. ASUS has devoted
special efforts to address the thermal issues across the motherboard, and
most notably in the following areas: CPU, power, VGA, and chipset. The heat
pipe, heatsink, and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat
in the most efcient manner.
1.3.3 ASUS Special features
ASUS Music Alarm
Wake up to the music of your choice instead of the irritating sound of an alarm
clock. The ASUS Music Alarm gives you a personal wake-up call with your favorite
CD music without having to enter the OS. See pages 4-42 and 5-17 for details.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a
USB ash disk containing the BIOS le. This utility saves users the cost and hassle
of buying a replacement BIOS chip. See page 4-9 for details.
ASUS EZ Flash 2
EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility. Simply press the predened
hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS. Update
your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS-based ash
utility. See page 4-5 for details.
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect the chassis front panel cables to
the motherboard.
PEG Link Mode
This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance. It allows the
motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to the
correct frequency based on the system conguration. Four additional settings are
available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode.