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- Date:
- Tuesday , June 27, 2006
- Author:
- Daniel Dobrowolski
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
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M2N32-SLI Deluxe
ASUS brings their motherboard engineering expertise to AMD's new Socket AM2 platform. This new board supports all the latest NVIDIA chipset features and is targeted at the enthusiast and high end PC market. Don't miss this one.
HEADER]ASUS Utilities[/HEADER]
The M2N32-SLI Deluxe comes with ASUS's bundled ASUS Utilities. First is ASUS PC Probe II and the second is ASUS Update. Third there is ASUS AI GEAR. The first is a thermal monitoring and reporting tool. Useful for system information and monitoring, as well as controlling alarm thresholds for various motherboard temperature and fan monitors. The second is for updating the system CMOS while still being in Windows. The third utility is a simple utility with presets for controlling system speed and power profiles.
The M2N32-SLI Deluxe comes with ASUS bundled ASUS Utilities. ASUS includes the usual PC Probe II which is largely unchanged since it's introduction. Then there is ASUS Update, ASUS Ai Booster, and a new utility called ASUS Ai Gear rounds out the ASUS utility suite.
The ASUS PC Probe II utility allows the user to monitor voltages, temperatures of the CPU and other monitored temperature zones. By default, power, chassis, and CPU fans are monitored. Voltage status for VCore, and all 3v, 5v, and 12v, voltage ranges are all monitored. CPU and motherboard temperature ranges are monitored as well. Voltages and thermal readings are displayed in rectangular boxes. They have a magnet icon in their corners and when clicked, they disconnect and the status displays can be re-arranged or moved around in any fashion the user desired. The main part of the PC Probe application is displayed in a hexagonal window and when the green arrow tab is clicked, the hexagon expands to allow the configuration of the utility itself. Just to the right of that is where all the DMI, WMI, and PCI information is displayed. The usage information is displayed in the form of graphs very similar to the way Windows drive space usage is shown. Under the ASUS logo is a reporting tool. This tool shows detailed system information for the purpose of assisting ASUS tech support should they need more information concerning the system configuration. There is log reporting and alerts that show any kind of errors reported by the motherboard such as abnormal thermal and fan control readings.
ASUS AI GEAR is a new utility that is used for
The ASUS My Logo utility really hasn't changed since it's introduction. The logo gives the end user or OEM's the ability to customize the motherboards boot logo with any bitmap they choose, provided the images are formatted correctly. Only images no greater than 640x480 in 256 colors can be used. This utility is easy to use and novice and advanced users alike will find it simplistic. The use of My Logo does require having a copy of the original BIOS to alter in addition to the image. This is easily obtained from the ASUS website. Merging the customized logo with the BIOS is very easy and the utility steps the users through the process.