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V-Series M2A690G

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

Installation Manual

Summary of Contents for M2A690G V Series

Page 1: ...V Series M2A690G ASUS PC Desktop Barebone Installation Manual R R ...

Page 2: ...ICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATI...

Page 3: ...1 Installing the CPU 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink 2 6 2 5 Installing a DIMM 2 8 2 5 1 Memory configurations 2 8 2 5 2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2 11 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 11 2 6 Expansion slots 2 12 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 12 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 12 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slot 2 14 2 6 4 PCI slots 2 14 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot 2 14 2 7 Installing ...

Page 4: ...otherboard layout 4 2 4 3 Jumpers 4 3 4 4 Connectors 4 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 5 3 5 1 3 AwardBIOS Flash utility 5 4 5 1 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 5 6 5 1 5 ASUS Update utility 5 8 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 11 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 11 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 11 5 2 3 Legend bar 5 1...

Page 5: ...on 5 20 5 4 3 Chipset 5 21 5 4 4 PCIPnP 5 22 5 4 5 Onboard Device Configuration 5 23 5 4 6 USB Configuration 5 25 5 5 Power menu 5 26 5 5 1 ACPI Suspend Type 5 26 5 5 2 ACPI APIC Support 5 26 5 5 3 APM Configuration 5 26 5 5 4 Hardware Monitor 5 28 5 6 Boot menu 5 30 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority 5 30 5 6 2 Removable Drives 5 30 5 6 3 Hard Disk Drives 5 31 5 6 4 Boot Settings Configuration 5 31 5 6 5...

Page 6: ... harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec...

Page 7: ... contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Lithi...

Page 8: ...atures including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components 2 Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system 3 Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about th...

Page 9: ...n to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warran...

Page 10: ... items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Item description 1 ASUS V Series M2A690G barebone system with ASUS motherboard Power supply unit ASUS chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 Support CD 4 User guide An optional card reader is available along with the system for the users to purchase ...

Page 11: ...pter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series M2A690G The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components ...

Page 12: ...at supports the AMD Athlon 64X2 Athlon 64 Sempron processors The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 667 533 DIMMs High resolution graphics via Nividia on board Gfx or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays floppy disk dri...

Page 13: ...evices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 7 Headphone port This Line In green port connects a headphone with a stereo mini plug 8 Microphone port This Mic pink port connects a microphone 9 IEEE1394 port This V series provide V2 V3 two types of front panel for users to choose please refer to your product package for the front panel type you purchased PCI Express Graphics Slot sup...

Page 14: ...ltage according to the voltage supply in your area See the section Voltage selector on page 1 6 before adjusting this switch 3 PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse 4 PS 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 5 DVI out port This port connects a Digital Visual Interface DVI D card 6 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a printer scanner or oth...

Page 15: ...or audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 15 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 16 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when installing expansion cards 17 Power Switch This switch is for switching on off the power supply unit Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio por...

Page 16: ...00 240 V set this switch to 230 V Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V environment will seriously damage the system 115V 230V Voltage selector HDMI card ports A HDMI port This port is for a high definition multimedia interface HDMI connector B S Video port YPbPr port This 7 pin port connects any kind of video source via a YPbPr cable or an S Video cable C Video port T...

Page 17: ...tions on installing additional system components R 2 1 3 5 4 9 6 7 12 8 10 11 1 Front panel cover 2 5 25 inch optical drive bays 3 Floppy disk drive bay 4 Hard disk drive bay 5 Power supply unit 6 CPU socket 7 DIMM sockets 8 ASUS motherboard 9 PCI Express x16 slot 10 PCI Express x1 slot 11 PCI slots 12 Metal bracket lock There is a HDMI module supplying along with the system Refer to the chapter 2...

Page 18: ...1 Chapter 1 System introduction ...

Page 19: ...R R Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system ...

Page 20: ...e and not powered OFF Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on the...

Page 21: ...hooks disengage from the chassis tab holes Set the side cover aside 3 Locate the front panel assembly hooks then lift them until they disengage from the chassis 4 Swing the front panel assembly to the right until the hinge like tabs on the right side of the assembly are exposed 5 Remove the front panel assembly then set aside 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 Chassis tab holes Air duct 4 ...

Page 22: ...90º angle 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a 940 pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron processor Socket lever The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940 pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron processor Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the sock...

Page 23: ...he CPU into the socket until it fits in place 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 6 Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package Gold triangle Small triangle Please make sure your CPU is fully plugged in to reduce abnormal symptom ...

Page 24: ...ve to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU ...

Page 25: ... fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base 5 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Do not forget to conne...

Page 26: ...ockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details S...

Page 27: ...V 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S ECC DS HYS72T128020HU 3S B V V V 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160BF 3S SS HYS64T32000HU 3S B V V V 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S SS HYS64T64000HU 3S B V V V 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S DS HYS64T128020HU 3S B V V V 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ0 CE6 V V V 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE6 SS M378T3354CZ3 CE6 V V V 512MB SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ3 C...

Page 28: ...378T6553CZ3 CE7 V V 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE7 SS M378T3354CZ3 CE7 V V V 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE7K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ3 CE7 V V V 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821CFP S5 DS HYMP512U64CP8 S5 V V V 512MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ SS MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 V V V 1024MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ DS MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 V V V 512MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 V V V 1024MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 V V 5...

Page 29: ... clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DDR2 DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboar...

Page 30: ...firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adju...

Page 31: ...lder for PCI steering 6 Floppy Disk Controller 7 Printer Port LPT1 8 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Primary IDE Channel 15 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI Express x16 sl...

Page 32: ... x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot There is a HDMI card supplying along...

Page 33: ... upper 5 25 inch drive bay and carefully push the optical drive into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay as shown 4 Secure the optical drive with two screws on both sides of the bay IDE ribbon cable Power cable 5 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the optical drive 6 Connect one end of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE interfac...

Page 34: ...3 5 inch drive slot without the metal plate cover 2 Fasten the screws to secure the hard disk to the drive slot the lowest 3 5 inch drive slot without the metal plate cover 3 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the SATA connector at the back of the drive then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the motherboard See page 4 6 for the location of the Serial ATA connectors If you ...

Page 35: ...erial ATA HDD has both 4 pin and 15 pin connectors at the back use either the 15 pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4 pin power connector DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to keep the system from becoming unstable To install an IDE hard disk drive 1 Follow steps 1 2 of the previous section 2 Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector bl...

Page 36: ...connector at the back of the drive s If you will install only one hard disk drive make sure to configure your hard disk drive as Master device before connecting the IDE cable and power plug Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the drive as a Master device If you will install two IDE hard disk drives configure the other device as Slave 2 9 Installing the card reader An optional card reader ...

Page 37: ...nsert the card reader module into the 3 5 inch bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay 3 Secure the card reader module with two screws on both sides 4 Connect the USB cable of the card reader to the USB connector on the motherboard remove the metal plate cover and install the card reader module here ...

Page 38: ... 3 Secure the floppy disk drive with two screws on both sides 4 Connect the floppy disk drive signal cable to the signal connector at the back of the drive 5 Connect the other end of the signal cable to the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard See page 4 6 for the location of the floppy disk drive connector 6 Connect a 4 pin power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector a...

Page 39: ... replace the chassis cover LED cables Connect the reset button power switch power LED and HDD LED cables to their respective leads in the system panel connector on the motherboard HDD LED Power LED Power Switch Reset button R System Panel Connector PANEL PLED 5V Speaker SPEAKER PLED Ground Reset Reset Ground Ground PLED IDE_LED IDE_LED IDE_LED PWR Ground PWRSW M2A VM I ...

Page 40: ...over To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover 1 Insert the front panel assembly hinge like tabs to the holes on the right side of the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly to the left then insert the hooks to the chassis until the front panel assembly fits in place 3 Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes 4 Push the side cover to the direction of the front panel ...

Page 41: ...2 23 ASUS V Series M2A690G ...

Page 42: ...R R Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD ...

Page 43: ...se motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information Screen display and driver options may not be the same for different operating system versions The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates Windows XP ...

Page 44: ...y displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD DVD Click an item to install Click an icon to display support CD DVD motherboard information ...

Page 45: ...installation wizard AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD chipset program driver Realtek Audio Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC883 audio driver and application Realtek RTL8111b 10 100 1000M LAN Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8111b 10 100 1000M LAN Driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver The screen display and drivers...

Page 46: ...SP ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Music Alarm The ASUS Music Alarm is an audio alarm clock that uses your favorite CD music to give you a personal wake up call The screen display and utilities option may not be the sam...

Page 47: ...ID AHCI Vista Driver Allows you to create an ATI Serial ATA SATA RAID AHCI driver disk for Windows Vista Operating System OS 3 3 5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manua...

Page 48: ...3 ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 3 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 49: ...run feature Click to close the Preference panel 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS PC Probe II The PC Probe II main window appea...

Page 50: ...ge window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference sect...

Page 51: ...top click the arrow down button of the Scheme options then select another position from the list box Click OK when finished Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group click the horseshoe magnet icon You can now move or reposition the panel independently Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust t...

Page 52: ... displays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays various desktop a...

Page 53: ...memory usage Click to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Cl...

Page 54: ...ensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts change temperature scale or enable the Q Fan feature Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your change...

Page 55: ...3 14 Chapter 3 Starting up ...

Page 56: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard introduction This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations R R ...

Page 57: ...3 SATA1 Socket AM2 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard CHA_FAN1 CPU_FAN EATXPWR PRI_IDE COM1 PANEL USB910 USBPW5 8 USB78 USB56 AAFP SB_PWR 8Mb BIOS ATI SB600 AMD 690G DDR2 DIMM_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 VIA VT6308 PWR_FAN IE1394_2 CD ALC883 RT...

Page 58: ...s 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to...

Page 59: ...0 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 refresh power supply in reduced power mode The USBPW1234 jumper is for the rear USB ports The USBPW5678 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can c...

Page 60: ...ing an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 R Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 FLOPPY M2A VM 2 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This feature requires ...

Page 61: ... Black or gray Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device s connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Slave Slave R IDE Connector PRI_IDE M2A VM Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conducto...

Page 62: ...right angle side R SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA1 M2A VM 4 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module c...

Page 63: ...cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard R IEEE 1394a Connector IE1394_1 GND 12V TPB1 GND TPA1 12V TPB1 GND TPA1 1 M2A VM The IEEE 1394 module is purchased separately Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow ...

Page 64: ... power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 350 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate The ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration CPU Intel Pentium 4 3 6 GHz Memory 512 MB DDR x 4 Graphics card ...

Page 65: ... install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard R Internal Audio Connector CD black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground M2A VM R USB 2 0 Connectors USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_...

Page 66: ...a Analog Front Panel Connector HP_HD MIC2_L HP_R HP_L MIC2_JD Jack_Sense MIC2_R PRESENSE AGND AAFP Legacy AC 97 compliant pin definition NC MIC2_L Line out_R Line out_L NC NC MIC2_R NC AGND Azalia compliant pin definition M2A VM We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability ...

Page 67: ...ector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings Power Soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system pow...

Page 68: ...le or an S Video cable c Video port This port connects any kind of video source via an RCA cable d S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an coaxial S PDIF cable d a b c The YPbPr cable RCA cable and the S Video cable are purchased separately Simultaneous output for YPbPr AV S and RGB is not supported YPbPr cable Refer to page 1 29 for the position of the onboard YU...

Page 69: ...ivers will upgrade the playback quality CPU AMD 3800 X2 Dual Core Memory 2 x 1GB of DDR2 800 Dual channel mode Playback software CyberLink PowerDVD V 7 3 File Format Suitable resolution XP Vista Non protected clips 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p HD DVD VC1 1920 x 1080i 1280 x 720p Blu Ray MPEG2 1280 x 720p 1280 x 720p Onboard VGA ports HDMI module ports DVI RGB HDMI TV S Video Video YPbPr Dual display ...

Page 70: ... R R Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters ...

Page 71: ...o the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field...

Page 72: ...ess Enter to enable it You can switch between drives by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk wit...

Page 73: ...reated earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 At the prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V8 64 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please input File Name For MCP61S M2A VM 00 DATE 08 25 2006 Fla...

Page 74: ...m 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file Remove the floppy disk then press F1 to restart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V8 64 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For MCP61S M2A VM 00 DATE 05 01 2006 Flash Type Winbond W39V040FC C 4Mb File Name to Program M2A VM bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to...

Page 75: ...load the latest BIOS from the ASUS website www asus com Rename the BIOS file to WDG2WSP ROM 2 Insert the floppy USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the FDD USB port 3 Turn on the system Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatic...

Page 76: ...ted BIOS file 5 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8 GB Flash time takes around one minute DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure ...

Page 77: ...the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet con...

Page 78: ...Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 79: ...date BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open...

Page 80: ...ted The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS information Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day month year and century Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub menu items Configuration fields Menu items Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Mai...

Page 81: ...hlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key Func...

Page 82: ...ct SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Mon Jan 03 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA1 None SATA2 None SATA3 None SATA4 None HDD SMART Monitoring...

Page 83: ...o section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them 5 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 5 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 5 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in System Time 15 30 36 System Date...

Page 84: ...ct an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is installed select None Configuration options None Auto M...

Page 85: ... PIO Mode Auto Sets the PIO mode for the IDE device Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto Disables or sets the UDMA mode Configuration options Disabled Auto Transfer Mode Shows the Transfer mode This item is not configurable After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk ...

Page 86: ...to Sets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Select Menu Item Specific Help Slects the type of fixed disk connected to the system SATA 1 Extended IDE Drive Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zone ...

Page 87: ... use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 5 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabl...

Page 88: ...elect Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 4 1 JumperFree Configuration Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced JumperFree Configuration 1 2VNBSB Auto DDR2 Voltage Control Auto CPU Voltage Control Auto CPU Multiplier Auto CPU Voltage Auto CPU Frequency 200MHz 1 2VNBSB Auto Allows you to set the 1 2VNBSB voltage Configuration option...

Page 89: ...sabled Enabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled Enables or disables the AMD Cool n Quiet technology Configuration options Auto Disabled CPU Multiplier Auto Allows you to set the operating CPU multiplier Configuration options Auto 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x CPU Voltage Auto Allows you to set the operating voltage Configuration options Auto 1 400v 1 375v 1 350v 1 325v 1 300v 0 800v CPU Frequency 200MHz Allows...

Page 90: ...k Frequency Auto Allows you adjust the memory clock frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 533 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 Timing Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Manual LDT PCI Bus Control Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced LDT Bus Frequency Auto LDT PCI Bus Control LDT Bus Frequency Auto Allows you adjust the LDT Bus frequency Configuration options Auto 1GHz 800MHz 600MHz 400MHz 200MHz ...

Page 91: ... section IRQ Resources for information on how to enable this item PCIPnP Plug Play O S No Resources Controlled By Auto x IRQ Resources PCI Latency Timer CLK 64 PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 5 4 4 PCIPnP Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the B...

Page 92: ...l Port Mode EPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 5 4 5 Onboard Device Configuration IRQ Resources When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved IRQ Resources This sub menu is activated only when the Resources Controlled By item is...

Page 93: ...board Serial ATA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard SATA Type IDE Controller Allows you to select the onboard Serial ATA type Configuration options IDE Controller RAID Controller AHCI Controller South OnChip PCI Device Select Menu Item Specific Help Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced South OnChip PCI Device Onboard SATA Controller Enabled Onboard SATA Type RAID C...

Page 94: ...HCI Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB EHCI Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or ...

Page 95: ... Disabled HPET support Enabled Power Up By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power Up By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On by RTC Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm 0 x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 0 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the setting...

Page 96: ...Configuration options Suspend Instant Off Power Up On PCI PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI PCIE devices NV Onboard LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least ...

Page 97: ...n a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 5 5 4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS It also allows you to change CPU Q Fan feature related parameters Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to enable or disable Hardware Monitor Q Fan Controller Enabl...

Page 98: ...ip fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the field shows 0 These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM Sets the CPU fan speed warning feature Configuration options Disabled 800RPM 1200RPM 1600RPM CPU Fan Type DC Allows you to select the CPU fan type Configuration options DC PWM Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V...

Page 99: ... Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot...

Page 100: ...Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Full Screen LOGO Enabled Halt On All But keyboard Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Case Open Warning Enabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Refer to section 1 10 2 Internal connectors for setting details Configurat...

Page 101: ... the NumLock Configuration options Off On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to set the keystroke rate Enable this item to configure the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and the Typematic Delay Msec Configuration options Disabled Enabled The items Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec become user configurable only when the item Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Full Screen LOGO Enabled...

Page 102: ...er Password Clear Password Check Setup Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue Supervisor Password User Password These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password 1 Select an item then press Enter 2 Type in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight 8 alpha numeric characters then press Enter 3 When prompted confirm the password by t...

Page 103: ...to select ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm Disabled x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled x Monday Enabled x Tuesday Enabled x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 x Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting Track N A x Repeat Track Disabled x Length 10 Mins x Volume 16 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools F1 Help Select...

Page 104: ...he CD track number Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which you would like the alarm music to play Repeat Track Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the repeat track function Configuration options Disabled Single All Length 10 Mins Allows you to set the length of the music alarm Configuration options 10 Mins 20 Mins 30 Mins 1 Hour Volume 16 Allows you to se...

Page 105: ...evious BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press Enter to load the file Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS files saved in the hard disk floppy disk USB flash disk with the FAT32 16 12 format Follow the instructions below to load the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage devices that contain the xxx CMO file 2 Turn on the system 5 7 2 ASUS O C Profile Select Menu Item Specific Help Pres...

Page 106: ...pace 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select Save to File Press Enter then the setup screen will appear 4 Press Tab to switch between drives Press hot key S to save the file 5 Key in the file name Then press Enter 6 A pop up message will inform you when the loading process finishes ASUSTek O C Profile Utility B318 Current CMOS Update CMOS BOARD M2A VM VER 010...

Page 107: ...Switch Up Down Home End Move Note WIN98SE DIR NETTERM DIR DRIVERS DIR RECYCLED DIR WUTEMP DIR NEWFOL 1 DIR INSTALL DIR FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC WIN98E DIR Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select S...

Page 108: ...ogram 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 Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on t...

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