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M2NPV-VM

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Page 2: ...CULAR 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 SPECIFICATIO...

Page 3: ...1 9 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 9 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 10 1 6 2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 12 1 7 System memory 1 14 1 7 1 Overview 1 14 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 14 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 20 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 20 1 8 Expansion slots 1 21 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 21 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card 1 21 Interrupt assignments 1 22 1 8 3 PCI slots 1 23 1 8 4 PC...

Page 4: ...nd bar 2 13 2 2 4 Menu items 2 13 2 2 5 Sub menu items 2 13 2 2 6 Configuration fields 2 13 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 14 2 2 8 General help 2 14 2 3 Main menu 2 15 2 3 1 System Time 2 15 2 3 2 System Date 2 15 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 15 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 16 2 3 5 SATA 1 4 2 18 2 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring 2 19 2 3 7 Installed Memory 2 19 2 3 8 Usable Memory 2 19 2 4 Advanc...

Page 5: ... CDROM Drives 2 35 2 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration 2 35 2 6 6 Security 2 38 2 7 Tools menu 2 40 2 7 1 ASUS O C Profile 2 40 2 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 42 2 8 Exit menu 2 43 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Installing an operating system 3 2 3 2 Support CD information 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers menu 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities menu 3 4 3 2 4 Make Disk menu 3 5 3 2 5 Manual menu 3 6 3 2...

Page 6: ...ause 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...

Page 7: ...power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage c...

Page 8: ...s chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites...

Page 9: ...lete a task Typography 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 means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl ...

Page 10: ...e NVIDIA GeForce 6 Graphics Processing Unit GPU Dual VGA output DVI D and RGB High definition video processing with maximum resolution of 1920 x 1440 pixels 75Hz for RGB display Note DVI D only supports digital display You cannot convert DVI D to output RGB signal to CRT display TV out SDTV HDTV with TV Ou t module Note RGB and TV Out cannot be used simultaneously Storage NVIDIA nForce 430 media a...

Page 11: ...panel 1 x Parallel port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN RJ 45 port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x VGA RGB Out port 1 x VGA DVI D port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 5 1 channel audio ports Internal connectors 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x CD audio in connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Game MIDI connector 1 x CPU fan connector 2 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x ...

Page 12: ... notice Power Requirement ATX power supply with 24 pin and 4 pin 12 V plugs ATX 12 V 2 0 compliant Form Factor uATX 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 5cm x 24 5cm Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II AMD Cool n Quiet utility ASUS Live Update utility Anti virus software OEM version ...

Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ... 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single core Athlon 64 Sempron and dual core Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB 1MB 512KB L2 cache which is based on 64 bit architecture It features 2000 1600 MT s HyperTransport Bus dual channel un buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool n Quiet Technology See page 1 10 for details Motherbo...

Page 15: ...bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications The dual channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to 12 8 GB s See pages 1 14 to 1 15 for details PCI Express interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express the latest I O interconnect technology that...

Page 16: ...ras See page 1 30 for details HDTV output The motherboard features the NVIDIA GeForce6150 chipset that supports superior HDTV out functionality with a higher resolution to 1080i and 720p format which are clearer than traditional formats allow ASUS M2NPV VM motherboard bundles a HDTV out module that helps you enjoy the high quality scaling and filtering technology Gigabit LAN solution NVIDIA Gb LAN...

Page 17: ...file that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file giving users freedom to share distribute their favorite overclocking settings ASUS Q Fan 2 technology The ASUS Q Fan 2 technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See page 2 33 for detai...

Page 18: ...e 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 shut down and reboot the system and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter ASUS MyLogo This feature allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 2 37 for details ...

Page 19: ... from the wall socket before touching any 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 them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came w...

Page 20: ...DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module F_USB12 IE1394_1 FLOPPY Super I O 4Mb BIOS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB34 CD AD 1986A PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCI1 PCI2 CLRTC USB78 USB56 SATA4 SATA2 SATA3 SATA1 CHA_FAN1 ATX12V SB_PWR TV_OUT DVI PARALLEL PORT VGA USBPW34 USBPW12 KBPWR USBPW78 USBPW56 SPDIF_OUT nVIDIA nForce 430 nVIDIA GeForce ...

Page 21: ...herboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below Place this side towards the rear of the chassis 1 5 3 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis ...

Page 22: ...a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 1 6 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted ...

Page 23: ...the CPU 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 7 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware moni...

Page 24: ...ake sure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have 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 heats...

Page 25: ...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 to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 26: ...m may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules 1 7 System memory 1 7 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 2...

Page 27: ... N A DS KHX6400D2LL 1G 512MB SAMSUNG EDD339XX N A SS M378T6553CZ3 CE7 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE7 N A SS M378T3354CZ3 CE7 512MB Qimonda HYB18T256800AF25F N A DS HYS64T64020HU 25F A 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP S5 N A SS HYMP564U64BP8 S5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP S5 N A DS HYMP512U64BP8 S5 512MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ N A SS MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 1024MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ N A DS MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 512MB M...

Page 28: ...12MB KINGSTON E5108AE 6E E N A SS KVR667D2N5 512 1024MB KINGSTON E5108AE 6E E N A DS KVR667D2N5 1G 512MB KINGSTON E5108AE 6E E N A SS KVR667D2E5 512 256MB KINGSTON HYB18T256800AF3 N A SS KVR667D2N5 256 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE6 N A SS M378T3354CZ0 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC N A SS M378T6553CZ0 CE6 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC N A DS M378T2953CZ0 CE6 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160AF 3S N A S...

Page 29: ...E N A DS TS128MLQ64V6J 512MB Transcend J12Q3AB 6 N A SS JM367Q643A 6 1024MB Transcend J12Q3AB 6 N A DS JM388Q643A 6 512MB Veritech VTD264M8PC5G N A SS GTP512HLTM45EG 1024MB Veritech VTD264M8PC5G N A DS GTP01GHLTM55EG 512MB TwinMOS E5108AE GE E N A SS 8G 25JK5 EBT 256MB NANYA NT5TU32M16AG 3C N A SS NT256T64UH4A0FY 3C 512MB NANYA NT5TU64M8AE 3C N A SS NT512T64U88A0BY 3C 512MB NANYA NT5TU64M8BE 3B N ...

Page 30: ...ynix HY5PS12821F C4 ECC N A DS HYMP512U728 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821FP C4 ECC N A SS HYMP564U728 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP C3 N A SS HYMP564U64AP8 C3 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP C3 N A DS HYMP512U64AP8 C3 512MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E ECC N A SS EBE51ED8ABFA 5C E 512MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E N A SS EBE51UD8ABFA 5C E 256MB Apacer E5116AB 5C E N A SS 78 81077 420 256MB KINGMAX E5116AB 5C E N A SS KLBB68F...

Page 31: ...2S12D30TP 5C N A SS 53014051 7100 512MB Veritech VTD264M8PC6G N A SS GTP512HLTM46DG 1024MB Veritech VTD264M8PC6G N A DS GTP01GHLTM56DG DDR2 533 Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports one module inserted in any slot as Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory...

Page 32: ...ay cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components Unlocked retaining clip DDR2 DIMM notch 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 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 DDR2 DIMM no...

Page 33: ...the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press 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 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS sett...

Page 34: ...ard A B C D PCI slot 1 used PCI slot 2 used IEEE1394 used Interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Redirect to IRQ 9 3 11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 10 5 IRQ Holder f...

Page 35: ...ss x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the...

Page 36: ...ins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Reinstall 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 t...

Page 37: ...s The USBPW56 and USBPW78 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system will not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode M2NPV VM M2...

Page 38: ...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 an ATX power supply that can supply at least 500 mA on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS M2NPV VM M2NPV VM Keyboard power setting KBPWR 1 2 2 3 5V Default 5VSB ...

Page 39: ...Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 1 12 8 2 4 11 5 6 7 10 3 9 LAN port LED indications LAN port SPEED LED ACT LINK LED 5 Line In port light blue This port connects a tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 6 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 7 Microphone port pink This ...

Page 40: ...ort is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 11 DVI D Out port This port connects a Digital Visual Interface DVI D card 12 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard Refer to the audio configuration table for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Port Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel Light Blue Line I...

Page 41: ...ed intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remov...

Page 42: ...E Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_IDE PIN 1 SEC_IDE 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 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device ju...

Page 43: ...diaShield controller M2NPV VM M2NPV VM SATA connectors GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA3 Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pa...

Page 44: ...mage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors M2NPV VM M2NPV VM Fan connectors PWR_FAN CHA_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V CPU_FAN CHA_FAN2 GND Rotation 12V CHA_FAN2 GND Rotation 12V CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN M2NPV VM M2NPV VM Digital audio connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_OUT 6 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_...

Page 45: ...ly with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed 8 Optical drive audio in connector 4 pin CD These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The USB 2 0 module is purchased separately M2NPV VM M2NPV VM USB 2 0 connectors USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_...

Page 46: ...USB port module cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard 9 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector is for a GAME MIDI port Connect the USB GAME module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or edit...

Page 47: ...t one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector make sure that the HD Audio item in the BIOS is set to Enabled See page 2 28 for details M2NPV...

Page 48: ...or is for the TV out port module that allows you to connect a television to your system Connect one end of the HDTV out cable to this connector and the other end to the TV out module M2NPV VM M2NPV VM TV out connector TV_OUT GND Pb PR GND Y 5V 12V RGB and TV out can not be used simultaneously ...

Page 49: ...n ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant power supply unit PSU with a minimum of 300 W power rating This PSU type has 24 pin and 4 pin power plugs If you intend to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on 12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inad...

Page 50: ...to the HDD System warning 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 This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four sec...

Page 51: ...2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup ...

Page 52: ...s 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 3 4 for the Utilities screen menu 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 2 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file fr...

Page 53: ...raffic or click Auto Select Click 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 54: ...te BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 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 th...

Page 55: ...k 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 Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a...

Page 56: ... such as USB flash disk hard disk or floppy disk with FAT32 16 12 format only Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD M2NPVVM VER 0113 DATE 04 23 2006 BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH C Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move WIN98E DIR NETTERM ...

Page 57: ... disk CD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier 4 Under the DOS mode use X X stands for the name of the disk assignment to switch to the folder of the floppy disk CD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 At the prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears 6 Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field...

Page 58: ...FWH File Name to Program M2NPV VM bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to Continue Write OK No Update Write Fail 7 Press N when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file The following screen appears 8 The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk CD ROM or a USB flash disk and starts flashing the BIOS file AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights R...

Page 59: ... AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For C51PV MCP51 M2NPV VM 00 DATE 04 13 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 0113 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 17 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For C51PV MCP51 M2NPV VM 00 DATE 04 13 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T ...

Page 60: ...ing the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Award BootBlock BIOS v1 0 Copyright C 2000 Award Software Inc BIOS ...

Page 61: ...Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designe...

Page 62: ...is 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 Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1 H...

Page 63: ...ghted 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 2 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 Functio...

Page 64: ...it 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 Mar 03 2006 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A Secondary IDE Master None Secondary IDE Slave None SATA1 None SATA2 None SATA3 None SATA4 ...

Page 65: ...rmation on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them 2 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 2 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in System Time 15 30 36 System Date Mon Mar 2 2006...

Page 66: ... to automatically detect 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 Configurati...

Page 67: ...O 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 dri...

Page 68: ...o Sets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu 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 69: ...e 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 2 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabled ...

Page 70: ... Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 2 4 1 JumperFree Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning Auto X Overclock Options Disabled X CPU Frequency 200 0 X DDR2 Voltage Control Auto X CPU Multiplier Auto AI Tuning Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CP...

Page 71: ... generator to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed The BIOS auto detects the value of this item The values range from 200 0 to 400 0 Setting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting DDR2 Voltage Control Auto Allows you to set the operating DDR2 volta...

Page 72: ...rmation auto detected by the BIOS 2 4 3 CPU Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Engineering Sample CPU Speed 2600MHz Cache RAM 1024K DRAM Configuration AMD Cool n Quiet Function Auto Select Menu Item Specific Help Auto no user limit MaxMemclk limit by Memory Clock value Manual use Memory ...

Page 73: ...Auto Configuration options Auto 5 6 7 18 Trc Auto Configuration options Auto 11 12 13 26 Trwt Auto Configuration options Auto 2 3 4 9 1T 2T Memory Timing Auto Configuration options Auto 1T 2T Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bottom of 32 bit 31 24 IO space E0 Min 0000 Max 00E0 Bottom of UMA DRAM 31 24 FC Min 0000 Max 00FC AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled Enabl...

Page 74: ...ed Spread Spectrum Down Enables or disables Spread Spectrum for CPU Configuration options Disabled Center Down PCIE Spread Spectrum Enabled Enables or disables Spread Spectrum for PCI Express Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Enabled Enables or disables Spread Spectrum for SATA Configuration options Disabled Enabled HT Spread Spectrum Down Enables or disables Spread Spect...

Page 75: ...CI Onboard PCI E Resources Controlled By Auto When set to Auto the BIOS automatically configures all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Set to Manual if you want to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Configuration options Auto Manual When the item Resources Controlled By is set to Auto the item IRQ Resources is grayed out and not user configurable Refer to the section IRQ...

Page 76: ...E Channel0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled SATA Port 1 2 Enabled SATA DMA transfer Enabled SATA Port 3 4 Enabled SATA2 DMA transfer Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to set Onboard Device Configuration IDE Fun...

Page 77: ... disable the SATA 3 and 4 ports Configuration options Enabled Disabled SATA2 DMA transfer Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA2 DMA transfer access Configuration options Enabled Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE PIO read prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled NVRAID Configuration This sub menu contains NVRAID function related items...

Page 78: ...d or fourth SATA master drive Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable USB 1 1 and 2 0 Controller USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press E...

Page 79: ...BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP Bi Directional The ECP Mode Use DMA item becomes user configurable when the Parallel Port Mode item is set to ECP or Bi Directional ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Allows selection of ECP Mode Configuration options 1 3 Game Port Address 201 Allows you to select the Game Port address or to disable the...

Page 80: ...PCI PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On by RTC Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm 0 x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 0 Power Up By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power Up By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled 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 2 5 Power menu The Power menu items...

Page 81: ...n In Suspend Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PWR Button 4 secs Instant Off Allows you to set the event after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds Configuration options Suspend Instant Off Power Up On By 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 O...

Page 82: ... value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 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 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard function or set specific keys ...

Page 83: ...oard and CPU temperatures These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM Chassis Fan1 Fan2 Speed xxxxRPM Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU Chassis and chip 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 warni...

Page 84: ...Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives CDROM 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 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Remova...

Page 85: ...Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to enable or disable Boot Settings Configuration Case Open Warning Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Typematic Rate 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 2 ...

Page 86: ...nectors for setting details Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to set t...

Page 87: ... display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Halt On All But Keyboard Allows you to error report type Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo feature ...

Page 88: ...fer to section 1 9 Jumpers for instructions 2 6 6 Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Boot Settings Configuration Supervisor Password Clear User 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 ...

Page 89: ...requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the password before entering the system Configuration options Setup System ...

Page 90: ...unctions Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set ASUS O C Profile EZ Flash 2 F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 2 7 1 ASUS O C Profile Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Set...

Page 91: ...Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Save to File Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1 2 Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Save to File Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the hard disk floppy disk USB flash disk with the FAT32 16 12 format Follow the instructions below to save the BIOS file 1 Insert th...

Page 92: ... EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice Please see page 2 6 section 2 1 3 for details Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS RROM Utility B311 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD M2NPV VM VER 0122 DATE 04 24 2006 BOARD Unknown VER Unk...

Page 93: ...u to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit Discard Changes Sele...

Page 94: ...confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values ...

Page 95: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 96: ...tilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information Make s...

Page 97: ...IA nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver program NVIDIA GeForce 6150 GPU Driver Installs the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 graphics processing unit GPU driver SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver Executes the wizard to install the SoundMAX AD1986A audio driver and application AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver The scree...

Page 98: ...any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 The Adobe Acrobat Rea...

Page 99: ...dded skip Microsoft DirectX 9 0c installation Anti Virus utility The anti virus utility scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 3 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk NVIDIA 32bit Win2K SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA Windows 2000 Serial ATA SATA RAID driver disk for a 32 bit system NVIDIA 32...

Page 100: ...ick 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 manual file NVIDIA 64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA Serial ATA SATA RAID driver disk for a 64 bit system ...

Page 101: ...information on the inside front cover of this user guide 3 2 7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ...

Page 102: ...the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

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