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Page 2: ...TICULAR 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 SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ...tion 1 7 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Overview 1 8 1 6 2 Installling the CPU 1 8 1 6 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 10 1 7 System memory 1 12 1 7 1 DIMM sockets location 1 12 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 12 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 16 1 8 Expansion slots 1 16 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 17 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 17 1 8 3 PC...

Page 4: ...ation keys 2 10 2 2 4 Menu items 2 11 2 2 5 Sub menu items 2 11 2 2 6 Configuration fields 2 11 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 11 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 11 2 2 9 General help 2 11 2 3 Main menu 2 12 2 3 1 System Time 2 12 2 3 2 System Date 2 12 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 12 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 13 2 3 5 SATA1 and SATA2 2 14 2 3 6 IDE Configuration 2 16 2 3 7 System Information 2 17 2 4...

Page 5: ...Boot Device Priority 2 32 2 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 2 32 2 6 3 Security 2 33 2 7 Tools menu 2 35 2 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 35 2 8 Exit menu 2 36 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 3 3 2 4 Make Disk 3 5 3 2 5 Manual 3 5 3 2 6 ASUS Contact information 3 6...

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: ...cal 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 dama...

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: ...hat you MUST follow to complete a task 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 si...

Page 10: ... x PCI Express x16 slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI 2 2 slots Storage 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 2 x SATA support RAID 0 1 and JBOD LAN Realtek RTL8201CL 10 100 LAN Audio C Media Superior Quality Audio 7 1 channel audio CODEC Supports S PDIF Out interface USB Supports up to 6 USB 2 0 ports two at mid board four on the rear panel ASUS special features ASUS C P R ASUS MyLogo ASUS CrashFree BIO...

Page 11: ... panel audio connector CD audio in connectors 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector BIOS features 4 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ACPI 2 0a ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Manageability WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME PXE Accessories UltraDMA cable FDD cable SATA cable SATA power cable I O Shield User s maual Support CD ...

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

Page 14: ...ther standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M2S X motherboard Cables 1 x Ultra DMA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x SATA signal cable 1 x Floppy disk cable Accessories I ...

Page 15: ...ogy The motherboard supports the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed voltage and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs Serial ATA RAID solution The motherboard provides a high performance Serial ATA RAID controller that enhance hard disk performance and data backup protection without the cost of additional RAID cards The onboard SIS...

Page 16: ...en the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and BIOS automatically restores the CPU previous setting for each parameter ASUS MyLogo This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey...

Page 17: ...ents 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 with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or compone...

Page 18: ...module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module M2S X SEC_IDE PRI_IDE EATXPWR SIS 756 SIS 965L CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power 4Mb BIOS SATA2 SATA1 CHA_FAN CPU_FAN PANEL SB_PWR CHASSIS CLRTC Super I O FLOPPY PCI2 PCI1 PCI3 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 R USB56 FP_AUDIO USBPW56 SPDIF_OUT ICS953805CFLF CM6501 RTL8201CL USBPW34 USBPW12 CD ATX12V AUDIO2 AUDIO1 LAN_USB34 USB12 SPDIF_O1 PARALLE PORT COM1 PS 2KB...

Page 19: ...ssis as indicated in the image below 1 5 3 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components Before you install the motherboard stud...

Page 20: ...f the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU M2S X R M2S X CPU Socket M2 Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation Gold triangle 1 6 2 Installling the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket b...

Page 21: ...90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging 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 speci...

Page 22: ...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 heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly CPU...

Page 23: ...he 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 M2S X R M2S X CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN I...

Page 24: ... DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components We recommend to install the memory modules first before installing a PCI Express x16 card M2S X R M2S X 240 pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 112 Pins 128 Pins DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Recommended Memory Configurations Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Populated Populated Populate...

Page 25: ...ve a certain amount of memory space for system devices We recommend that you install less than 3 GB system memory if you would like to work under Windows XP 32 bit version OS The excess memory installation will not cause any usage problem but it will not give users the benefit of manipulating this excess memory space Visit the ASUS FAQ site for further explanation http support asus com faq faq asp...

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Page 28: ...expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis 2 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for BIOS information 3 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables next page 4 Install the drivers and or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation Visit the ASUS website www asus com for the latest Qualified ...

Page 29: ... 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices 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 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI ...

Page 30: ...hows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot 1 8 3 PCI slots The PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specific...

Page 31: ...eep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 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 the jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear the RTC when the system han...

Page 32: ...eep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode M2S X R M2S X USB Device Wake Up 3 2 2 1 USBPW56 5V Default 5VSB 3 2 2 1 USBPW12 5V Default 5VSB 3 2 2 1 USBPW34 5V Default 5VSB 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 would not power up The total current consumed must NOT ...

Page 33: ... through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications SPEED LED Status Description GREEN Right 10 Mbps connection YELLOW Left 100 Mbps connection 4 Side Speaker Out port gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 5 Rear Speaker Out port black This port connects the rear speakers in a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 cha...

Page 34: ...e This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 8 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 9 Center Subwoofer port orange This port connects the center subwoofer speakers Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration...

Page 35: ...e s M2S X R M2S X IDE Connectors SEC_IDE PIN1 PRI_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 jumpers have the same setting Black or gray ...

Page 36: ...ed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug M2S X R M2S X Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 FLOPPY 3 Internal audio connectors 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 M2S X R M2S X Internal Audio Connector CD black Right...

Page 37: ...o connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a power supply unit PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Make sure that your PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 4 ATX power connectors 24...

Page 38: ...onents These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 6 USB header 10 1 pin USB56 If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate a USB header is available for additional USB ports Connect the USB cable of the USB 2 0 module to this header You may install the USB module in the chassis front panel The module has two USB 2 0 ports for connecting next generation USB peripheral...

Page 39: ...h a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins M2S X R M2S X Chassis Intrusion Connector CHASSIS 5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND Default 8 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB s dat...

Page 40: ...the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector M2S X R M2S X Front panel audio connector FP_AUDIO MIC_L Line out_R Line out_L MIC_R AGND NC NC NC NC 10 System panel connector 10 1 pin PANEL This connector accommodates several system front panel functions M2S X R M2S X System Panel Connector PANEL PLED 5V Speaker SPEAKER PLED Ground Reset Reset Ground Ground PLED IDE_LED IDE_LED IDE_LED P...

Page 41: ...r connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRSW This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than...

Page 42: ...1 30 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 43: ...This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided 2 BIOS setup ...

Page 44: ...ert a 1 44MB floppy disk into 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 f...

Page 45: ...stem from the floppy disk 4 At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename where filename means the latest or original BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk 5 Press Enter The succeeding screen displays the status of the update process Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt A afudos iM2S X ROM AMI Firmware Upda...

Page 46: ... 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash done Verifying flash done A 5 Reboot the system from the hard disk 2 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC You can use the AFUDOS EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a floppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted To copy the ...

Page 47: ...ility The EZ Flash 2 is built in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing Alt F2 during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash 2 1 Go to the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart your computer 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 in two ways 1 In...

Page 48: ...tically checks the CD for the BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu then select EZ Flash 2 and press Enter You can switch between drives by pressing Tab before the co...

Page 49: ...e utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file M2S X ROM Completed Start flashing Use only a USB flash disk smaller than 8GB with single partition and FAT 32 16 12 format DO NOT s...

Page 50: ...e utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Start...

Page 51: ... 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 Del 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 designed to make it...

Page 52: ...he desired item is highlighted 2 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Navigation keys General help Menu bar Sub menu items Configuration fields Menu items System Time 04 46 19 System Dat...

Page 53: ...up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Scroll bar Select Screen ...

Page 54: ... Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 04 51 19 System Date Sun 01 13 2002 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE ...

Page 55: ... Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device ...

Page 56: ...tion options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 3 5 SATA1 and SATA2 While entering setup the 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 Third IDE Master Device Not Detected L...

Page 57: ...this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the ...

Page 58: ...er Configuration options Disabled IDE By Bios RAID By Rom Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Allows you to enable or disable device write protection This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable De...

Page 59: ...s menu are auto detected by BIOS Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AMIBIOS Version 0116 Build Date 01 10 07 Processor Type AMD Sempron tm Processor 3200 Speed 1800 MHz Count 1 System Memory Usable Size 512MB 2 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the ...

Page 60: ...er Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled OnBoard SiS USB1 1 DEVICE Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SiS USB 1 1 port Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard SiS USB2 0 DEVICE Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SiS USB 2 0 port Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Conf...

Page 61: ...ed Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Allows you to stop the EHCI HC in OHCI handover Enable this item when installing operating systems that does not support EHCI host controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 4 2 JumperFree Configuration JumperFree Configuration AI Overclocking Auto AI Overclocking Auto Select the target CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjust...

Page 62: ...Cool N Quiet Enabled The items in this menu varies depending on the type of processor installed Cool N Quiet Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology 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 Technology feature 2 4 4 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the ...

Page 63: ... CLK 667 MHz CAS Latency Tcl 5 0 RAS CAS Delay Trcd 5 CLK Min Active RAS Tras 15 CLK Row Precharge Time Trp 5 CLK RAS RAS Delay Trrd 3 CLK Row Cycle Trc 21 CLK Asynchronous Latency 5 ns Memory Controller Memory Configuration Memory Setting 333MHz 5 0 5 5 15 2T Memclock Mode Auto CAS Latency CL Auto TRCD Auto TRP Auto TRAS Auto Command Timing 2T mode Auto MCT Timing Mode Auto Bank Interleaving Auto...

Page 64: ...o Manual CAS Latency CL Auto Sets the CAS Latency Configuration options Auto 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 TRCD Auto Sets the TRCD Configuration options Auto 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRP Auto Sets the TRP Configuration options Auto 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRAS Auto This item sets the TRAS Configuration options Auto 5 CLK 6 CLK 7 CLK 8 CLK 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK 14 CLK 15 CLK 16 CLK 17 CLK 18 CLK Comma...

Page 65: ...les the DQS Signal Training Control Turning this off will require custom memory timings programming Training will be automatically disabled if CS Sparing is enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Enables or disables the software memory remapping around the memory hole Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power Down Control Auto Allows DIMMs to enter power do...

Page 66: ...s on Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM BG Scrub Disabled Disables or sets the DRAM scrubbing functionality that corrects and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct During this while the memory is not being used improves performance Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us L2 Cache BG Scr...

Page 67: ... Disabled Enabled HyperTransport Configuration Method to setup HT link Auto HT Width 16 BIT HT Speed 800 MHz HyperTransport Configuration Method to setup HT link Auto Allows you to setup HT link frequency width by auto manual Configuration options Auto Manual HT Width Auto Allows selection of HyperTransport upstream data width Configuration options 8 BIT 16 BIT HT Speed 800 MHz Sets the HyperTrans...

Page 68: ...EPP ECP EPP Version 1 9 Appears when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or EPP ECP This item allows you to to select the Parallel Port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or EPP ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Sets the Parallel Po...

Page 69: ...e devices in the system YES Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug Play devices not required for boot Configuratio...

Page 70: ... ACPI v3 0 2 5 3 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 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 ...

Page 71: ...quires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to resume 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 Internal MAC LAN Disabled Allows yo...

Page 72: ...that turns the system power on 2 5 5 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 40 5ºC 102 5ºF MB Temperature 33ªC 91ºF CPU Fan Speed 3260RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A VCORE Voltage 1 408V 3 3V Voltage 3 360V 5V Voltage 5 160V 12V Voltage 11 328V Smart Q FAN Function Disabled CPU Temperature CPU Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF MB Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF The onboard hardware moni...

Page 73: ... Standard Sets the Q Fan mode This item appears only when the Smart Q Fan Function item is Enabled Configuration options Quiet Standard Cool 2 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 Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual...

Page 74: ... Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some Power On Self Tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Make sure that the above item i...

Page 75: ...rd Change User Password Enter to change password Enter again to disable password Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor 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 Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From...

Page 76: ... No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows change only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on t...

Page 77: ...Always 2 7 Tools menu ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 7 1 ASUS 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 Ok or Cancel then press Enter to confirm your choice ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 02 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V040FC F BOARD M2S X VER 0116 DATE 01 10 07 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD Unknown VER Unkno...

Page 78: ...ter saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save chan...

Page 79: ... selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Ok to load default...

Page 80: ...2 38 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ...

Page 81: ...This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package 3 Software support ...

Page 82: ...CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click on an item to install The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click ...

Page 83: ...s through the ASUS Installation Wizard AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet technology drivers SIS RAID Controller Driver Install the SIS RAID Controller drivers SiS191 SiS190 Ethernet Driver Installs the SiS191 SiS190 Ethernet driver C Media CM6501 Audio Driver Installs the C Media CM6501 Audio driver and application 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications ...

Page 84: ... sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver ASUS Cool n Quiet Utility Installs the ASUS AMD Cool n Quiet utility Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V7 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft ...

Page 85: ... 2 4 Make Disk Make SIS RAID Controller Driver Disk Creates the SIS RAID controller driver disk 3 2 5 Manual SIS965 SIS965L SATA RAID User s Manual Allows you to open the SIS965 SIS965L Serial ATA RAID user s manual ...

Page 86: ...3 Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 6 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated You may also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

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