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Page 2: ...ULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL PEGATRON ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF...

Page 3: ...ion 1 8 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 8 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 9 1 6 1 Installing the CPU 1 9 1 6 2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 11 1 7 System memory 1 13 1 7 1 Overview 1 13 1 7 2 Memory config...

Page 4: ...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 IDE Configuration 2 13 2 3 5 Pr...

Page 5: ...ty 2 34 2 6 2 Hard Disk Drives 2 34 2 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 2 35 2 6 4 Security 2 36 2 7 Tools menu 2 38 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 38 2 8 Exit menu 2 39 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Installing an...

Page 6: ...use 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 fo...

Page 7: ...wer 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...

Page 8: ...e jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also pro...

Page 9: ...llow to complete 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...

Page 10: ...odel 3 0 DirectX9 graphics processor Maximum shared memory of 256 MB VGA output RGB Supports RGB with max resolution 1920 x 1440 70MHz Storage 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 interface 4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb s har...

Page 11: ...ctor 1 x CD audio in connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x speaker connector 1 x S PDIF Out connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 3 x USB 2 0 connectors for 6 additional US...

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

Page 14: ...socket AM2 Athlon 64 Sempron Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX AM2 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 b...

Page 15: ...Gigabit LAN and NVIDIA MediaShield storage management technology allowing easy RAID configuration RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 for Serial ATA 3Gb s Dual channel DDR2 800 DDR2 800 memory provides great...

Page 16: ...HD audio High Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia CODEC enables high quality 192KHz 24 bit audio output jack detect feature Gigabit LAN solution Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for the...

Page 17: ...ils C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due...

Page 18: ...er cord 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 av...

Page 19: ...240 pin module EATXPWR PRI_IDE FLOPPY Socket AM2 CHA_FAN SATA2 SATA1 SATA3 SATA4 Nvidia MCP68S M2N VM S 24 5cm 9 6in USB78 USB56 USB910 PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX16 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SB_...

Page 20: ...ng the motherboard ensure 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 1 5 3 Screw ho...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...amaging 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 in...

Page 23: ...cket Ensure 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 wh...

Page 24: ...bracket 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...

Page 25: ...tprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Cha...

Page 26: ...ng a Windows 32 bit version operating system e g 32 bit Windows 32 bit Vista without the Physical Address Extension PAE support the system will allocate a certain amount of memory space for system dev...

Page 27: ...ATA M2GVD6G3I4170I1E53 N A VDATA DS VD29608A8A 25EG30647 1G PSC AL7E8E63B 8E1K 5 PSC DS A3R12E3HEF641B9A05 Size Vendor Model CL Brand SS DS Component DIMM support A B C 1G Kingston KVR667D2N5 1G N A E...

Page 28: ...ots and the black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration Size Vendor Model CL Brand SS DS Component DIMM support A B C 256MB Kingston KVR533D2N4 256 N A Elpida SS E5116AF 5C E 256MB S...

Page 29: ...severe damage to both the motherboard and the components 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...

Page 30: ...use Keep 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 e...

Page 31: ...tandard floppy disk controller 8 High precision event timer 9 Microsoft ACPI Compliant System 12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse 13 Numeric data processor 14 Primary IDE Channel 10 NVIDIA nForce PCI System Mana...

Page 32: ...CI Express 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...

Page 33: ...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 proce...

Page 34: ...for the rear USB ports The USBPW5 8 and USBPW910 jumpers are for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that ca...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...headphone or a speaker In 4 channel and 6 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 6 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone Refer to the audio configura...

Page 37: ...aphics Adapter VGA port This 15 pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 10 Serial port COM1 This port connects a modem or other devices that conform with serial specification 11...

Page 38: ...s 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...

Page 39: ...n 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...

Page 40: ...the Windows XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 and JBOD refer to the RAID manual in the support CD If you intend...

Page 41: ...y Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Only CPU Fan supports Q Fan The...

Page 42: ...he USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard 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...

Page 43: ...dio module to this connector ensure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is set to HD Audio if you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the item to AC97 See pa...

Page 44: ...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 inadequate Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power...

Page 45: ...ty LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD AXT Power Soft off button 2 pin PWR BTN This connector is for the system power button Press...

Page 46: ...1 34 Chapter 1 Product introduction...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...therboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do...

Page 49: ...disk drive b Click from the Windows desktop then select Computer c Right click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3 1 2 Floppy dialog box d Select the Create an MS DOS startup...

Page 50: ...py disk drive or the USB port Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press Enter to enable it You can switch between...

Page 51: ...e then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the...

Page 52: ...puter A 2 Get the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from Pegatron Copy the AFUDOS utility to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filenam...

Page 53: ...BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the...

Page 54: ...S checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file M2N VMS ROM Completed Start flashing When no floppy disk is found the utility autom...

Page 55: ...t routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST reboot the system by doing any of the following procedures Restart using the OS standard shut down procedure Press Ctrl Alt Del simultaneously Press th...

Page 56: ...changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For setting EZ Flash 2 Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings...

Page 57: ...is a brief description of the selected item Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 2 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the co...

Page 58: ...stem 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 1 44M 3 5 in Sy...

Page 59: ...ows you to disable or set the Serial ATA devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled SATA Mode select SATA Mode Allows you to select the SATA Mode Configuration options SATA Mode RAID Mode The foll...

Page 60: ...nstalled in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM d...

Page 61: ...s the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This features allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third...

Page 62: ...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 secto...

Page 63: ...monitor utility is installed Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 3 7 System Infor...

Page 64: ...Frequency Voltage AI Overclocking Auto Memory Voltage Auto AI Overclocking Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset o...

Page 65: ...select PCI Express frequency Configuration options 100 101 102 103 150 The following item appears only when the AI Overclocking item is set to Overclock Profile Overclock Options Auto Allows you to se...

Page 66: ...abled Cool n Quiet Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the generation of ACPI_PPC _PSS and _PCT objects Configuration options Disabled Enabled This option should remain disabled for the normal op...

Page 67: ...onfigure CPU Frequence Processor Frequency Multiplier Auto Allows you to select Processor frequency Configuration options Auto x5 0 1000 MHz x6 0 1200 MHz x7 0 1400 MHz x8 0 1600 MHz x9 0 1800 MHz Pro...

Page 68: ...tion Memory Options Information Memory Configuration Select the DRAM Frequency programing method If Auto the DRAM speed will be based on SPDs If Limit the DRAM spe will not exceed the specific value I...

Page 69: ...nfiguration options Auto 5 CLK 6 CLK 18 CLK Command Timing 2T mode Auto Sets the Command Timing 2T mode Configuration options Auto 1T 2T MCT Timing Mode Auto Sets the MCT Timing Mode Configuration opt...

Page 70: ...rs immediately when they occur Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM BG SCRUB Disabled Disables or sets the DRAM BG Scrub Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us...

Page 71: ...fer Size 32MB Allows you to set the iGPU Frame Buffer Size Configuration options 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Disabled AZALIA AUDIO Enabled Allows you to set or disable the AZALIA AUDIO Configuration options...

Page 72: ...frequency Configuration options 200 MHz 400 MHz 600 MHz 800 MHz 1000 MHz 1200 MHz 1400 MHz 1600 MHz 1800 MHz 2000 MHz 2200 MHz 2400 MHz 2600 MHz SB to K8 CPU LinkWidth 16 16 Allows you to select south...

Page 73: ...elect the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration opt...

Page 74: ...and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devic...

Page 75: ...g to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Confi...

Page 76: ...Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Device 1 Netac Emulation Type Auto USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage de...

Page 77: ...spend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its workin...

Page 78: ...er On By PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on...

Page 79: ...not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A or Ignored The onboard hardware monitor automatic...

Page 80: ...Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices ins...

Page 81: ...tem When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conf...

Page 82: ...ter to change password Enter again to disabled 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...

Page 83: ...and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed...

Page 84: ...n Yes or No then press Ok to confirm your choice ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 06 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select or Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLASH T...

Page 85: ...e RAM Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustain...

Page 86: ...2 40 Chapter 2 BIOS setup...

Page 87: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package...

Page 88: ...s before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability 3 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contai ns the drivers software applicatio...

Page 89: ...a 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec designed for Windows Vista desktop Its performance and functionality meet Microsoft Windows Vista WLP3 08 premium requirements The ALC662 features three stere...

Page 90: ...FAQ The M2N VM S user manual file is in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the support CD before opening the user manual file Browse Support CD Browses the contents of...

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