Asus M2N68-AM SE2 - Motherboard - Micro ATX, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard M2N68 AM SE2 ...

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: ...sion slots 1 6 1 5 1 Installing an expansion card 1 6 1 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 1 7 1 5 3 PCI slot 1 7 1 5 4 PCI Express x1 slot 1 7 1 5 5 PCI Express x16 slot 1 7 1 6 Jumpers 1 7 1 7 Connectors 1 9 1 7 1 Rear panel ports 1 9 1 7 2 Internal connectors 1 10 1 8 Software support 1 15 1 8 1 Installing an operating system 1 15 1 8 2 Support DVD information 1 15 Chapter 2 BIOS information 2 1...

Page 4: ...figuration 2 9 2 4 3 Chipset 2 10 2 4 4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2 11 2 4 5 PCI PnP 2 11 2 4 6 USB Configuration 2 11 2 5 Power menu 2 12 2 5 1 Suspend Mode 2 12 2 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support 2 12 2 5 3 ACPI APIC Support 2 13 2 5 4 APM Configuration 2 13 2 5 5 Hardware Monitor 2 13 2 6 Boot menu 2 14 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 14 2 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 2 14 2 6 3 Security 2 15 2 7 Tools...

Page 5: ...a Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit ...

Page 6: ...ion safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuit...

Page 7: ... on ASUS hardware and software products 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package 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 m...

Page 8: ...ndows 32 bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB Hence a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended if you are using a Windows 32 bit operating system Graphics Integrated programmable Shader model 3 0 DirectX 9 graphics processor Maximum shared memory of 256MB Supports RGB with max resolution 1920 x 1440 75MHz 32bpp Expansion slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 1 x P...

Page 9: ... 0 1 1 ports 1 x IDE connector 2 x SATA connectors 1 x system panel connector 1 x CD audio in connector 1 x Internal speaker connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x 24 pin EATX power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector BIOS 8Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 ACPI2 0 SM BIOS 2 5 Accessories 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x IO shield Us...

Page 10: ...ct such as the power supply case 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 with the component Before you install or remove any component switch off the ATX power supply and detach its power cord Failure to do so may cause severe da...

Page 11: ... 4 pin ATX12V 1 13 9 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB 78 USB910 1 12 2 AM2 CPU Socket 1 3 10 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC 1 7 3 DDR2 DIMM slots 1 3 11 Internal speaker connector 4 pin SPEAKER 1 13 4 Keyboard mouse power 3 pin PS2_USBPW 1 4 1 9 12 Standby power LED SB_PWR 1 1 5 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE 1 11 13 System panel connector 10 1 pin F_PANEL 1 14 6 CPU fan connector 4 pin CPU_FAN 1 12 1...

Page 12: ...2 AM2 socket 1 4 System memory 1 4 1 Overview This motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 DIMM has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint 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 socke...

Page 13: ...motherboard the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less For effective use of memory we recommend that you do either of the following Install a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32 bit Windows OS Use a 64 bit Windows OS if you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabits Mb chips or less This mot...

Page 14: ... Brand DIMM support A B Kingston KHX6400D2LLK2 1GN 512MB SS N A Heat Sink Package Kingston Kingston KVR800D2N5 1G 1G DS N A E5108AJBG 8E E Elpida Samsung M378T2863QZS CF7 1G SS 6 K4T1G084QQ HCF7 Samsung Samsung M391T2863QZ3 CF7 1G SS 6 K4T1G084QQ HCF7 ECC Samsung Samsung M378T5263AZ3 CF7 4G DS N A K4T2G084QA HCF7 Samsung Qimonda HYS64T64000EU 2 5 B2 512MB SS 6 HYB18T512800B2F25FSS28380 Qimonda Cor...

Page 15: ...ots and the expansion cards that they support Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 5 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that comes with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove t...

Page 16: ...2 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card 1 5 4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications 1 5 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specification...

Page 17: ... wake up 3 pin USBPW5 10 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 USBPW5 10 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB...

Page 18: ...n supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS The PS2_USBPW1 4 jumper is for the rear USB ports 1 7 Connectors 1 7 1 Rear panel ports 1 PS 2 Mouse port This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows 10 100 PHY connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub LED Orange LED Green Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF No li...

Page 19: ...hese two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports connect to USB 2 0 devices 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports connect to USB 2 0 devices 8 Video Graphics Adapter VGA port This 15 pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 9 COM port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 10 PS 2 Keyboard port This port is for a PS 2...

Page 20: ... Two devices Cable Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Black or gray Slave Slave 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 If any device jumper is set as Cable Select ensure that all other device jumpers have the same setting Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA...

Page 21: ...0 module is purchased separately 5 CPU fan connector 4 pin CPU_FAN The CPU fan connector supports cooling fans of 350mA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Only the CPU fan supports the ASUS Q Fan feature DO NOT forget to conn...

Page 22: ...ystem 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 plug otherwise the system will not boot up We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power consuming devices or when you intend to install additional devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is ina...

Page 23: ... 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 seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power 9 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a cha...

Page 24: ... OS documentation for detailed information Ensure that you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later versions Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability 1 8 2 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to get...

Page 25: ... Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP This utility is available in the Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package Installing ASUS Update 1 Place the Support DVD into the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click ...

Page 26: ...BIOS file is found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS updating process and automatically reboots the system when done Only a USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition supports the ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www asus com To update the BIOS using E...

Page 27: ...ptical disk drive or a USB port The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the Support DVD or the USB flash disk for the BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file M2NAMSE2 ROM Completed Start Erasing Start Programming 3 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process The recovered BIOS may not be th...

Page 28: ... system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu See section 2 8 Exit menu The BIOS setup screens in this section are for reference only They may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file ...

Page 29: ...m 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 drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enab...

Page 30: ...ATA device is installed in the system 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 M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to th...

Page 31: ...following item appears only when the CPU Overclocking item is set to Manual CPU Frequency 200 0 Allows you to set the CPU frequency Configuration options 200 0 201 0 299 0 300 0 The following item appears only when the CPU Overclocking item is set to Overclock Profile Overcloking Options Auto Allows you to select the overclocking profile Configuration options Auto Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock...

Page 32: ...R Auto Configuration options Auto 3 CLK 6 CLK TRRD Auto Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 5 CLK tRWTTO Auto Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 9 CLK tWRRD Auto Configuration options Auto 0 CLK 3 CLK tWTR Auto Configuration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK 3 CLK tWRWR Auto Configuration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK 3 CLK Processor Frequency Multiplier Auto Allows you to select the processor frequency Configuratio...

Page 33: ... The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects GART Error Reporting Disabled This option should remain disabled for the normal operation The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled Microcode Updation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the microcode updation Configuration options Disabled Enabled Se...

Page 34: ...nables or disables the memory remapping around memory hole Configuration options Disabled Enabled DCT Unganged Mode Auto Allows you to enable or disable Unganed mode Configuration options Auto Always Power Down Enable Enabled Enables or disables the DDR power down mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Configuration ECC Mode Disabled Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows the hardwa...

Page 35: ...ces for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices MAC LAN Auto Allows you to set or disable the onboard LAN Configuration options Auto Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Enabled Disabled MCP68 SE ACPI HPET TABLE Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the MCP68 SE ...

Page 36: ...rface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto S1 POS Only Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time S3 Only Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the syste...

Page 37: ... regulators Smart Q Fan Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the CPU fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 5 4 APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC p...

Page 38: ...tion options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boo...

Page 39: ...sing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 1 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents...

Page 40: ...d booting the system Configuration options Setup Always ASUS EZ Flash 2 Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit 2 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit Options...