Asus M2V-MX SE, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard M2V MX SE ...

Page 2: ...ARTICULAR 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 SPECIFIC...

Page 3: ...s 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Installing the CPU 1 8 1 6 2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 10 1 7 System memory 1 12 1 7 1 Overview 1 12 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 12 1 7 3 DDR2 Qualified Vendoros List 1 13 1 7 4 Installing a DIMM 1 17 1 7 5 Removing a DIMM 1 17 1 8 Expansion slots 1 18 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 18 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card 1 18 1 8 3 PC...

Page 4: ... 2 6 Configuration fields 2 13 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 13 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 13 2 2 9 General help 2 13 2 3 Main menu 2 14 2 3 1 System Time 2 14 2 3 2 System Date 2 14 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 14 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 15 2 3 5 SATA1 and SATA2 2 17 2 3 6 IDE Configuration 2 18 2 3 7 System Information 2 19 2 4 Advanced menu 2 20 2 4 1 USB Configuration 2 20 2 4 2 CPU Config...

Page 5: ...t Settings Configuration 2 35 2 6 3 Security 2 36 2 7 Exit menu 2 39 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 6 3 2 5 Manual menu 3 7 3 2 5 ASUS Contact information 3 8 ...

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: ... DIMMs 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated in the Gfx in North Bridge Supports a maximum of 256MB shared memory VIA VT8237S supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 2 x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disk drives supporting RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD configurations Realtek ALC662 GR Azalia 6 channel audio CODEC Supports Multi Streaming Technology S PDIF out support Phy 10 10...

Page 9: ...nector 1 x CD audio in connector 1 x CPU 1 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x Front Panel High Definition audio connector 1 x 10 1 pin system panel connector 1 x 4 pin speaker connector 4 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 3 0 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME PXE WOR by Ring Drivers Anti virus software ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS InstALL ASUS PC ProbeII uATX form factor 9 6 in x 7 6 in Spec...

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Page 11: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 12: ...he following items Motherboard ASUS M2V MX SE motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single core Ath...

Page 13: ...ble with existing PCI specifications See page 1 20 for details USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 1 24 and 1 28 for details 10 100 Mbps LAN Easy connectivity to your network o...

Page 14: ...personalize and add styles to your system with customizable boot logos See page 2 35 for details 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 to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut do...

Page 15: ...rom 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 wit...

Page 16: ... Socket AM2 EATXPWR CHA_ FAN SEC_IDE SATA2 SATA1 CLRTC CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX1_1 FLOPPY USB56 F_PANEL USB78 SPEAKER USBPW5 8 SPDIF_OUT AAFP Super I O VIA K8M890 VIA VT8237S 4Mb BIOS ALC662 Attansic F2 CD PS2_USBPW1 4 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard PARALLEL PORT AUDIO LAN1_USB12 USB34 VGA COM1 ATX12V M2V MX SE R CPU_FAN PCIEX16 PRI_IDE SB_PWR W83124RG A2 ...

Page 17: ...motherboard 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 six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis ...

Page 18: ...PU 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 up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does ...

Page 19: ... 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 7 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you f...

Page 20: ...bly 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...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 sockets Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 4 GB system memory when you installed two 2 GB DDR2 memory modules For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the...

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Page 24: ...2MB Corsair CM2X512 5400C4 SS Heat Sink Package 1G Corsair VS1GB667D2 DS MID095D62864M8CEC 512MB GEIL GX21GB5300DC SS Heat Sink Package 256MB HY HYMP532U64CP6 Y5 AB SS HY5PS121621CFP Y5 512MB HY HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 AA SS HY5PS12821AFP Y4 512MB HY HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 AA SS HY5PS12821AFP Y5 512MB HY HYMP564U72AP8 Y4 SS HY5PS12821AFP Y4 ECC 512MB HY HYMP564U72AP8 Y5 SS HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC 1G HY HYMP512U72...

Page 25: ...S HYB18T512800AF3SSSS28104 512MB Samsung KR M378T6553CZ0 CE6 SS K4T51083QC 512MB Samsung KR M378T6453FZ0 CE6 DS K4T56083QF ZCE6 512MB Samsung M378T6553CZ3 CE6 SS K4T51083QC ZCE6 1G Samsung M378T2953CZ3 CE6 DS K4T51083QC ZCE6 1G Samsung KR M378T2953CZ0 CE6 DS K4T51083QC ZCE6 512MB TEAM TVDD512M667C5 SS T2D648MT 6 1G TEAM TVDD1 02M667C4 DS T2D648PT 6 512MB VDATA M2GVD5G3H31A4I1C52 SS VD29608A8A 3EC2...

Page 26: ... 512MB PSC AL6E8E63B 8E1K SS A3R12E3HEF641B9A05 512MB PSC AL6E8E63B 8E1K SS A3R12E3HEF641B9A05 1G PSC AL7E8E63B 8E1K DS A3R12E3HEF641B9A05 1G PSC AL7E8E63B 8E1K DS A3R12E3HEF641B9A05 256MB Qimonda HYS64T32001HU 2 5 A SS HYB18T256800AF25 SSS49313 512MB Qimonda HYS64T64020HU 2 5 A DS HYB18T256800AF25 SSS25063 512MB Samsung KR M378T6553CZ3 CE7 SS K4T51083QC ZCE7 512MB Samsung KR M391T6553CZ3 CE7 SS K...

Page 27: ...ining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 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 A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs DO not install...

Page 28: ...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 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 ...

Page 29: ...nd the card inoperable IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D PCI slot 1 used PCI slot 2 used 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Re direct 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 for PCI ste...

Page 30: ...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 PCI Express x16 slot 1 8 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 The following figure shows a network card instal...

Page 31: ... OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 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 RA...

Page 32: ...e 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 Set PS2_USBPW1 4 jumper to 5VSB to wake up by PS2 mouse or keyboard The PS2_USBPW1 4 jumper is for the rear USB ports PS_USB port 1 4 The USBPW5 8 jumper is...

Page 33: ...t port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel or 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 configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Light Blue Line In Surround Rear Surround Rea...

Page 34: ...tor or other VGA compatible devices 11 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is...

Page 35: ...e 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 M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE IDE Connectors SEC_IDE NOTE Orient the gray markings usually zigzag on the ID ribbon cable to PI...

Page 36: ... standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra DMA133 If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD configuration through the onboard VIA VT8237S controller For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0 1 and JBOD refer to the RAID manual in the support CD M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA...

Page 37: ...l of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector 5 Optical drive audio in 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 M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE Fan Connectors CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN P...

Page 38: ...dio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports the AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE Front Panel Audio Connector HP_HD MIC2_L HP_R HP_L MIC2_JD Jack_Sense MIC2_R PRESENSE AGND AAFP Legacy AC 97 compliant pin definition NC MIC2_L Line out_R Line out_L ...

Page 39: ...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 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 The system may become unstable or may not boot ...

Page 40: ... Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD Power Soft off button 2 pin PWRBTN 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 seconds while the system is ON turns...

Page 41: ...tor and the other end to the S PDIF module The S PDIF out module is purchased separately M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE Digital Audio Connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_OUT 11 Speaker connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chasis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings M2V MX SE R M2V MX SE Speaker Out Connector SPEAKER 5V GND GND Speaker Out 1 ...

Page 42: ...1 32 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 43: ...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 44: ... the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Star...

Page 45: ...t 3 1 2 Floppy dialog box d Select the Create an MS DOS startup disk check box e Click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 2 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash utility is built in ...

Page 46: ...ers for the extension name Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and...

Page 47: ... to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk A afudos iM2V_MX SE ROM Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt A afudos iM2V_MX SE ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS...

Page 48: ... 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 following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file A afudos iM2V_MX SE ROM ...

Page 49: ...OS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file M2V_MX SE ROM Completed Start flashing When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting B...

Page 50: ...anage 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 from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update re...

Page 51: ... 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 52: ...date BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open...

Page 53: ... 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 the reset button on the system chassis Press the power button to turn the system off then back on Using the power button reset button or the Ctrl Alt Del keys to force reset from a running operating system can cause damage t...

Page 54: ...Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 2 2 3 Navigation keys At...

Page 55: ...ow 2 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop 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 ...

Page 56: ...f floppy drive installed Configuration options 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 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 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 07 12 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave Not Detecte...

Page 57: ... 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 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 mul...

Page 58: ...nfiguration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 59: ... 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 the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi secto...

Page 60: ...imary and secondary IDE controllers Configuration options Disabled Primary Secondary Both Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled Disables or enables the devices write protection This will be effective only when 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 ...

Page 61: ... detected by BIOS AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected processor information System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory AMI BIOS Version 0115 Build Date 06 14 07 Processor Type AMD Sempron tm Processor 3200 Speed 1800MHz Count 1 System Memory Installed Size 512MB Usable Size 348MB ...

Page 62: ...P The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None 2 4 1 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options USB Configuration Module Version 2 24 0 12 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB 1 1 Ports Configuration USB 8 Port...

Page 63: ...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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Port 64 60 Emulation Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Port 64 60 Emulation Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to configure t...

Page 64: ...figuration AMD Overclocking Configuration Processor Frequency Multiplier Auto Processor Voltage Auto Processor Frequency Multiplier Auto Allows you to select the processor frequency Configuration options Auto x5 0 1000MHz x6 0 1200MHz x7 0 1400MHz x8 0 1600MHz x9 0 1800MHz Processor Voltage Auto Allows you to select the processor voltage Configuration options Auto 1 400V 1 375V 1 350V Auto Runtime...

Page 65: ...istate C3 ATLVID Disabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Memory Configuration Memclock Mode Auto Allows you to set the memory clock mode Set by the code using Auto or select Manual to set using one of the standard values Configuration options Auto Manual Limit CAS Latency CL Auto Configuration options Auto 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 2 4 3 Chipset The items in this menu allows you to change the chipset related...

Page 66: ...to 2T 3T 4T 5T TRC Auto Configuration options Auto 11T 12T 25T Bank Interleacving Auto Sets whether to allow memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across nodes decreasing access contention Configuration options Disabled Auto Enable Clock to All DIMMs Disabled Allows you to enable or disable clock to all DIMMs Configuration options Disabled Enabled MemClk Tristate C3 ATLVI...

Page 67: ...REDIRECT Disabled Sets the system to correct DRAM ECC Errors immediately when they occur even if background scrubbing is 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 Disabl...

Page 68: ...k Mode Supported Auto Sets the VLink 8X support Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 AGP Mode AGP 8X Allows you to change the AGP mode for the onboard VGA Configuration options AGP 8X AGP 4X Graphics Aperture Size 128MB Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for onboard VGA graphic data Configuration options 256MB 128MB 64MB 32MB SouthBridge VIA VT8237S Configurati...

Page 69: ...e HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio PCI Delay Transaction Enabled Disabled Aloows you to enable or disable PCI delay transaction Hyper Transport AGP Configuration K8 NPT to AGP Freq Auto Enabled Hyper Transport Co...

Page 70: ...you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP EPP ECP Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Allows you to select the Par...

Page 71: ...t 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 Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks ...

Page 72: ... for System Suspend 2 5 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 2 5 2 ACPI Version Support ACPI v2 0 Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI specifications Configuration options ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 2 5 3 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Enables or disables the A...

Page 73: ... goes into either off or on state whatever the system state before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By Ring Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit...

Page 74: ... up password Configuration Options Any Key Specific Key Power On By PS 2 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 RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When th...

Page 75: ...an speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the chassis the specific field shows N A Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Smart Q Fan function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the sm...

Page 76: ...epends on the the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive ATAPI CD ROM Disabled Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM Specifies the Boot ...

Page 77: ...ure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo feature Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Wait for F1 If Error Enabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Bootup Num...

Page 78: ...lled 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 the password box type a password combination of at least six 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The Supervisor Pa...

Page 79: ...events 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 top of the screen shows the default Not Installed Afte...

Page 80: ...alled To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item 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 appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Cle...

Page 81: ...ears Select Yes to save changes and exit 2 7 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 Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the lege...

Page 82: ...Yes 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 Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

Page 83: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 84: ...pplications and utilities 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 i...

Page 85: ...InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver VIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the VIA Chipset Driver Program VIA S3G Display Driver Installs the VIA S3G display driver Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio driver Atheros F2 Ethernet Driver Installs the Atheros F2 Ethernet Driver The screen display and drivers option may not be the sa...

Page 86: ...ty Installs the ASUS Cool n Quiet utility ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection ei...

Page 87: ...hics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Symantec Norton Internet Security Installs Symantec Norton Internet Security application WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 trial version Corel Snapfire Plus SE Installs...

Page 88: ...3 Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk VIA 32 64 bit RAID Driver Allows you to create a VIA 32 64 bit RAID driver disk ...

Page 89: ...of the user manual VIA VT8237 RAID User s Manual Allows you to open VIA VT8237 RAID user s manual Realtek HD Audio User s Manual Allows you to open Realtek HD Audio user s manual The user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader application from the Utilities tab before opening a user manual file ...

Page 90: ...3 Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...