Asus M2NPV-MX manual Placement direction, Screw holes

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1.5.2Placement direction

When installing the 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.

1.5.3Screw holes

Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards the rear of the chassis

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Contents Motherboard E2629 First Edition May Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK Computer INC . All Rights ReservedContents Bios setup Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications StatementSafety information Electrical safetyOperation safety M2NPV-MX specifications summary 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector 1 x System panel connector Specifications are subject to change without notice Product introduction Package contents Special featuresWelcome DDR2 memory support AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet TechnologyNvidia GeForce 6150 GPU Nvidia nForce 430 MCP chipsets PCI Express interfaceUSB 2.0 technology Gigabit LAN solutionSerial ATA 3Gb/s technology High Definition AudioInnovative Asus features Before you proceed Onboard LEDMotherboard overview Motherboard layoutPlacement direction Screw holesInstalling the CPU Central Processing Unit CPUM2NPV-MX CPU fan connector Installing the heatsink and fan Product introduction System memory Memory configurationsRecommended Memory Configurations OverviewImportant notice on installing Windows XP 32-bit version Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-800 MHz capabilityDDR2-533 MHz capability Installing a Dimm Removing a DimmIs properly seated Installing an expansion card Configuring an expansion cardExpansion slots Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboardPCI slots PCI Express x1 slotPCI Express x16 slot Jumpers Clear RTC RAM ClrtcUSB device wake-up 3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78 M2NPV-MX USB device wake-upKeyboard power 3-pin Kbpwr Connectors Rear panel connectorsLAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Internal connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin FloppyChassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin Chassis IDE connectors 40-1 pin Priide 40-1 pin Secide Serial ATA connectors Pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 M2NPV-MX Sata connectorsDigital audio connector 4-1 pin Spdifout USB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78 Optical drive audio in connector 4-pin CDTV-out connector 8-1 pin Tvout Serial port connector 10-1 pin COM1 Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin AafpATX power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V M2NPV-MX ATX power connectorsPower/Soft-off button System panel connector 20-1 pin PanelSystem power LED Reset buttonBios setup Managing and updating your Bios Asus Update utilityInstalling Asus Update Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Creating a bootable floppy disk Windows XP environmentAsus EZ Flash 2 utility Updating the Bios Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y/NNo Update Write OK No UpdatePress F1 to Continue Saving the current Bios file Now Backup Syetem Bios to File Message Please waitMessage Please wait Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility Recovering the Bios from the support CDBios setup program Bios menu screen Menu barConfiguration fields Menu itemsSub-menu items Pop-up window General helpSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Main menuSystem Time Legacy Diskette a 1.44M, 3.5Access Mode Auto Primary and Secondary IDE Master/SlaveAuto Transfer Mode PIO Mode AutoUdma Mode Auto CapacityFirst, Second, Third, Fourth Sata Master Extended Drive AutoExtended IDE Drive Auto Usable Memory XXX MB HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledInstalled Memory xxx MB Landing ZoneStability when overclocking JumperFree ConfigurationAI Tuning Auto Advanced menuDDR2 Voltage Control Auto Overclock Options DisabledCPU Frequency XXX value is auto-detected CPU Multiplier AutoDram Configuration CPU ConfigurationPost Check LAN Cable Disabled AI Net2AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Function Disabled Chipset Primary Display Adapter PCI-E PCIPnPPlug & Play O/S No Resources Controlled By AutoIDE Function Setup Onboard Devices ConfigurationIDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 EnabledNvraid Configuration RAID Enabled DisabledOnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled USB ConfigurationOnboard nVidia LAN Enabled HD Audio EnabledParallel Port Mode EPP Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4Parallel Port Address 378/IRQ7 APM Configuration Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3Power Up On By PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss DisabledHDD Down In Suspend Disabled Power On By External Modems DisabledPower On By PS/2 Mouse Disabled Power On By PS/2 Keyboard DisabledHardware Monitor Fan Controller DisabledCPU Temperature, M/B Temperature Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Boot menuBoot Device Priority Removable DrivesHard Disk Drives Boot Settings ConfigurationBootable Add-in Cards Cdrom DrivesBoot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Case Open Warning EnabledQuick Boot Enabled Bootup Num-Lock OnFull Screen Logo Enabled Halt On All, But KeyboardSecurity Supervisor Password User PasswordForgot your password? Press any key to continuePassword Check Tools menu Main Advanced Power BootASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Bios Rrom Utility B311 Asus EZ FlashExit & Save Changes Main Advanced Power Boot ToolsExit menu Exit & Discard ChangesLoad Setup Defaults Discard ChangesSoftware3 support Installing an operating system Support CD informationRunning the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Anti-Virus utility Make Disk menuMicrosoft DirectX 9.0c Nvidia 32bit Win2K Sata RAID DriverManual menu Nvidia 64bit Sata RAID DriverNvidia RAID User’s Manual Asus Contact information Other informationMotherboard Info Browse this CD Technical support FormFilelist Creating a RAID driver disk Software support