Asus M2A690G installation manual E3061 First Edition February

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E3061

First Edition V1

February 2007

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Contents Series M2A690G E3061 First Edition February Table of contents Motherboard Info Chapter Bios InformationChapter Starting up Onboard Device Configuration Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications StatementOperation safety Safety informationElectrical safety How this guide is organized About this guideAudience Where to find more information Conventions used in this guideSystem package contents System introduction Welcome Front panelPage Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Hdmi card ports Voltage selectorInternal components System introduction Basic installation Before you proceed Basic components to installPreparation ToolRemoving the side cover and front panel assembly Installing the CPU Central Processing Unit CPUGold triangle Small triangle Installing the heatsink and fan Page Installing a Dimm Memory configurationsQualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533 DDR2-667DDR2-800 KHX6400D2LLK2/1GNInstalling a DDR2 Dimm Removing a DDR2 DimmExpansion slots Installing an expansion cardConfiguring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboardPCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slotPCI slots Installing an optical drive Installing a hard disk drive Serial ATA power Serial ATA cable Cable Installing the card reader Asus V-Series M2A690G Installing a floppy disk drive Re-connecting cables LED cablesReinstalling the cover Asus V -Series M2A690G Starting up Support CD information Installing an operating systemPowering up Running the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Driver Make Disk menuManual menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista DriverAsus Contact information Software information Installing PC ProbeUsing PC Probe Asus PC ProbePreferences Sensor alertHardware monitor panels Changing the monitor panels positionWMI browser DMI browserPCI browser UsageConfiguring PC Probe Memory usageStarting up Motherboard introduction Introduction Motherboard layoutJumpers Clear RTC RAM ClrtcUSB Device Wake Up Connectors PRI IDE COM Port Connector Ieee 1394a Connector ATX Power Connector Internal Audio Connector Azalia Analog Front Panel Connector Power/Soft-off button 2-pin Pwrsw C d Dual display table Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray DiscsBios setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy diskAsus EZ Flash 2 utility Path A\Award Bios Flash Utility Enter. The Award Bios Flash Utility screen appearsNo Update Write Fail Recovering the Bios from a floppy/USB flash disk Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utilityRecovering the Bios from the support CD Page Asus Update utility Installing Asus UpdateUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Menu bar Bios setup programBios menu screen Sub-menu items Configuration fieldsMenu items Pop-up window General helpSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Main menuSystem Time Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Auto Access Mode AutoPrimary IDE Master/Slave Transfer Mode PIO Mode AutoUdma Mode Auto CapacitySata Extended Drive AutoUsable Memory XXX MB HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledInstalled Memory xxx MB Landing Zone+1.2VNBSB Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu DDR2 Voltage Control AutoCPU Configuration LDT & PCI Bus Control Dram ConfigurationChipset Spread Spectrum Auto Surroundview DisabledUMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Plug & Play O/S NoMaximum Payload Size PCI Latenct Timer CLKIRQ Resources South OnChip PCI Device Onboard LAN EnabledSouth OnChip IDE Device Front Panel Type HD AudioUSB Configuration APM Configuration Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By External Modem DisabledRestore on AC Power Loss Power Off Hpet Support EnabledFan Controller Disabled Hardware MonitorVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Temperature, MB TemperatureCPU Fan Type DC CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPMRemovable Drives Boot menu1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Floppy DisksBoot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Case Open Warning EnabledQuick Boot Enabled Hard Disk DrivesFull Screen Logo Enabled Bootup Num-Lock OnTypematic Rate Setting Disabled OS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2Supervisor Password User Password Password CheckAsus Music Alarm Tools menuVolume Alarm Time hhmm 0Repeat Track Disabled Audio CD Drive Primary IDE MasterLoad from File Load Bios ProfileLoad from Profile 1/2 Save to File Save Bios ProfileSave to Profile 1/2 Exit menu Asus EZ FlashExit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Discard Changes