Asus M2A690G installation manual Motherboard introduction

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Chapter 4

This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

Motherboard introduction

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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 Basic components to install PreparationBefore you proceed 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 Disk menu Manual menuMake ATI RAID/AHCI Driver Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista DriverAsus Contact information Installing PC Probe Using PC ProbeSoftware information 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 helpMain menu System TimeSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Auto Access Mode AutoPrimary IDE Master/Slave PIO Mode Auto Udma Mode AutoTransfer Mode CapacitySata Extended Drive AutoHDD Smart Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory xxx MBUsable Memory XXX MB Landing ZoneJumperFree Configuration Advanced menu+1.2VNBSB Auto DDR2 Voltage Control AutoCPU Configuration LDT & PCI Bus Control Dram ConfigurationChipset Surroundview Disabled UMA Frame Buffer Size 64MBSpread Spectrum Auto Plug & Play O/S NoMaximum Payload Size PCI Latenct Timer CLKIRQ Resources Onboard LAN Enabled South OnChip IDE DeviceSouth OnChip PCI Device Front Panel Type HD AudioUSB Configuration Power menu Acpi Apic Support EnabledAPM Configuration Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3Power On By External Modem Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Power OffPower Up On PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Hpet Support EnabledFan Controller Disabled Hardware MonitorCPU Temperature, MB Temperature CPU Fan Type DCVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPMBoot menu 1st ~ 4th Boot Device RemovableRemovable Drives Floppy DisksCase Open Warning Enabled Quick Boot EnabledBoot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Hard Disk DrivesBootup Num-Lock On Typematic Rate Setting DisabledFull Screen Logo Enabled OS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2Supervisor Password User Password Password CheckAsus Music Alarm Tools menuAlarm Time hhmm 0 Repeat Track DisabledVolume 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 FlashLoad Setup Defaults Exit & Save ChangesExit & Discard Changes Discard Changes