Before you proceed, Onboard LED | Asus A8V-VM specification

1.4Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system.

•Unplug the power cord from 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 with the component.

•Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

Onboard LED

The motherboard comes with a green standby power LED. This LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode or in soft- off mode, and not powered OFF. Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component.

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A8V-VM Onboard LED

SB_PWR

ONOFF

Standby Powered

PowerOff

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Asus A8V-VM manual Before you proceed, Onboard LED

Contents

Motherboard E2421 Second Edition January Table of contents PCI PnP Power menu Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3 Resume Bios setup Software support This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian Ices Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement Operation safety Safety informationElectrical safety How this guide is organized Where to find more informationAbout this guide Conventions used in this guide Typography USB LAN A8V-VM specifications summary A8V-VM specifications summary Page Product Welcome Package contents Product highlights Special features Innovative Asus features Onboard LED Before you proceed Screw holes Placement directionMotherboard overview DIMMA164 DIMMA264 Motherboard layout To install a CPU Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Installing the CPUCentral Processing Unit CPU Overview Asus A8V -VM Installing the heatsink and fan A8V-VM CPU Fan Connector System memory Memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List Recommended memory configurations Sides SS Single-Sided Remove the Dimm from the socket Installing a DimmRemoving a Dimm Configuring an expansion card Installing an expansion cardTo install an expansion card Expansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard Standard interrupt assignments PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slotPCI slots Clear RTC RAM Clrtc Jumpers A8V-VM Keyboard Power Setting LAN port LED indications ConnectorsRear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Internal connectors A8V-VM IDE Connectors A8V-VM CPU Sata Connectors A8V-VM Fan Connectors A8V-VM USB 2.0 Connectors A8V-VM ATX Power Connectors A8V-VM Internal Audio Connector Aafp Chassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin Chassis A8V-VM System Panel Connector Bios setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your Bios From the Open field, type Asus EZ Flash utility Updating the Bios file Copying the current BiosTo copy the current Bios file using the Afudos utility To update the Bios file using the Afudos utility Utility verifies the file and starts updating the Bios Recovering the Bios from a floppy disk Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility Recovering the Bios from the support CD Installing Asus Update Asus Update utility Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Default Bios settings for this motherboard apply for most Bios setup program Configuration Bios menu screenMenu bar Navigation keys Menu items Configuration fieldsSub-menu items Pop-up window System Time Main menuSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Primary, Secondary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave LBA/Large Mode AutoType Auto Block Multi -sector TransferM Auto System Information Advanced menu JumperFree ConfigurationCPU Frequency XXX value is auto-detected AGP/PCI Frequency Auto CPU Configuration Memory Configuration NorthBridge ConfigurationMemclock Mode Auto MCT Timing Mode Auto Dram ECC Enable Disabled CMD-ADDR Timing Mode 2TECC Configuration Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled L2 Cache BG Scrub DisabledAGP Bridge K8M890 AGP/PCI Express Configuration OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size Disabled LAN Controller Enabled SouthBridge VIA VT8251 ConfigurationAudio Controller Enabled USB1.1 USB Ports ConfigurationUSB 8 Ports Onboard Devices Configuration Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency TimerPCI PnP Plug and Play O/S No Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Palette Snooping Disabled Suspend Mode Auto Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Repost Video on S3 Resume No APM Configuration Power On By KBC Enabled Power On By PME# DisabledPower On By PS/2 Mouse Disabled Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature xxxºC/xxxºF MB Temperature xxxºC/xxxºFCPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N/A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N/A Boot Device Priority Boot menu1st ~ xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive Hard -DISK Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Interrupt 19 Capture DisabledChange Supervisor Password Change User Password User Access Level Full AccessClear User Password Password Check Setup Exit menu Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Software3 support Running the support CD Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Drivers menu Utilities menu Microsoft DirectX Anti -virus Utility Manual Asus Contact information