Asus M2A-MVP manual

M2A-MVP

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography M2A-MVPspecifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Back panel I/O ports BIOS features Manageability Support CD Form factor Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights Latest processor technology AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology Dual-CoreCPU Dual Channel DDR2 PCI Express™ Architecture Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology 6-channelHigh Definition Audio IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology Green ASUS 1.3.2ASUS features ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-Fan2 Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page M2A-MVPCPU fan connector 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations Recommended memory configurations M2A-MVPMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability M2A-MVPMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability M2A-MVPMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-553MHz capability 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.4Two PCI slots 1.8.5Two PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.6Two PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x16 slot configurations 1.9Jumper 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) M2A-MVPClear RTC RAM 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) M2A-MVPKeyboard power setting 3.USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, USBPW5-8,USBPW910) 1.10.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration 1.10.2Internal connectors Mode of device(s) 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1[red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black] 2.3.5 Storage Configuration Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 5.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1) M2A-MVPFan connectors 6.Digital Audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) M2A-MVPCOM port connector M2A-MVPUSB 2.0 connectors M2A-MVPIEEE 1394 connector 9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) M2A-MVPAnalog front panel connector 10.Optical drive audio in connector (4-pinCD [black]) M2A-MVPInternal audio connector 11.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) M2A-MVPATX power connectors 12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) M2A-MVPSystem panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4Primary IDE Master/Slave; SATA1-4 Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.5Storage Configuration Onchip SATA Channel [Enabled] Onchip SATA Type [Native IDE] 2.3.6System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1Jumperfree Configuration AI Overclocking [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Enabled] PCIe Spread Spectrum [Enabled] 2.4.2CPU Configuration Cool ‘n’ Quiet [Disabled] AMD Live! [Disabled] Memory Configuraiton ECC Configuraiton Power Down Control [Auto] Alternate VID [Auto] 2.4.3Chipset VGA Priority [1st PCIE->2nd PCIE->PCI] Hyper Transport Configuration PCI Express Configuration 2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Azalia Device [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] 2.4.5PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 2.4.6USB Configuration USB Controller [USB 1.1 and 2.0] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off[Enabled] 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 2.5.3ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] 2.5.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled] 2.5.5APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] 2.5.6Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Chasis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] VCORE Voltage; 3.3V Voltage; 5V Voltage; 12V Voltage Smart Q-FANFunction [Disabled] CPU Fan type [DC] Smart Fan Mode [Optimal] 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive] 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 2.6.3Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 2.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile Save to Profile 1/2 Load from Profile 1/2 Start O.C. Profile Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults 2.9RAID configurations RAID RAID 0+1 JBOD 2.9.1Installing hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 2.9.2ULI® RAID configurations Entering the ULI® RAID BIOS Setup Utility Delete RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID array Create RAID 5 for Reliability SPACE : Enter Creating a RAID 0 configuration Creating a RAID 1 configuration Creating a RAID 0+1 configuration Creating a JBOD configuration Setting the Stripe Size Deleting a RAID configuration Deleting All RAID configurations Rebuilding a RAID array Creating a RAID 5 configuration 2.10Creating a RAID driver disk Page Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard ATI Chipset Driver AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver 3.2.3Utilities menu ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities ASUS Cool ‘n’ Quiet Utility ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update 3.2.4Make Disk menu Make ATI RAID Driver 3.2.5Manuals menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.2.7Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical support form Filelist