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V-Series M2A690G

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

Installation Manual

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Asus installation manual Series M2A690G

Contents

Series M2A690G E3061 First Edition February Table of contents Chapter Starting up Chapter Bios InformationMotherboard Info Onboard Device Configuration Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Electrical safety Safety informationOperation safety Audience About this guideHow this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information System package contents System introduction Front panel WelcomePage Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Voltage selector Hdmi card ports Internal components System introduction Basic installation Preparation Basic components to installBefore you proceed Tool Removing the side cover and front panel assembly Central Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPU Gold triangle Small triangle Installing the heatsink and fan Page Memory configurations Installing a Dimm DDR2-667 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533 KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN DDR2-800 Removing a DDR2 Dimm Installing a DDR2 Dimm Configuring an expansion card Installing an expansion cardExpansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard Standard interrupt assignments PCI slots PCI Express x1 slotPCI Express x16 slot 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 LED cables Re-connecting cables Reinstalling the cover Asus V -Series M2A690G Starting up Powering up Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Running the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Manual menu Make Disk menuMake ATI RAID/AHCI Driver Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista Driver Asus Contact information Using PC Probe Installing PC ProbeSoftware information Asus PC Probe Sensor alert Preferences Changing the monitor panels position Hardware monitor panels DMI browser WMI browser Usage PCI browser Memory usage Configuring PC Probe Starting up Motherboard introduction Motherboard layout Introduction Clear RTC RAM Clrtc Jumpers USB 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 Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs Dual display table Bios setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your Bios Path A\ Asus EZ Flash 2 utility Enter. The Award Bios Flash Utility screen appears Award Bios Flash Utility No Update Write Fail Recovering the Bios from the support CD Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utilityRecovering the Bios from a floppy/USB flash disk Page Installing Asus Update Asus Update utility Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios menu screen Bios setup programMenu bar Menu items Configuration fieldsSub-menu items General help Pop-up window System Time Main menuSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave Access Mode AutoPrimary IDE Master/Slave Auto Udma Mode Auto PIO Mode AutoTransfer Mode Capacity Extended Drive Auto Sata Installed Memory xxx MB HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledUsable Memory XXX MB Landing Zone Advanced menu JumperFree Configuration+1.2VNBSB Auto DDR2 Voltage Control Auto CPU Configuration Chipset Dram ConfigurationLDT & PCI Bus Control UMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Surroundview DisabledSpread Spectrum Auto Plug & Play O/S No IRQ Resources PCI Latenct Timer CLKMaximum Payload Size South OnChip IDE Device Onboard LAN EnabledSouth OnChip PCI Device Front Panel Type HD Audio USB Configuration Acpi Apic Support Enabled Power menuAPM Configuration Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3 Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On By External Modem DisabledPower Up On PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Hpet Support Enabled Hardware Monitor Fan Controller Disabled CPU Fan Type DC CPU Temperature, MB TemperatureVcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM 1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Boot menuRemovable Drives Floppy Disks Quick Boot Enabled Case Open Warning EnabledBoot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Hard Disk Drives Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Bootup Num-Lock OnFull Screen Logo Enabled OS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2 Password Check Supervisor Password User Password Tools menu Asus Music Alarm Repeat Track Disabled Alarm Time hhmm 0Volume Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Load from Profile 1/2 Load Bios ProfileLoad from File Save to Profile 1/2 Save Bios ProfileSave to File Asus EZ Flash Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Discard Changes Discard Changes