Starting up | Asus M2A690G specification

Chapter 3

This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.

Starting up

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Asus M2A690G installation manual Starting up

Contents

Series M2A690G E3061 First Edition February Table of contents Chapter Bios Information Chapter Starting upMotherboard Info Onboard Device Configuration Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Safety information Electrical safetyOperation safety About this guide AudienceHow this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide System package contents System introduction Welcome Front panelPage Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Hdmi card ports Voltage selector Internal components System introduction Basic installation Before you proceed Basic components to installPreparation Tool Removing the side cover and front panel assembly Installing the CPU Central Processing Unit CPU Gold triangle Small triangle Installing the heatsink and fan Page Installing a Dimm Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533 DDR2-667 DDR2-800 KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN Installing a DDR2 Dimm Removing a DDR2 Dimm Installing an expansion card Configuring an expansion cardExpansion slots Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI Express x1 slot PCI slotsPCI 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 Re-connecting cables LED cables Reinstalling the cover Asus V -Series M2A690G Starting up Installing an operating system Powering upSupport CD information Running the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Driver Make Disk menuManual menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista Driver Asus Contact information Software information Installing PC ProbeUsing PC Probe Asus PC Probe Preferences Sensor alert Hardware monitor panels Changing the monitor panels position WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe Memory usage Starting up Motherboard introduction Introduction Motherboard layout Jumpers Clear RTC RAM Clrtc 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 Dual display table Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs Bios setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy disk Asus EZ Flash 2 utility Path A\ Award Bios Flash Utility Enter. The Award Bios Flash Utility screen appears No Update Write Fail Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utility Recovering the Bios from the support CDRecovering the Bios from a floppy/USB flash disk Page Asus Update utility Installing Asus Update Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Bios menu screenMenu bar Configuration fields Menu itemsSub-menu items Pop-up window General help System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Main menuSystem Time Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Access Mode Auto Primary IDE Master/SlavePrimary IDE Master/Slave Auto Transfer Mode PIO Mode AutoUdma Mode Auto Capacity Sata Extended Drive Auto Usable Memory XXX MB HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledInstalled Memory xxx MB Landing Zone +1.2VNBSB Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu DDR2 Voltage Control Auto CPU Configuration Dram Configuration ChipsetLDT & PCI Bus Control Spread Spectrum Auto Surroundview DisabledUMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Plug & Play O/S No PCI Latenct Timer CLK IRQ ResourcesMaximum Payload Size South OnChip PCI Device Onboard LAN EnabledSouth OnChip IDE Device Front Panel Type HD Audio USB Configuration APM Configuration Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3 Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Power On By External Modem DisabledRestore on AC Power Loss Power Off Hpet Support Enabled Fan Controller Disabled Hardware Monitor Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Temperature, MB TemperatureCPU Fan Type DC CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM Removable Drives Boot menu1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Floppy Disks Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Case Open Warning EnabledQuick Boot Enabled Hard Disk Drives Full Screen Logo Enabled Bootup Num-Lock OnTypematic Rate Setting Disabled OS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2 Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Asus Music Alarm Tools menu Volume Alarm Time hhmm 0Repeat Track Disabled Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Load Bios Profile Load from Profile 1/2Load from File Save Bios Profile Save to Profile 1/2Save to File Exit menu Asus EZ Flash Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Discard Changes