Asus M2NC61P System package contents

System package contents

Check your V-Series M2NC61P system package for the following items.

If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately.

Item description

1.ASUS V-Series M2NC61P barebone system with

•ASUS motherboard

•Power supply unit

•ASUS chassis

2.Cable

•AC power cable

3.Support CD

4.User guide

An optional card reader is available along with the system for the users to purchase.

Contents

V-SeriesM2NC61P Page Table of contents Chapter 1: System Introduction Chapter 2: Basic Installation Chapter 3: Starting up Chapter 4: Chapter 5: BIOS Information Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Audience How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information System package contents System introduction 1.1Welcome 1.2Front panel Page 1.3Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration Voltage selector 1.4Internal components Page Basic installation 2.1Preparation Basic components to install Tool 2.2Before you proceed 2.3Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2.4.1Installing the CPU Page 2.4.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page 2.5.1Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-1066 DDR2-800 DDR2-667 DDR2-533 2.5.2Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2.5.3Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2.6.1Installing an expansion card 2.6.2Configuring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.6.3PCI slots 2.6.4PCI Express x1 slot 2.6.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.7Installing an optical drive 2.8Installing a hard disk drive Page 2.9Installing the card reader Page 2.10Installing a floppy disk drive LED cables 2.12Reinstalling the cover Page Starting up 3.1Installing an operating system 3.2Powering up 3.3Support CD information 3.3.1Running the support CD 3.3.2Drivers menu 3.3.3Utilities menu ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Symantec Norton Internet Security WinDVD Copy5 Trial Corel Snapfire Plus SE 3.3.4Make Disk menu 3.3.5Manual menu 3.3.6ASUS Contact information ASUS PC Probe Preferences Hardware monitor panels WMI browser DMI browser PCI browser Usage Configuring PC Probe Motherboard introduction 4.1Introduction 4.2Motherboard layout 4.3Jumpers Page 4.4Connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page BIOS setup 5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 5.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 5.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file 5.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Navigation keys 5.2.4Menu items 5.2.5Sub-menuitems 5.2.6Configuration fields 5.2.7Pop-upwindow 5.2.8Scroll bar 5.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 5.3.4IDE Configuration 5.3.5Primary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 5.3.6SATA1 and SATA2 5.3.7System Information 5.4Advanced menu 5.4.1CPU Configuration 5.4.2Chipset Page DRAM Timing Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Page 5.4.3Onboard Devices Configuration 5.4.4PCI PnP 5.4.5USB Configuration 5.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 5.5.2ACPI Version Features [Disabled] 5.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.4APM Configuration 5.5.5Hardware Monitor 5.6.1Boot Device Priority 5.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 5.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 5.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults