Motherboard
 E2629 First Edition May
Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK Computer INC . All Rights Reserved
 Contents
 Bios setup
 Software support
 Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
 Electrical safety
Safety information
Operation safety
 M2NPV-MX specifications summary
 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector 1 x System panel connector
 Specifications are subject to change without notice
 Product introduction
 Special features
Package contents
Welcome
 DDR2 memory support
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
Nvidia GeForce 6150 GPU Nvidia nForce 430 MCP chipsets
PCI Express interface
 USB 2.0 technology
Gigabit LAN solution
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology
High Definition Audio
 Innovative Asus features
 Before you proceed
Onboard LED
 Motherboard overview
Motherboard layout
 Placement direction
Screw holes
 Installing the CPU
Central Processing Unit CPU
 M2NPV-MX CPU fan connector
 Installing the heatsink and fan
 Product introduction
 System memory
Memory configurations
Recommended Memory Configurations
Overview
 Important notice on installing Windows XP 32-bit version
 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL
DDR2-800 MHz capability
 DDR2-533 MHz capability
 Removing a Dimm
Installing a Dimm
Is properly seated
 Configuring an expansion card
Installing an expansion card
Expansion slots
 Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
 PCI Express x1 slot
PCI slots
PCI Express x16 slot
 Jumpers
Clear RTC RAM Clrtc
 USB device wake-up 3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78
M2NPV-MX USB device wake-up
 Keyboard power 3-pin Kbpwr
 Rear panel connectors
Connectors
LAN port LED indications
 Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration
 Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy
Internal connectors
Chassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin Chassis
 IDE connectors 40-1 pin Priide 40-1 pin Secide
 Serial ATA connectors Pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4
M2NPV-MX Sata connectors
 Digital audio connector 4-1 pin Spdifout
 USB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78
Optical drive audio in connector 4-pin CD
 TV-out connector 8-1 pin Tvout
 Serial port connector 10-1 pin COM1
Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin Aafp
 ATX power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V
M2NPV-MX ATX power connectors
 Power/Soft-off button
System panel connector 20-1 pin Panel
System power LED
Reset button
 Bios setup
 Asus Update utility
Managing and updating your Bios
Installing Asus Update
 Updating the Bios through the Internet
 Updating the Bios through a Bios file
 Creating a bootable floppy disk
Windows XP environment
 Asus EZ Flash 2 utility
 Updating the Bios
Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y/N
 Write OK No Update
No Update
Press F1 to Continue
 Now Backup Syetem Bios to File Message Please wait
Saving the current Bios file
Message Please wait
 Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility
Recovering the Bios from the support CD
 Bios setup program
 Bios menu screen
Menu bar
 Menu items
Configuration fields
Sub-menu items
 Pop-up window
General help
 System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx
Main menu
System Time
Legacy Diskette a 1.44M, 3.5
 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Access Mode Auto
Auto
 Transfer Mode
PIO Mode Auto
Udma Mode Auto
Capacity
 Extended Drive Auto
First, Second, Third, Fourth Sata Master
Extended IDE Drive Auto
 Usable Memory XXX MB
HDD Smart Monitoring Disabled
Installed Memory xxx MB
Landing Zone
 Stability when overclocking
JumperFree Configuration
AI Tuning Auto
Advanced menu
 DDR2 Voltage Control Auto
Overclock Options Disabled
CPU Frequency XXX value is auto-detected
CPU Multiplier Auto
 Dram Configuration
CPU Configuration
Post Check LAN Cable Disabled
AI Net2
 AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Function Disabled
 Chipset
 Primary Display Adapter PCI-E
PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S No
Resources Controlled By Auto
 IDE Function Setup
Onboard Devices Configuration
IDE Function Setup
OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled
 Nvraid Configuration
RAID Enabled Disabled
 OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled
USB Configuration
Onboard nVidia LAN Enabled
HD Audio Enabled
 Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4
Parallel Port Mode EPP
Parallel Port Address 378/IRQ7
 APM Configuration
Power menu
Acpi Apic Support Enabled
Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3
 Power Up On By PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled
Restore on AC Power Loss Disabled
HDD Down In Suspend Disabled
Power On By External Modems Disabled
 Power On By PS/2 Mouse Disabled
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard Disabled
 Hardware Monitor
Fan Controller Disabled
CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature
Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
 1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable
Boot menu
Boot Device Priority
Removable Drives
 Hard Disk Drives
Boot Settings Configuration
Bootable Add-in Cards
Cdrom Drives
 Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Case Open Warning Enabled
Quick Boot Enabled
Bootup Num-Lock On
 Full Screen Logo Enabled
Halt On All, But Keyboard
 Security
Supervisor Password User Password
Forgot your password?
Press any key to continue
 Password Check
 Tools menu
Main Advanced Power Boot
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 Bios Rrom Utility B311
Asus EZ Flash
 Exit & Save Changes
Main Advanced Power Boot Tools
Exit menu
Exit & Discard Changes
 Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
 Software3 support
 Support CD information
Installing an operating system
Running the support CD
 Drivers menu
 Utilities menu
 Anti-Virus utility
Make Disk menu
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Nvidia 32bit Win2K Sata RAID Driver
 Nvidia 64bit Sata RAID Driver
Manual menu
Nvidia RAID User’s Manual
 Other information
Asus Contact information
Motherboard Info
 Technical support Form
Browse this CD
Filelist
 Creating a RAID driver disk
 Software support