Asus M2R32-MVP 57

This chapter describes the power up

sequence, the vocal POST messages,3 and ways of shutting down the

system.

Powering up

Contents

Page E2717 First Edition July Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up 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 M2R32-MVPspecifications summary Page Page Page Product1 information Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® M2R32-MVPmotherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard Cables 1.3.1Product highlights Latest processor technology ATI CrossFire™ Xpress PCI Express™ interface Gigabit LAN solution Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go 8-channelhigh definition audio IEEE 1394a support USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features ASUS Stack Cool AI NET2 Precision Tweaker AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) PEG Link Mode for two graphics cards ASUS Q-Fan2 technology ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash Q-Connector ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS MyLogo2™ C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Hardware2 information Page Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes Page 2.2.4Layout Contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page 2.3.2Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations Recommended memory configurations DDR2 (800 MHz) Qualified Vendors List 2.4.3Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.5.4Two PCI slots 2.5.5Two PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots PCI Express x16 slot configurations 2.6Jumper 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78, USBPW910) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) Serial ATA hard disk drive connection 4 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinPWR_FAN) 5 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910) 6 . Power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 7 . IEEE 1394a connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 8 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 9 . Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 10 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 11 . Audio connector (4-pinCD [black]) 12 . System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED •Hard disk drive activity •System warning speaker •Power/Soft-offbutton 13 . Q-Connector(System panel) Page Page Page AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch