T3-M2NC51PV
E2672
First Edition
March
Chapter 1:System Introduction
Chapter 2:Basic Installation
Chapter 3:Starting up
Chapter 4:Motherboard Info
Chapter 5:BIOS Information
Appendix
FederalCommunications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electricalsafety
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
Check your T3-M2NC51PVsystem package for the following items
If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately
System introduction
1.1Welcome
Thank you for choosing the ASUS T3-M2NC51PV
1.2Front panel (external)
1.Drive door. Open this door to access the optical drive
2.Power button . Press this button to turn the system on
1.3Front panel (internal)
1.4Rear panel
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1.5Internal components
Basic installation
Basic components to install
Tool
2.3Removing the cover
To remove the cover:
1.On the rear panel, locate the
three screws that secure the
cover to the chassis
2.5.1Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
2.5.2 CPUinstallation
Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard
CPU Socket AM2
Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a
4.Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place
2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsinkassembly
3.Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard
M2N5-BNCPU Fan Connector
2.6Installing a DIMM
The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:
240-pinDDR2 DIMM Sockets
2.6.1 Memory configurations
Recommended memory configurations
DDR2 (533 MHz) Qualified Vendors List
DDR2 (667 MHz) Qualified Vendors List
DDR2 (800 MHz) Qualified Vendors List
2.6.2 DIMM installation
2.7.1 Expansion slots
PCIslot
PCIExpress™ x16 slot
2.7.2 Expansion card installation
Standardinterrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.8Installing an optical drive
2.9Installing a hard disk drive (HDD)
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2.10Reinstalling the power supply unit
Connect the
-or
Voltage selector
2.11Replacing the cover
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Starting up
3.1Installing an operating system
3.2Powering up
3.3Support CD information
3.3.1 Running the support CD
3.3.2 Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll- Drivers Installation Wizard
JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver
Nvidia nForce Chipset Driver Program
Nvidia GeForce 6150 Display Driver
3.3.3 Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll- Installation Wizard for Utilities
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
Adobe Acrobat Reader
3.3.4 Make Disk menu
NVIDIA 32bit Win2K SATA RAID Driver
NVIDIA 32bit WinXP SATA RAID Driver
NVIDIA 64bit SATA RAID Driver
JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit Driver
3.3.5 ASUS contact information
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infoMotherboard
4.1Introduction
4.2Motherboard layout
4.3Jumpers
1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
2.Remove the onboard battery
2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW123456)
USBPW56
The USB device
2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR)
500 mA on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS
4.4Connectors
This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard
1. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN)
2. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
EATXPWR
M2N5-BNATX Power Connector
ATX12V
SerialATA hard disk drive connection
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BIOS setup
5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
5.1.2 ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
5.2BIOS setup program
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
5.2.2 Menu bar
5.2.3 Navigation keys
5.2.4 Menu items
5.2.5 Sub-menu items
5.2.6 Configuration fields
5.2.7 Pop-upwindow
5.2.8 Scrollbar
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
5.3.3 Primary IDEMaster/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
5.3.4 Serial -ATA1, Serial -ATA2, Serial -ATA3
Block (Multi -sector Transfer) M [Auto]
5.3.5 IDEConfiguration
Onboard PCIIDEController [Primary]
Serial -ATA1/2 Controller [Enabled]
nVidia RAID Setup
5.3.6 System Information
AMIBIOS
Processor
System Memory
5.4.1 AMD Cool‘n’Quiet Configuration
Cool’n’Quiet [Enabled]
5.4.2 USB Configuration
USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
5.4.3 CPU Configuration
5.4.4 Chipset
NorthBridge Configuration
Sets the MCT Timing mode
Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
The following item appears when the MCT Time Mode item is set to [Manual]
Sets the bank interleaving feature
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]
ECC Configuration
Allows you to enable or disable the DRAM ECC
Power Down Control [Auto]
SouthBridge/MCP51 Configuration
AZALIA AUDIO [Auto]
OnBoard LAN [Auto]
NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration
OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto]
5.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration
SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
OnBoard E-SATABOOTROM [Enabled]
5.4.6 PCIPnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCILatency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
5.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled]
5.5.3 Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Last State]
5.5.4 APM Configuration
Resume On PME# [Disabled]
Resume On LAN(MAC) [Disabled]
Resume On Ring [Disabled]
Resume On PS/2 KB/MS [Disabled]
5.5.5 Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], [N/A], or [Ignored]
VCOREVoltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~xxth Boot Device [Hard Drive]
5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
FullScreen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
5.6.3 Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level(FullAccess]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Appendix
Input characteristics
Output characteristics
Over-Voltage Protection (OVP)