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Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS Update utility 2-6 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-10 2.2.4 Menu items... Information 2-15 2.4 Advanced menu 2-16 2.4.1 AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Configuration 2-16 2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-18 2.4.4 Chipset 2-18 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-25 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-26 2.4.7 USB Configuration 2-27 iv
Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS Update utility 2-6 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-10 2.2.4 Menu items... Information 2-15 2.4 Advanced menu 2-16 2.4.1 AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Configuration 2-16 2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-18 2.4.4 Chipset 2-18 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-25 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-26 2.4.7 USB Configuration 2-27 iv
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...™430 media and communications processor (MCP) supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interfaces for RGB display N o t e : DVI-D only supports digital display. A8N-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64...
...™430 media and communications processor (MCP) supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interfaces for RGB display N o t e : DVI-D only supports digital display. A8N-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64...
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... page 1-11 for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement. Serial ATA allows for details. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-3 Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the ...unprecedented integrated video quality, TV-out, and PCI Express interface. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 GPU and NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 MCP chipsets The NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge supports Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out (RGB...
... page 1-11 for thinner, more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement. Serial ATA allows for details. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-3 Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the ...unprecedented integrated video quality, TV-out, and PCI Express interface. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 GPU and NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 MCP chipsets The NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge supports Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out (RGB...
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1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-11 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: A8N-VM CSM DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ® A8N-VM CSM 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Channel 1 Channel 2 Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 1.7.2...DIMM_A1 (blue slot). For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to chipset limitation, this section. • Installing DDR DIMMs other than or equal to 128 Mb memory chips. • If you ...
1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-11 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: A8N-VM CSM DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ® A8N-VM CSM 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Channel 1 Channel 2 Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 1.7.2...DIMM_A1 (blue slot). For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to chipset limitation, this section. • Installing DDR DIMMs other than or equal to 128 Mb memory chips. • If you ...
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Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit AMD Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure AMD Cool 'N' Quiet support Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ...
Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit AMD Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure AMD Cool 'N' Quiet support Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ...
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...display the sub-menu. The driver developer may cause system to malfunction. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge/MCP51 Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Change Freq. : Yes uCode ...Patch Level : 0x41 This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Options for NB WARNING: Setting wrong values in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. ...
...display the sub-menu. The driver developer may cause system to malfunction. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge/MCP51 Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Change Freq. : Yes uCode ...Patch Level : 0x41 This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings Options for NB WARNING: Setting wrong values in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. ...
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Northbridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-19
Northbridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-19
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... ] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms] NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration Advanced NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size OnChip VGA Trap Enable [[PCI -> PCI Express] [64 MB] [Disabled] Options PCI -> PCI Express...
... ] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms] NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration Advanced NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size OnChip VGA Trap Enable [[PCI -> PCI Express] [64 MB] [Disabled] Options PCI -> PCI Express...
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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration Advanced SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration PCI Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] [Center Spread] Options Disabled Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-23 Primary Graphics Adapter...
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration Advanced SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration PCI Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] [Center Spread] Options Disabled Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-23 Primary Graphics Adapter...
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2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Winbond W83627EHG-A Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Onboard AUDIO Onboard LAN Onboard ...] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-25 Configuration options: [1.9] [1.7] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] Onboard AUDIO [Enabled] Allows you to select Serial Port1 Base Addresses.
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Winbond W83627EHG-A Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Onboard AUDIO Onboard LAN Onboard ...] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-25 Configuration options: [1.9] [1.7] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] Onboard AUDIO [Enabled] Allows you to select Serial Port1 Base Addresses.
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...; nForce™ Chipset Driver program. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet driver. SoundMAX® ADI1986A Audio Driver Executes the wizard to activate the devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. NVIDIA GeForce 61X0 GPU Driver Installs the NVIDIA® GeForce 61X0 graphics processing unit (GPU) driver. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 3-3 The screen...
...; nForce™ Chipset Driver program. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet driver. SoundMAX® ADI1986A Audio Driver Executes the wizard to activate the devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. NVIDIA GeForce 61X0 GPU Driver Installs the NVIDIA® GeForce 61X0 graphics processing unit (GPU) driver. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 3-3 The screen...
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...2-15 2.4 Advanced menu 2-16 2.4.1 AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Configuration 2-16 2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-18 2.4.4 Chipset 2-18 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-25 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-26 2.4.7 USB Configuration 2-27 iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing... and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS Update utility 2-6 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation ...
...2-15 2.4 Advanced menu 2-16 2.4.1 AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Configuration 2-16 2.4.2 JumperFree Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-18 2.4.4 Chipset 2-18 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-25 2.4.6 PCI PnP 2-26 2.4.7 USB Configuration 2-27 iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing... and updating your BIOS 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS Update utility 2-6 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation ...
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...; x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated in Gigabit MAC with maximum resolution of 1920 x 1440 pixels for RGB display N o t e : DVI-D only supports digital display. A8N-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64...
...; x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated in Gigabit MAC with maximum resolution of 1920 x 1440 pixels for RGB display N o t e : DVI-D only supports digital display. A8N-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64...
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...technology, the motherboard supports up the PCI bus. See page 1-11 for details. This high speed interface is supported only in packets. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-3 The NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 media and communications processor (MCP) Southbridge delivers NVIDIA® Gigabit LAN with existing PCI ... products with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 GPU and NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 MCP chipsets The NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge supports Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out...
...technology, the motherboard supports up the PCI bus. See page 1-11 for details. This high speed interface is supported only in packets. ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-3 The NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 media and communications processor (MCP) Southbridge delivers NVIDIA® Gigabit LAN with existing PCI ... products with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement. NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 GPU and NVIDIA® nForce™ 430 MCP chipsets The NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6150 graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge supports Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out...
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For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to chipset limitation, this section. • Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system ...one DIMM module for a Single-channel configuration, install the module on DIMM_A1 (blue slot). ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-11 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: A8N-VM CSM DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ® A8N-VM CSM 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Channel 1 Channel 2 Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 and ...
For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to chipset limitation, this section. • Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system ...one DIMM module for a Single-channel configuration, install the module on DIMM_A1 (blue slot). ASUS A8N-VM CSM 1-11 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: A8N-VM CSM DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ® A8N-VM CSM 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Channel 1 Channel 2 Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 and ...
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Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit AMD Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure AMD Cool 'N' Quiet support Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ...
Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit AMD Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure AMD Cool 'N' Quiet support Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ...
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...this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The driver developer may cause system to change the advanced chipset settings. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, ...American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to malfunction. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Module Version: 14.06 Physical Count: 1 Logical Count: 1 AMD Athlon(tm...
...this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The driver developer may cause system to change the advanced chipset settings. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, ...American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to malfunction. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY CPU Configuration Module Version: 14.06 Physical Count: 1 Logical Count: 1 AMD Athlon(tm...
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ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-19 Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. Northbridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.
ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-19 Memory Configuration Advanced Memory Configuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. Northbridge Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Northbridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.
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... device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration Advanced SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration PCI Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] [Center Spread] Options Disabled Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-23
... device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration Advanced SouthBridge/MCP51 Chipset Configuration PCI Spread Spectrum HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] [Center Spread] Options Disabled Enabled PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread] ASUS A8N-VM CSM 2-23