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... Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu .../Slave...2-12 2.3.5 IDE Configuration 2-13 2.3.6 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 Chipset 2-16 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-23 2.4.4 PCI PnP 2-24 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI...
... Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu .../Slave...2-12 2.3.5 IDE Configuration 2-13 2.3.6 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 Chipset 2-16 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-23 2.4.4 PCI PnP 2-24 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI...
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K8V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x USB connectors support four additional ..., non-ECC DDR 400/333/266 DRAM memory 1 x PCI Express x16 slot for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI slots VIA VT8237A SouthBridge supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations Realtek® ALC660 6-channel CODEC Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100M...
K8V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x USB connectors support four additional ..., non-ECC DDR 400/333/266 DRAM memory 1 x PCI Express x16 slot for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI slots VIA VT8237A SouthBridge supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations Realtek® ALC660 6-channel CODEC Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100M...
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... power management for next generation components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with the AMD AthlonTM 64 and AMD SempronTM processors. Technology The K8V-VM Ultra supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! This chip also supports USB 2.0, MC97, PCI and LPC interfaces and allows 6-channel audio through...for easy connectivity. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-3 DDR400 support DDR 400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, suppports bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s to 40 times faster at 480MB/s, for a cool and quiet environment. VIA K8M890 and VT8237A chipset The VIA K8M890 ...
... power management for next generation components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with the AMD AthlonTM 64 and AMD SempronTM processors. Technology The K8V-VM Ultra supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet! This chip also supports USB 2.0, MC97, PCI and LPC interfaces and allows 6-channel audio through...for easy connectivity. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-3 DDR400 support DDR 400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, suppports bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s to 40 times faster at 480MB/s, for a cool and quiet environment. VIA K8M890 and VT8237A chipset The VIA K8M890 ...
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... can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-15 Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level : 0x39 GART Error Reporting MTRR Mapping [Disabled... in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. v02.54 (C)Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Configure CPU.
... can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-15 Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level : 0x39 GART Error Reporting MTRR Mapping [Disabled... in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. v02.54 (C)Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Configure CPU.
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Configuration options: [Continuous] [Discrete] 2.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to display the sub-menu. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] Enables or disables the GART error reporting feature. NorthBridge Configuration AGP ... 'N' Quiet Configuration Options for programming CPU MTRRs when using over 4G of system memory. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for NB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
Configuration options: [Continuous] [Discrete] 2.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to display the sub-menu. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] Enables or disables the GART error reporting feature. NorthBridge Configuration AGP ... 'N' Quiet Configuration Options for programming CPU MTRRs when using over 4G of system memory. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for NB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row ...figuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-17
NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row ...figuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-17
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... to select the Parallel Port mode. v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Serial Port Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] [378] [ECP] [DMA3... the Parallel Port ECP DMA channel. Serial Port Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to Select Serial Port Base Addresses. Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-23
... to select the Parallel Port mode. v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Serial Port Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] [378] [ECP] [DMA3... the Parallel Port ECP DMA channel. Serial Port Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to Select Serial Port Base Addresses. Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-23
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... Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu .../Slave...2-12 2.3.5 IDE Configuration 2-13 2.3.6 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 Chipset 2-16 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-23 2.4.4 PCI PnP 2-24 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI...
... Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu .../Slave...2-12 2.3.5 IDE Configuration 2-13 2.3.6 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 CPU Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 Chipset 2-16 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-23 2.4.4 PCI PnP 2-24 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI...
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K8V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x USB connectors support four additional ... 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x VGA port 1 x Audio I /O connectors Socket 754 for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI slots VIA VT8237A SouthBridge supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations Realtek® ALC660 6-channel CODEC Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100M...
K8V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 Rear panel I/O ports Internal I /O port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x USB connectors support four additional ... 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x VGA port 1 x Audio I /O connectors Socket 754 for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI slots VIA VT8237A SouthBridge supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configurations Realtek® ALC660 6-channel CODEC Realtek® RTL8201CL 10/100M...
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... function to deliver exceptional integrated graphics and video playback performance. VIA K8M890 and VT8237A chipset The VIA K8M890 northbridge is a 64-bit processor controller that enables multiple drive configuration through the VIA Vinyl Audio technology. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-3 The VIA K8M890 features an Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) to provide efficient power...
... function to deliver exceptional integrated graphics and video playback performance. VIA K8M890 and VT8237A chipset The VIA K8M890 northbridge is a 64-bit processor controller that enables multiple drive configuration through the VIA Vinyl Audio technology. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-3 The VIA K8M890 features an Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) to provide efficient power...
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... menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Configure CPU. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-15 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction.
... menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Configure CPU. ASUS K8V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-15 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction.
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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for NB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. NorthBridge Configuration AGP Bridge K8M890 AGP/PCI EXPRESS Configuration SouthBridge VIA VT8237A Configuration HyperTransport Configuration AMD... Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration Options for programming CPU MTRRs when using over 4G of system memory. Configuration options: [Continuous] [Discrete] 2.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to display the sub-menu.
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] MTRR Mapping [Continuous] Determines the method used for NB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Information Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. NorthBridge Configuration AGP Bridge K8M890 AGP/PCI EXPRESS Configuration SouthBridge VIA VT8237A Configuration HyperTransport Configuration AMD... Cool 'N' Quiet Configuration Options for programming CPU MTRRs when using over 4G of system memory. Configuration options: [Continuous] [Discrete] 2.4.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to display the sub-menu.
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NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row ...figuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-17
NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row ...figuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode User Config Mode Burst Length Software Memory Hole DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [4 Beats] [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-17
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...[378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Allows you to select the Serial port mode. Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-23 When the item Parallel Port Address is set to Select Serial Port Base Addresses. Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP]... Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ. 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Serial Port Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] ...
...[378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Allows you to select the Serial port mode. Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] ASUS K8V-VM Ultra 2-23 When the item Parallel Port Address is set to Select Serial Port Base Addresses. Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP]... Address [2F8/IRQ3] Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ. 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Serial Port Address Serial Port Mode Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] ...