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... LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE... SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E2806 Second Edition V2 November 2006 Copyright ©...
... LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE... SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E2806 Second Edition V2 November 2006 Copyright ©...
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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii M2NPV-VM specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-8 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-9 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-12 1.7 System memory 1-...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii M2NPV-VM specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-8 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-9 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-12 1.7 System memory 1-...
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...; 6150 GPU Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce™430 MCP 2000/1600 MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to CRT display. M2NPV-VM specifications summary CPU. Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Support AMD socket AM2 for RGB display Note: DVI...
...; 6150 GPU Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce™430 MCP 2000/1600 MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to CRT display. M2NPV-VM specifications summary CPU. Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Support AMD socket AM2 for RGB display Note: DVI...
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...™ Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) allows FSB tuning from 200 MHz to 400 MHz at 1 MHz increment Note: ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 and ASUS EZ Flash 2 only support VGA/RGB output. 4 Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 1 x ...ports 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector 1 x System panel connector (continued on the next page) xi M2NPV-VM specifications summary IEEE1394 Manageability Special features BIOS features Rear panel Internal connectors TI IEEE 1394a controller supports: - 2 x IEEE 1394a ports WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME,...
...™ Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) allows FSB tuning from 200 MHz to 400 MHz at 1 MHz increment Note: ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 and ASUS EZ Flash 2 only support VGA/RGB output. 4 Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 1 x ...ports 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin x ATX 12V power connector 1 x System panel connector (continued on the next page) xi M2NPV-VM specifications summary IEEE1394 Manageability Special features BIOS features Rear panel Internal connectors TI IEEE 1394a controller supports: - 2 x IEEE 1394a ports WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME,...
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xii M2NPV-VM specifications summary Power Requirement ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Form Factor uATX: 9.6 in . (24.5cm x 24.5cm) Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II AMD Cool 'n'Quiet™ utility ASUS Live Update utility Anti-virus software (OEM version) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. x 9.6 in .
xii M2NPV-VM specifications summary Power Requirement ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Form Factor uATX: 9.6 in . (24.5cm x 24.5cm) Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II AMD Cool 'n'Quiet™ utility ASUS Live Update utility Anti-virus software (OEM version) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. x 9.6 in .
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...® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out (RGB and DVID), NVIDIA® PureVideo Technology with existing PCI specifications. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for details...that speeds up to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1- This high speed interface is software compatible with unprecedented integrated video quality, TV-out, and PCI Express interface. AMD...
...® DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, dual VGA out (RGB and DVID), NVIDIA® PureVideo Technology with existing PCI specifications. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for details...that speeds up to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1- This high speed interface is software compatible with unprecedented integrated video quality, TV-out, and PCI Express interface. AMD...
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... Ethernet connections. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a wide range of data such as camcorders, VCRs, printers,TVs, and digital cameras. ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard bundles a HDTV-out module that supports superior HDTV-out functionality with... allow. IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a fast 480 Mbps on the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification.
... Ethernet connections. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a wide range of data such as camcorders, VCRs, printers,TVs, and digital cameras. ASUS M2NPV-VM motherboard bundles a HDTV-out module that supports superior HDTV-out functionality with... allow. IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a fast 480 Mbps on the new SATA 3Gb/s storage specification.
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... on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-23 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI...
... on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-23 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI...
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...cables for details. See section "2.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration" for Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. M2NPV-VM ® M2NPV-VM.SATA.connectors SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4... Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-31 If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set to the RAID manual...
...cables for details. See section "2.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration" for Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. M2NPV-VM ® M2NPV-VM.SATA.connectors SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4... Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-31 If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set to the RAID manual...
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7. USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC M2NPV-VM ® USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND M2NPV-VM.USB.2.0.connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV... connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel M2NPV-VM ® CD (black) M2NPV-VM Internal audio connector ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-33 These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
7. USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC M2NPV-VM ® USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND M2NPV-VM.USB.2.0.connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV... connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel M2NPV-VM ® CD (black) M2NPV-VM Internal audio connector ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-33 These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
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... +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-37 This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs. • If you use an ATX 12 V Specification 2.0‑compliant power supply unit (PSU) with more power-consuming devices. 14. Find the proper orientation...
... +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts ASUS M2NPV-VM 1-37 This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs. • If you use an ATX 12 V Specification 2.0‑compliant power supply unit (PSU) with more power-consuming devices. 14. Find the proper orientation...
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...2006 [1.44M, 3.5 in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. \ 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓... arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] Select Menu Item Specific Help Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring [ST321122A...
...2006 [1.44M, 3.5 in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. \ 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓... arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] Select Menu Item Specific Help Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring [ST321122A...
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...right Moves the highlight up or down between fields Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the various setup menus. ASUS M2NPV-VM 2-13 You cannot select an item that menu. A configurable field is user‑configurable, you to display a list of options. To ..."2.2.7 Pop-up a selection menu for the highlighted field Saves changes and exit 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is enclosed in the legend bar allow you can change the value of a field, select it...
...right Moves the highlight up or down between fields Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the various setup menus. ASUS M2NPV-VM 2-13 You cannot select an item that menu. A configurable field is user‑configurable, you to display a list of options. To ..."2.2.7 Pop-up a selection menu for the highlighted field Saves changes and exit 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is enclosed in the legend bar allow you can change the value of a field, select it...
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... [None] SATA4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] ↑↓ :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of the selected item. 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item ... Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CDS520/A] Secondary IDE MasterDisabled [None.].... [ ] Secondary IDE Slave 720K , 3.5 in[.None.].... [ ] SATA1 1.44M, 3.5 in .
... [None] SATA4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] ↑↓ :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of the selected item. 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item ... Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CDS520/A] Secondary IDE MasterDisabled [None.].... [ ] Secondary IDE Slave 720K , 3.5 in[.None.].... [ ] SATA1 1.44M, 3.5 in .
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...Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit...IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring 15 : 30 : 36 Mon, Mar 2 2006 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2NPV-VM 2-15 Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.
...Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit...IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring 15 : 30 : 36 Mon, Mar 2 2006 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2NPV-VM 2-15 Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.
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... IDE Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode [Auto] [Auto] 82 GB 39420 16 255 [Auto] [Auto] UDMA 6 Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to [Manual]. If the hard disk was already formatted on this item if you have the correct configuration information supplied by the...
... IDE Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Sector PIO Mode UDMA Mode Transfer Mode [Auto] [Auto] 82 GB 39420 16 255 [Auto] [Auto] UDMA 6 Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to [Manual]. If the hard disk was already formatted on this item if you have the correct configuration information supplied by the...
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Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA 1 Select Menu Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Item Specific Help Slects the type of fixed disk connected to the system. Extended Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system. This ...
Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA 1 Select Menu Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Item Specific Help Slects the type of fixed disk connected to the system. Extended Drive [Auto] Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system. This ...
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... Tuning X Overclock Options X CPU Frequency X DDR2 Voltage Control X CPU Multiplier [Auto] [Disabled] [200.0] [Auto] [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Standard...Main Advanced Power Boot Exit JumperFree Configuration AI NET2 CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set overclocking parameters. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to individually set .
... Tuning X Overclock Options X CPU Frequency X DDR2 Voltage Control X CPU Multiplier [Auto] [Disabled] [200.0] [Auto] [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Standard...Main Advanced Power Boot Exit JumperFree Configuration AI NET2 CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set overclocking parameters. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to individually set .
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... CPU Type AMD Engineering Sample CPU Speed 2600MHz Cache RAM 1024K DRAM Configuration AMD Cool'n'Quiet Function [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control DRAM Configuration The items in the sub-menu show the DRAM-related information auto-detected by Memory... Cable Pair LAN1(1-2) LAN1(3-6) LAN1(4-5) Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility AI NET2 [Disabled] Status Open Open Open Length N/A N/A N/A Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of UMA DRAM [31:24] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [...
... CPU Type AMD Engineering Sample CPU Speed 2600MHz Cache RAM 1024K DRAM Configuration AMD Cool'n'Quiet Function [Auto] Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control DRAM Configuration The items in the sub-menu show the DRAM-related information auto-detected by Memory... Cable Pair LAN1(1-2) LAN1(3-6) LAN1(4-5) Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility AI NET2 [Disabled] Status Open Open Open Length N/A N/A N/A Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of UMA DRAM [31:24] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [...
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... Spectrum RGB/TV Display TV Mode Support Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset [32M] [Auto] [Down] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Down] [Auto] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Frame Buffer Size for Onboard Graphic Frame Buffer Size [32M] Selects the frame buffer size for Hyper Transport. Configuration options: [Auto] [RGB] [TV...
... Spectrum RGB/TV Display TV Mode Support Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Chipset [32M] [Auto] [Down] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Down] [Auto] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Frame Buffer Size for Onboard Graphic Frame Buffer Size [32M] Selects the frame buffer size for Hyper Transport. Configuration options: [Auto] [RGB] [TV...