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... you proceed 2-2 2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Installing the CPU 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink 2-6 2.5 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.5.1 Memory configurations 2-8 2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2-11 2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2-11 2.6 Expansion slots 2-12 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-12 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-12 2.6.3 PCI Express x1...
... you proceed 2-2 2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Installing the CPU 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink 2-6 2.5 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.5.1 Memory configurations 2-8 2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2-11 2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2-11 2.6 Expansion slots 2-12 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-12 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-12 2.6.3 PCI Express x1...
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Profile 5-36 5.7.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 5-38 5.8 Exit menu 5-31 Table of contents 5.3 Main menu 5-14 5.3.1 System Time 5-14 5.3.2 System Date 5-14 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 5-14 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave 5-15 5.3.5 SATA 1-4 5-16 5.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring 5-17 5.3.7 Installed Memory 5-18 5.3.8 Usable Memory 5-18 5.4 Advanced menu 5-18 5.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 5-19 5.4.2 CPU ... Device Priority 5-30 5.6.2 Removable Drives 5-30 5.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 5-31 5.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration 5-31 5.6.5 Security 5-33 5.7 Tools menu 5-34 5.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 5-34...
Profile 5-36 5.7.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 5-38 5.8 Exit menu 5-31 Table of contents 5.3 Main menu 5-14 5.3.1 System Time 5-14 5.3.2 System Date 5-14 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 5-14 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave 5-15 5.3.5 SATA 1-4 5-16 5.3.6 HDD SMART Monitoring 5-17 5.3.7 Installed Memory 5-18 5.3.8 Usable Memory 5-18 5.4 Advanced menu 5-18 5.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 5-19 5.4.2 CPU ... Device Priority 5-30 5.6.2 Removable Drives 5-30 5.6.3 Hard Disk Drives 5-31 5.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration 5-31 5.6.5 Security 5-33 5.7 Tools menu 5-34 5.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 5-34...
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The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard with a versatile home entertainment feature. The system supports up to 4 GB of power computing. 1.2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays, ... system with the AMD Socket M2 that supports the AMD® Athlon™ 64X2 / Athlon™64 / Sempron™ processors. The ASUS V-Series M2A690G is an all-in the world of system memory using DDR2-800/667/533 DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via Nividia on board Gfx or PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA...
The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard with a versatile home entertainment feature. The system supports up to 4 GB of power computing. 1.2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays, ... system with the AMD Socket M2 that supports the AMD® Athlon™ 64X2 / Athlon™64 / Sempron™ processors. The ASUS V-Series M2A690G is an all-in the world of system memory using DDR2-800/667/533 DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via Nividia on board Gfx or PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA...
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DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. This LED lights up to indicate that came with an onboard standby power LED. Expansion card(s) 4. M2A-VM R Onboard LED 2- SB_PWR ON Standby ...
DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. This LED lights up to indicate that came with an onboard standby power LED. Expansion card(s) 4. M2A-VM R Onboard LED 2- SB_PWR ON Standby ...
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...retailer for details. • Some odd version DDR2-667 DIMMs may not match Intel On-DieTemination (0DT) requirement and may install up of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 + DIMM_A2 = DIMM_B1 + DIMM_B2). • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate...M2A-VM R 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.5.1 Memory configurations You may downgrade to 4 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs. • For dual-channel configuration, the ...
...retailer for details. • Some odd version DDR2-667 DIMMs may not match Intel On-DieTemination (0DT) requirement and may install up of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 + DIMM_A2 = DIMM_B1 + DIMM_B2). • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate...M2A-VM R 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.5.1 Memory configurations You may downgrade to 4 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs. • For dual-channel configuration, the ...
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...-sided CL: CAS Latency DIMM support: A - B - Supports one pair of modules inserted into both slots as one module inserted into either slot, in Single-channel memory configuration. DDR2-667 Size 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB Vendor Transcend Transcend Super Talent Super Talent SMART SMART DDR2-800 Model J12Q3AB-6 J12Q3AB-6 Heat...
...-sided CL: CAS Latency DIMM support: A - B - Supports one pair of modules inserted into both slots as one module inserted into either slot, in Single-channel memory configuration. DDR2-667 Size 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB Vendor Transcend Transcend Super Talent Super Talent SMART SMART DDR2-800 Model J12Q3AB-6 J12Q3AB-6 Heat...
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...window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, ... red, as the illustrations below show. Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 3- Refer to activate or deactivate. When displayed, the monitor panel for details.
...window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, ... red, as the illustrations below show. Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 3- Refer to activate or deactivate. When displayed, the monitor panel for details.
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This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation. Click a hard disk drive to display the Usage browser. Click ...
This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation. Click a hard disk drive to display the Usage browser. Click ...
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... pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used and available physical memory. The Config window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Preference tab allows you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold ... threshold values. Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS V-Series M2A690G 3-13
... pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used and available physical memory. The Config window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Preference tab allows you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold ... threshold values. Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS V-Series M2A690G 3-13
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.... Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 4. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. For system failure due to re-enter data. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 4- The onboard... button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Move the jumper cap from pins ...
.... Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 4. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. For system failure due to re-enter data. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 4- The onboard... button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Move the jumper cap from pins ...
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... passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration: CPU : Memory : Graphics card : Parallel ATA devices : Serial ATA device : Optical drive : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive ... Volts Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground -12 Volts +3 Volts ASUS V-Series M2A690G 4- 7. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with a higher power rating...
... passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration: CPU : Memory : Graphics card : Parallel ATA devices : Serial ATA device : Optical drive : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive ... Volts Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground -12 Volts +3 Volts ASUS V-Series M2A690G 4- 7. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with a higher power rating...
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Using the CPU/Memory of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will upgrade the playback quality. CyberLink PowerDVD V.7.3 File Format Non protected clips HD-DVD VC1 Blu-Ray MPEG2 Suitable resolution XP ... bandwidth of higher speed and bandwidth with the higher-version DVD player and drivers will affect the playback quality. CPU - AMD 3800+ X2 Dual Core Memory - 2 x 1GB of the following ports. Following is a configuration example for your reference.
Using the CPU/Memory of the CPU/Memory, DVD player, and drivers will upgrade the playback quality. CyberLink PowerDVD V.7.3 File Format Non protected clips HD-DVD VC1 Blu-Ray MPEG2 Suitable resolution XP ... bandwidth of higher speed and bandwidth with the higher-version DVD player and drivers will affect the playback quality. CPU - AMD 3800+ X2 Dual Core Memory - 2 x 1GB of the following ports. Following is a configuration example for your reference.
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... Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Write OK No Update Write Fail F1 Reset ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5- Press when the utility prompts you have successfully Flash Type - The following screen appears. 8. The utility verifies the BIOS file .../C(4Mb) flashed the BIOS file. Winbond W39V040FC/C(4Mb) File Name to Program: M2A-VM.bin Programming Flash Memory - The utility displays a Flashing Complete AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V8.64 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For MCP61S-M2A-VM-00 DATE:08/25/2006 Flash...
... Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Write OK No Update Write Fail F1 Reset ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5- Press when the utility prompts you have successfully Flash Type - The following screen appears. 8. The utility verifies the BIOS file .../C(4Mb) flashed the BIOS file. Winbond W39V040FC/C(4Mb) File Name to Program: M2A-VM.bin Programming Flash Memory - The utility displays a Flashing Complete AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V8.64 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For MCP61S-M2A-VM-00 DATE:08/25/2006 Flash...
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Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select ...bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5-11 5.2 BIOS setup program 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields ...the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century...
Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select ...bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5-11 5.2 BIOS setup program 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields ...the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century...
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Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB ↑↓ :Move ENT5E1R2:MABccept ESC:Abort F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item ... top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CDS520/A] SATA1 Disabled [None.].... [ ] SATA2 720K , 3.5 in[.None.].... [ ] SATA3 1.44M, 3.5 in . Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS ... [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of the selected item. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5-13
Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB ↑↓ :Move ENT5E1R2:MABccept ESC:Abort F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item ... top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Primary IDE Master Legacy Disket[tSeT3A2:1122A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CDS520/A] SATA1 Disabled [None.].... [ ] SATA2 720K , 3.5 in[.None.].... [ ] SATA3 1.44M, 3.5 in . Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS ... [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of the selected item. ASUS V-Series M2A690G 5-13
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10...
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... IDE hard disk drives to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB] Shows the size of installed memory. 5.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] Shows the size of usable memory. 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Head Shows the number of the hard disk read data from the hard disk. This...
... IDE hard disk drives to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB] Shows the size of installed memory. 5.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] Shows the size of usable memory. 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Head Shows the number of the hard disk read data from the hard disk. This...
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... Surroundview Spread Spectreum [64MB] 64 MB Disabled [Autoz] Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control DRAM Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Configuration Select Menu Timing Mode x Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] Auto Item ...Specific Help Control DDR2 Voltage by software Timing Mode [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item becomes user-configurable when the Timing Mode item is set to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1GHz] [800MHz] [600MHz] [400MHz] [200MHz] ASUS V-Series M2A690G...
... Surroundview Spread Spectreum [64MB] 64 MB Disabled [Autoz] Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control DRAM Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Configuration Select Menu Timing Mode x Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] Auto Item ...Specific Help Control DDR2 Voltage by software Timing Mode [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item becomes user-configurable when the Timing Mode item is set to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1GHz] [800MHz] [600MHz] [400MHz] [200MHz] ASUS V-Series M2A690G...
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... the surroundview function. Refer to the section "IRQ Resources" for boot. When set to [Yes] and if you want to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. UMA Frame Buffer Size [64MB] Configuration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] Surroundview [Disabled] Allows you need the BIOS to configure non-boot...
... the surroundview function. Refer to the section "IRQ Resources" for boot. When set to [Yes] and if you want to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. UMA Frame Buffer Size [64MB] Configuration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] Surroundview [Disabled] Allows you need the BIOS to configure non-boot...
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... the "xxx.CMO" file. 2. Go to the "Tools" menu to load the file. 5. Then press to select "Load from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the "xxx.CMO" file can be loaded. 5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Load BIOS Profile Phoenix-...BIOS Profile from Profile 1/2 Allows you when the loading process finishes. • Suggest only to load the file. Enter BIOS setup program. 5.7.2 ASUS O.C. Turn on the system. 3. Press to load the BIOS file. 1. Follow the instructions below to switch between drives before the correct "xxx....
... the "xxx.CMO" file. 2. Go to the "Tools" menu to load the file. 5. Then press to select "Load from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the "xxx.CMO" file can be loaded. 5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Load BIOS Profile Phoenix-...BIOS Profile from Profile 1/2 Allows you when the loading process finishes. • Suggest only to load the file. Enter BIOS setup program. 5.7.2 ASUS O.C. Turn on the system. 3. Press to load the BIOS file. 1. Follow the instructions below to switch between drives before the correct "xxx....