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Table of contents 2.5.3 APM Configuration 2-29 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor 2-31 2.6 Boot menu 2-32 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-32 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-33 2.6.3 Security 2-34 2.7 Exit menu 2-36 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make disk menu 3-5 3.2.4 Manual 3-6 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information 3-6
Table of contents 2.5.3 APM Configuration 2-29 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor 2-31 2.6 Boot menu 2-32 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-32 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-33 2.6.3 Security 2-34 2.7 Exit menu 2-36 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make disk menu 3-5 3.2.4 Manual 3-6 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information 3-6
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... jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. It also lists the hardware setup procedures that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the support CD that may have to...
... jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. It also lists the hardware setup procedures that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the support CD that may have to...
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A8V-VM SE specifications summary Internal I/O connectors Manageability Support CD contents Form Factor 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 2 x USB connectors for four additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/Chassis fan connectors 1 x CD audio-in connector 1 x System panel connector Wfm2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-Virus software mATX Form Factor: 9.6 in x 7.8 in (24.4 cm x 19.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xi
A8V-VM SE specifications summary Internal I/O connectors Manageability Support CD contents Form Factor 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 2 x USB connectors for four additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Front panel audio connector CPU/Chassis fan connectors 1 x CD audio-in connector 1 x System panel connector Wfm2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-Virus software mATX Form Factor: 9.6 in x 7.8 in (24.4 cm x 19.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xi
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... your retailer. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS A8V-VM SE motherboard Cables Accessories 1 x floppy disk drive cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x SATA cable kit (SATA/power) I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User Guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and...
... your retailer. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS A8V-VM SE motherboard Cables Accessories 1 x floppy disk drive cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x SATA cable kit (SATA/power) I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User Guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and...
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... BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data ... high speed interface is software compatible with customizable boot logos. See page 2-33 for details. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows ...™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. ASUS MyLogo™ This new feature present in packets.
... BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to personalize and add style to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data ... high speed interface is software compatible with customizable boot logos. See page 2-33 for details. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows ...™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. ASUS MyLogo™ This new feature present in packets.
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... GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND A8V-VM SE SATA1 SATA 2 A8V-VM SE SATA Connectors Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. 3. If you installed Serial ATA hard disks, you to the RAID manual in the support CD. 4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These...
... GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND A8V-VM SE SATA1 SATA 2 A8V-VM SE SATA Connectors Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. 3. If you installed Serial ATA hard disks, you to the RAID manual in the support CD. 4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These...
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A8V-VM SE CD(Black) Right Audio Channel CD_GND CD_GND Left Audio Channel A8V-VM SE Internal audio connector 9. AGND PRESENSE# MIC2_JD HP_HD A8V-VM SE FP_AUDIO MIC2_L MIC2_R HP_R Jack_Sense HP_L A8V-VM SE Front Panel Audio Connector • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to ... cable to [Auto]. R R 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO) This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that supports High Definition Audio. Internal audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector is for details. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction
A8V-VM SE CD(Black) Right Audio Channel CD_GND CD_GND Left Audio Channel A8V-VM SE Internal audio connector 9. AGND PRESENSE# MIC2_JD HP_HD A8V-VM SE FP_AUDIO MIC2_L MIC2_R HP_R Jack_Sense HP_L A8V-VM SE Front Panel Audio Connector • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to ... cable to [Auto]. R R 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO) This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that supports High Definition Audio. Internal audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector is for details. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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...a bootable floppy disk. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the corresponding sections for Windows® 2000: a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4.... disk to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable ...
...a bootable floppy disk. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the corresponding sections for Windows® 2000: a. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4.... disk to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following to restore the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable ...
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... corrupted during the updating process. Save the BIOS file to the floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. Press . All rights reserved. This utility also allows you to copy the ...done A:\> The utility returns to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 2. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in ...
... corrupted during the updating process. Save the BIOS file to the floppy disk. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. Press . All rights reserved. This utility also allows you to copy the ...done A:\> The utility returns to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 2. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in ...
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... rights reserved. done Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iA8VVMSE.ROM 4. Reboot the system from the motherboard support CD to type the exact BIOS filename at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is completed. done Please restart your computer 100% ASUS A8V-VM SE 2- Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ..... Write the BIOS filename...
... rights reserved. done Erasing flash .... A:\>afudos /iA8VVMSE.ROM 4. Reboot the system from the motherboard support CD to type the exact BIOS filename at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is completed. done Please restart your computer 100% ASUS A8V-VM SE 2- Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ..... Write the BIOS filename...
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... 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make...found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted ...
... 2. Starting BIOS recovery... Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make...found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted ...
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... found , the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS A8V-VM SE 2- Floppy not found! Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Remove any floppy disk from the support CD: 1. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Starting...
... found , the utility automatically checks the optical drive for floppy... Starting BIOS recovery... ASUS A8V-VM SE 2- Floppy not found! Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Remove any floppy disk from the support CD: 1. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Starting...
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... either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. The ASUS Update utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support CD in the support CD that allows you update the BIOS using this utility. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup Quit all Windows...
... either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. The ASUS Update utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support CD in the support CD that allows you update the BIOS using this utility. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS setup Quit all Windows...
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This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. 3 Software support
This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. 3 Software support
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...you can install to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you install Windows®...optical drive. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to maximize the features of the support CD are subject to run the CD. 3- Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/2003...
...you can install to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you install Windows®...optical drive. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to maximize the features of the support CD are subject to run the CD. 3- Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/2003...