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......vi Safety information vii M2NBP-VM CSM 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 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-9 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory 1-13 1.7.1 Overview 1-13 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-13 1.7.3 Installing...
......vi Safety information vii M2NBP-VM CSM 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 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-9 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory 1-13 1.7.1 Overview 1-13 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-13 1.7.3 Installing...
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...™ 6 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Note: DVI-D only supports digital display. You cannot convert DVI-D to output RGB signal to CRT display. M2NBP-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Support AMD socket AM2 for four (4) hard disk drives - 4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb...
...™ 6 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Note: DVI-D only supports digital display. You cannot convert DVI-D to output RGB signal to CRT display. M2NBP-VM CSM specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Definition Audio LAN USB Support AMD socket AM2 for four (4) hard disk drives - 4 x Serial ATA 3 Gb...
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... MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application CD Documentation ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM motherboard 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power...
... MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application CD Documentation ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM motherboard 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power...
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...to 1-16 for details. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1- AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which features data transfer rates of 800MHz/667 MHz/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of your system memory to ‑point ...serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU...
...to 1-16 for details. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1- AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which features data transfer rates of 800MHz/667 MHz/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of your system memory to ‑point ...serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU...
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..., and 2 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Populated Populated DIMM_B2 - Populated - Populated Populated ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-13 DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. Populated - Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 Populated Populated Populated Sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 - - Populated Populated Populated...
..., and 2 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. Populated Populated DIMM_B2 - Populated - Populated Populated ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-13 DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. Populated - Recommended Memory Configurations Mode Single Channel Dual-channel (1) Dual-channel (2) DIMM_A1 Populated Populated Populated Sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 - - Populated Populated Populated...
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...when the system hangs due to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-21 Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to default values. You can automatically reset parameter settings to re-...enter data. 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. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! Plug ...
...when the system hangs due to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-21 Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to default values. You can automatically reset parameter settings to re-...enter data. 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. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! Plug ...
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... Power Or Reset System! Remove the File Name to Program: M2NBPVM.bin Programming Flash Memory - The utility verifies the BIOS AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. File Name to Program: M2NBPVM.bin floppy disk ...ASUS V1.17 file in the floppy disk, CD (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. The following screen appears. 8. PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH the BIOS file. All Rights Reserved message indicating that you to save the current BIOS file. PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH file. 7. All Rights Reserved ROM or a USB flash disk For M2NBP-VM-CSM...
... Power Or Reset System! Remove the File Name to Program: M2NBPVM.bin Programming Flash Memory - The utility verifies the BIOS AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.17 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. File Name to Program: M2NBPVM.bin floppy disk ...ASUS V1.17 file in the floppy disk, CD (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. The following screen appears. 8. PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH the BIOS file. All Rights Reserved message indicating that you to save the current BIOS file. PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH file. 7. All Rights Reserved ROM or a USB flash disk For M2NBP-VM-CSM...
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... SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring [ST321122A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. F1:Help Select Item ESC: Exit Select Menu -/+: Change ...Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Oct 20 2005 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-15 Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. 2.3 Main menu ...
... SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monitoring [ST321122A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Installed Memory Usable Memory 512MB 512MB Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. F1:Help Select Item ESC: Exit Select Menu -/+: Change ...Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Oct 20 2005 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-15 Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. 2.3 Main menu ...
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This item is not configurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-19 This item is not configurable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB] Shows the size of installed memory. 2.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] Shows the size of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to enable or disable the... hard disk drives. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to set the partition of usable memory. This is not configurable.
This item is not configurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-19 This item is not configurable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Installed Memory [xxx MB] Shows the size of installed memory. 2.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] Shows the size of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to enable or disable the... hard disk drives. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to set the partition of usable memory. This is not configurable.
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...[Auto] [5] [6] [7] ~ [18] Trc [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [11] [12] [13] ~ [26] Trwt [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] [4] ~ [9] 1T/2T Memory Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Bottom of 32/bit[31:24] IO space [E0] Min=0000, Max=00E0 Bottom of...] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] L2 cache background scrubber [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCache background scrubber [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-23
...[Auto] [5] [6] [7] ~ [18] Trc [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [11] [12] [13] ~ [26] Trwt [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2] [3] [4] ~ [9] 1T/2T Memory Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Bottom of 32/bit[31:24] IO space [E0] Min=0000, Max=00E0 Bottom of...] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] L2 cache background scrubber [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCache background scrubber [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-23
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...] Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-25 Set to [Manual] if you want to enable this item. Refer to the section "IRQ Resources" for boot. When set to [Auto],... Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for information on how to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. IRQ Resources This sub-menu is activated only when the Resources Controlled By item is grayed out and not user-configurable....
...] Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-25 Set to [Manual] if you want to enable this item. Refer to the section "IRQ Resources" for boot. When set to [Auto],... Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for information on how to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. IRQ Resources This sub-menu is activated only when the Resources Controlled By item is grayed out and not user-configurable....