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... cover 2-3 2.4 Lifting the power supply 2-4 2.5 Installing a CPU 2-4 2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly........ 2-4 2.5.2 CPU installation 2-5 2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly...... 2-7 2.6 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.6.1 Memory configurations 2-9 2.6.2 DIMM installation 2-13 2.7 Installing an expansion card 2-14 2.7.1 Expansion slots 2-14 2.7.2 Expansion card installation 2-15 2.8 Installing an optical drive 2-17 2.9 Installing a hard disk drive...
... cover 2-3 2.4 Lifting the power supply 2-4 2.5 Installing a CPU 2-4 2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly........ 2-4 2.5.2 CPU installation 2-5 2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly...... 2-7 2.6 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.6.1 Memory configurations 2-9 2.6.2 DIMM installation 2-13 2.7 Installing an expansion card 2-14 2.7.1 Expansion slots 2-14 2.7.2 Expansion card installation 2-15 2.8 Installing an optical drive 2-17 2.9 Installing a hard disk drive...
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...64 FX/AMD Sempron™ processors. Press this door to turn the system on. 3. The ASUS T3-M2NC51PV is an all-in a stylish mini-tower casing, and powered by the ASUS motherboard with a versatile home entertainment feature. HDD LED . Drive door. Power button . With...memory using DDR2800/667/533 DIMMs. With audio functions, extensive connectivity, and Gigabit LAN capability, the T3-M2NC51PV is being read from or written to access the optical drive. 2. 1.1 Welcome! Open this door to the hard disk drive 4. Front panel I/O door. Thank you for choosing the ASUS T3-M2NC51PV...
...64 FX/AMD Sempron™ processors. Press this door to turn the system on. 3. The ASUS T3-M2NC51PV is an all-in a stylish mini-tower casing, and powered by the ASUS motherboard with a versatile home entertainment feature. HDD LED . Drive door. Power button . With...memory using DDR2800/667/533 DIMMs. With audio functions, extensive connectivity, and Gigabit LAN capability, the T3-M2NC51PV is being read from or written to access the optical drive. 2. 1.1 Welcome! Open this door to the hard disk drive 4. Front panel I/O door. Thank you for choosing the ASUS T3-M2NC51PV...
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...2.0) ports are located inside the front panel doors. ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 1- Open the front panel door by pushing it downwards. 5 6 9 7 10 11 8 12 5. USB 2.0 ports 2.0. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone. Eject button. Memory Stick®/Memory Stick Pro™ card slot. This slot is... loading tray. 11. 1.3 Front panel (internal) The storage card reader slots, and several I/O ports are available for a Memory Stick®/Memory Stick Pro™ storage card. 7. CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ card slot . Secure Digital™/MultimediaCard slot . This slot...
...2.0) ports are located inside the front panel doors. ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 1- Open the front panel door by pushing it downwards. 5 6 9 7 10 11 8 12 5. USB 2.0 ports 2.0. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone. Eject button. Memory Stick®/Memory Stick Pro™ card slot. This slot is... loading tray. 11. 1.3 Front panel (internal) The storage card reader slots, and several I/O ports are available for a Memory Stick®/Memory Stick Pro™ storage card. 7. CompactFlash®/Microdrive™ card slot . Secure Digital™/MultimediaCard slot . This slot...
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DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Optical drive Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into ...
DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Optical drive Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into ...
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...-BN CPU Fan Connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 2.6 Installing a DIMM The system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN...
...-BN CPU Fan Connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 2.6 Installing a DIMM The system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN...
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...the recommended configurations may install up to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB DDR2 DIMMs. • Installing DDR2 DIMMS other than 2 GB system memory when you installed two 1 GB DDR2 memory. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of the recommended configurations in the ... and size) DDR2 DIMMs in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. Use any of 128 Mb chips or double-sided x16 memory modules. 2.6.1 Memory configurations You may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 2-
...the recommended configurations may install up to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB DDR2 DIMMs. • Installing DDR2 DIMMS other than 2 GB system memory when you installed two 1 GB DDR2 memory. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of the recommended configurations in the ... and size) DDR2 DIMMs in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. Use any of 128 Mb chips or double-sided x16 memory modules. 2.6.1 Memory configurations You may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 2-
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.... Refer to the Qualified DDR2 533/667/800 vendors list on this page. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 Qualified Vendors List. 2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation supports one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration. supports one pair of modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black...
.... Refer to the Qualified DDR2 533/667/800 vendors list on this page. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 Qualified Vendors List. 2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation supports one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration. supports one pair of modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black...
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... during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap... Remove the onboard battery. 3. R M2N5-BN CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear RTC M2N5-BN Clear RTC RAM ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 4- Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. To erase the RTC...
... during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap... Remove the onboard battery. 3. R M2N5-BN CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear RTC M2N5-BN Clear RTC RAM ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 4- Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. To erase the RTC...
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AMIBIOS Version : 0202 Build Date : 08/11/06 Processor Type Speed Count : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200+ : 1800MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size: 256MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMIBIOS Version : 0202 Build Date : 08/11/06 Processor Type Speed Count : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200+ : 1800MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size: 256MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
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... when the Memclock Mode item is set to [Limit] or [Manual]. NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Power Down Control [Auto] Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row Precharge Time(Trp) ... Latency : 200 MHz : 2.5 : 3 CLK : 8 CLK : 3 CLK : 2 CLK : 11 CLK : 24 CLK : 3 CLK : 5.0 ns : 6 ns Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode Bank Interleaving MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Remapping [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] Memclock Mode [Auto] Sets the...
... when the Memclock Mode item is set to [Limit] or [Manual]. NorthBridge Configuration NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Power Down Control [Auto] Memory CLK CAS Latency(Tcl) RAS/CAS Delay(Trcd) Min Active RAS(Tras) Row Precharge Time(Trp) ... Latency : 200 MHz : 2.5 : 3 CLK : 8 CLK : 3 CLK : 2 CLK : 11 CLK : 24 CLK : 3 CLK : 5.0 ns : 6 ns Memory Configuration Memory Configuration Memclock Mode MCT Timing Mode Bank Interleaving MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID Memory Hole Remapping [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] Memclock Mode [Auto] Sets the...
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.../ATLVID [Disabled] Enables or disables the MemClk Tri-Stating during C3 and Alt VID. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Disabled] Enables or disables the memory remapping around the memory hole. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-19 CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3.0] [4.0] [5.0][6.0] TRAS [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]... [18 CLK...
.../ATLVID [Disabled] Enables or disables the MemClk Tri-Stating during C3 and Alt VID. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Disabled] Enables or disables the memory remapping around the memory hole. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-19 CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3.0] [4.0] [5.0][6.0] TRAS [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]... [18 CLK...
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... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC Mode [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC Chip Kill function. DRAM ECC Enable [Enabled] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power...
... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC Mode [Disabled] Enables or disables the ECC Chip Kill function. DRAM ECC Enable [Enabled] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power...
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... The SouthBridge Configuration menu allows you to Enabled. Select Item Change Option Configuration options: [256MB] [Auto] [Disabled] [16MB] [32MB] [64FFM110B] ESC GS[ea1nv2eer8aaMlndBH]eElxpit Exit ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-21 Change Option AZALIA AUDIO [Auto] F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit Allows you to disable or set the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options... NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] Select Screen Allows you to select the C51PV share memory size. +-
... The SouthBridge Configuration menu allows you to Enabled. Select Item Change Option Configuration options: [256MB] [Auto] [Disabled] [16MB] [32MB] [64FFM110B] ESC GS[ea1nv2eer8aaMlndBH]eElxpit Exit ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-21 Change Option AZALIA AUDIO [Auto] F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit Allows you to disable or set the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options... NvigpBridge/C51PV Chipset Configuration OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] Select Screen Allows you to select the C51PV share memory size. +-
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The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ... options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] When set to malfunction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-23 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in the system. Yes: Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required...
The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ... options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] When set to malfunction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS T3-M2NC51PV 5-23 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in the system. Yes: Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required...