Asus M2R-FVM- User Manual

Asus M2R-FVM

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – i i
  • Page 3 – i i i; Contents; C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u c t i o n
  • Page 4 – i v; C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p
  • Page 6 – v i; Notices; F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t; interference that may cause undesired operation.; C a n a d i a n D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S t a t e m e n t; or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
  • Page 7 – v i i; Safety information; E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y
  • Page 8 – v i i i; About this guide; H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d
  • Page 9 – i x; C o n v e n t i o n s u s e d i n t h i s g u i d e; Command
  • Page 10 – M2R-FVM specifications summary
  • Page 11 – x i; *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 12 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 13 – Thank you for buying an; ASUS; items in your package with the list below.
  • Page 14 – Chapter 1: Product introduction; Special features; Product highlights; Latest processor technology; eliminating bottlenecks.; PCI ExpressTM interface; The SB600 built-in RAID function supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1
  • Page 15 – and quiet operating environment.
  • Page 16 – Innovative ASUS features; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2; replacement ROM chip.; ASUS EZ Flash BIOS; loading the operating system.; ASUS Q-Fan technology; system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.
  • Page 17 – O n b o a r d L E D; Before you proceed
  • Page 18 – Chapter 1: Hardware information; Motherboard overview; to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; . 5 . 1 P l a c e m e n t d i r e c t i o n; rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.; motherboard components.
  • Page 19 – . 5 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t
  • Page 20 – . 5 . 4 L a y o u t c o n t e n t s
  • Page 21 – . 6 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; the CPU will not fit in completely.; Unlock the socket by pressing; for the AMD OpteronTM processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed; M2R-FVM CPU Socket AM2
  • Page 22 – Please make sure
  • Page 23 – . 6 . 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e h e a t s i n k a n d f a n; The AMD AthlonTM 64/AMD AthlonTM 64 X2/ AMD SempronTM processor
  • Page 24 – Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention; Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the; secure the heatsink and fan to the module base.; errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
  • Page 25 – When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan; M2R-FVM CPU Fan Connector
  • Page 26 – System memory; a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are; Channel; Channel A
  • Page 27 – . 7 . 2 M e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
  • Page 29 – Expansion slots; . 8 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g a n e x p a n s i o n c a r d
  • Page 30 – . 8 . 3 I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; S t a n d a r d i n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; IRQ; The PCI slots support cards such as
  • Page 31 – . 8 . 6 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6
  • Page 32 – Jumpers; CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system; Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC; M2R-FVM Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 33 – M2R-FVM BIOS Recovery; M2R-FVM Password Skip
  • Page 34 – M2R-FVM USB Device Wake Up; • The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can
  • Page 35 – A S U S M 2 R - F V M; . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s; LAN port; L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s
  • Page 36 – C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u c t i o n; A u d i o 2 , 4 , 6 o r 8 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n; . 1 0 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s; . F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y 1 ); when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.; M2R-FVM Floppy Disk Drive Connector; FLOPPY; ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
  • Page 37 – M2R-FVM IDE Connector
  • Page 38 – M2R-FVM SATA Connectors; output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector; M2R-FVM Digital Audio Connector
  • Page 39 – M2R-FVM Fan Connectors; . A T X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s ( 2 4 - p i n A T X P W R 1 a n d 4 - p i n A T X 1 2 V ); M2R-FVM ATX Power Connector
  • Page 40 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional; M2R-FVM AUX Audio Connector; AUX
  • Page 41 – M2R-FVM Azalia Analog Front Panel Connector; This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a; Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector. Doing so will
  • Page 42 – M2R-FVM System Panel Connector; HD LED RESET
  • Page 43 – BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 44 – Managing and updating your BIOS; . 1 . 1 C r e a t i n g a b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k
  • Page 45 – . 1 . 2 A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y
  • Page 46 – . 1 . 3 A w a r d B I O S F l a s h U t i l i t y
  • Page 48 – . 1 . 4 S a v i n g t h e c u r r e n t B I O S f i l e; Make sure that the floppy disk has enough disk space to save the file.
  • Page 49 – C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p; . 1 . 5 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 u t i l i t y; process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a floppy disk that; R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m a f l o p p y d i s k; To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:; DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing; When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the
  • Page 50 – BIOS setup program; This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip
  • Page 51 – Chapter 2: BIOS setup; . 2 . 1 B I O S m e n u s c r e e n; • The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference
  • Page 52 – . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s; These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is
  • Page 53 – Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window with
  • Page 54 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,; Refer to section “4.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu; Allows you to set the system time.
  • Page 55 – item then press to display the IDE device information.; P r i m a r y I D E M a s t e r [ A u t o ]
  • Page 56 – C a p a c i t y; Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not; C y l i n d e r; Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not; S e c t o r; Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not configurable.; T r a n s f e r M o d e; Shows the Transfer mode. This item is not configurable.; Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have
  • Page 57 – E x t e n d e d D r i v e [ A u t o ]; Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system.
  • Page 58 – Advanced menu; and other system devices.; Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.; H e a d; L a n d i n g Z o n e
  • Page 59 – . 4 . 1 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n; D R A M C o n f i g u r a t i o n; A M D C o o l ʼ n ʼ Q u i e t F u n c t i o n [ D i s a b l e d ]
  • Page 61 – R e s o u r c e s C o n t r o l l e d B y [ A u t o ]; When set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically configures all the boot and; The item IRQ Resources becomes user-configurable when you set
  • Page 62 – P C I / V G A P a l e t t e S n o o p [ D i s a b l e d ]; Some non-standard VGA cards may nor show colors properly. Set this; M a x i m u m P a y l o a d S i z e [ 4 0 9 6 ]
  • Page 63 – S o u t h O n C h i p I D E D e v i c e; . 4 . 4 O n b o a r d D e v i c e C o n f i g u r a t i o n; Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access.
  • Page 65 – U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n; Enable support for Universal Serial Bus 2.0.
  • Page 66 – Power menu; Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power
  • Page 67 – . 5 . 3 A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n; M o d e m R i n g R e s u m e [ D i s a b l e d ]; Allows you to enable or disable modem ring resume function.; P o w e r U p O n P C I D e v i c e s [ D i s a b l e d ]; Disable/Enable PME to generate a wake event. Configuration options:; A C B a c k A f t e r P o w e r L o s s [ A l w a y s O n ]
  • Page 68 – . 5 . 4 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r; The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values; F a n C o n t r o l [ E n a b l e d ]
  • Page 69 – Boot menu; . 6 . 1 B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y; s t ~ 4 t h B o o t D e v i c e [ R e m o v a b l e ]
  • Page 70 – . 6 . 2 B o o t S e t t i n g s C o n f i g u r a t i o n; Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature. When; B o o t U p F l o p p y S e e k [ E n a b l e d ]; Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.; F u l l S c r e e n L O G O [ E n a b l e d ]; Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you want to use the; Allows you to select error report type.
  • Page 71 – S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d
  • Page 72 – Exit menu; E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s; Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the; E x i t & D i s c a r d C h a n g e s; the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save
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i i E 2 6 1 4F i r s t E d i t i o n M a y 2 0 0 6 C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 0 6 A S U S T e K C O M P U T E R I N C . A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d .No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval syst...

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i i i Contents Notices ............................................................................................... viiSafety information ............................................................................. viiiAbout this guide ...............................................................

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i v Contents 1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-201.10 Connectors ......................................................................... 1-23 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-231.10.2 Internal conne...

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