Asus V4-M3N8200- User Manual

Asus V4-M3N8200

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – First Edition
  • Page 3 – Table of contents; Chapter 1: System introduction
  • Page 4 – Chapter 3: Starting up
  • Page 6 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; Canadian Department of Communications.; This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
  • Page 7 – Safety information; Electrical safety; Lithium-Ion Battery Warning; CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
  • Page 8 – About this guide; Audience; This guide contains the following parts:
  • Page 9 – Conventions used in this guide; WARNING; : Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to; CAUTION; Where to find more information; Optional Documentation
  • Page 10 – System package contents; Check your V4-M3N8200 system package for the following items.
  • Page 11 – Chapter 1; System introductio; This chapter gives a general
  • Page 12 – the AMD Socket AM2+ that supports the AMD; The system supports up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR2-1066/800/; Front panel
  • Page 13 – /Memory Stick ProTM card slot
  • Page 14 – Rear panel; allow convenient connection of devices.
  • Page 15 – Dual display output support
  • Page 16 – This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible
  • Page 17 – to the voltage supply in your area.
  • Page 18 – Internal components; Front panel cover
  • Page 19 – Chapter 2; Basic installation; instructions on how to install
  • Page 20 – Preparation; install in the system.; Basic components to install; Floppy disk drive; Tool; Before you proceed; Onboard LED
  • Page 21 – chassis tab holes. Set the side cover aside.
  • Page 22 – Installing the CPU; Unlock the socket by pressing the
  • Page 24 – Installing the heatsink and fan; fits properly on the retention module base.
  • Page 26 – Installing a DIMM; The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:; Channel; Memory configurations; DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.; Recommended Memory Configurations; Mode
  • Page 30 – Removing a DDR2 DIMM; Installing a DDR2 DIMM; Firmly insert the DIMM into the
  • Page 31 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.; Configuring an; Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.
  • Page 32 – Standard interrupt assignments; IRQ
  • Page 33 – PCI slots; specifications. The figure shows a LAN; PCI Express x1 slot; Express specifications. The figure shows; PCI Express x16 slot; PCI Express specifications. The figure
  • Page 34 – Installing storage drives; Installing an optical drive
  • Page 35 – Installing a hard disk drive; Secure the hard disk drive with two
  • Page 36 – Reinstalling the front panel assembly; chassis until the front panel assembly fits in place.
  • Page 37 – LED cables; Connect the; reset button; cables to; System Panel Connector
  • Page 38 – Reinstalling the cover; Press the locks outward to release
  • Page 39 – Chapter 3; Starting up; This chapter helps you power up the
  • Page 40 – Installing an operating system; The barebone system supports Windows; Powering up
  • Page 41 – Support DVD information; utility drivers that enhance the system features.; Running the support DVD; automatically displays the; Drivers; menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 42 – Drivers menu; Launches the ASUS InstallAll driver installation wizard.
  • Page 43 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities; Launches the ASUS InstallAll utilities installation wizard.; ASUS Update; Windows; ASUS AI Manager; Installs the ASUS AI Manager.
  • Page 44 – DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX
  • Page 45 – Make Disk menu; The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk.; NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver; NVIDIA Vista 32bit/64bit SATA RAID Driver; Allows you to create an NVIDIA
  • Page 46 – Manual menu; open the folder of the user manual.; NVIDIA 32bit/64bit XP AHCI Driver; NVIDIA 32bit/64bit Vista AHCI Driver; JMicron JMB36X 32bit/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver
  • Page 47 – ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
  • Page 49 – Chapter 4; Motherboard introduction; This chapter gives information about
  • Page 50 – Introduction; upgrades or system reconfiguration.; Motherboard layout
  • Page 51 – Jumpers; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in; Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 52 – Connectors; connector at the back of the floppy disk drive.; ensures platform integrity.; TPM Connector
  • Page 53 – IDE Connector
  • Page 54 – SATA Mode select; SATA Connectors
  • Page 55 – Fan Connectors
  • Page 56 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; Internal Audio Connector
  • Page 57 – end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; Front Panel Type; COM Port Connector
  • Page 58 – a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the; Parallel Port Connector; Intrusion Connector
  • Page 59 – ATX Power Connector
  • Page 60 – System power LED
  • Page 61 – Chapter 5; BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 62 – Managing and updating your BIOS; Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the; Creating a bootable floppy disk; Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.; format options field, then click
  • Page 64 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash 2; process and automatically reboots the system when done.
  • Page 65 – AFUDOS utility; corrupted during the updating process.; Copying the current BIOS; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.
  • Page 66 – Updating the BIOS file; the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.; The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
  • Page 67 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.; Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk; To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
  • Page 68 – Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD; To recover the BIOS from the support DVD:; Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
  • Page 69 – Installing ASUS Update; The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.; ASUS Update utility; motherboard BIOS in Windows
  • Page 70 – Select the ASUS FTP site nearest; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; desktop by clicking
  • Page 71 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Update BIOS from a file; Locate the BIOS file from the; Open; Follow the screen instructions to
  • Page 72 – BIOS setup program; and updating your BIOS”.; Load Default Settings
  • Page 73 – BIOS menu screen; Menu bar; For changing the basic system configuration
  • Page 74 – Menu items; respective menu items.; Configuration fields; configuration options for that item.; A scroll bar appears on the right side of a
  • Page 75 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.; Allows you to set the system time.
  • Page 76 – N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 77 – from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
  • Page 78 – Storage Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE controller.
  • Page 79 – System Information; automatically detects the items in this menu.; AMI BIOS; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information; Processor; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification; System Memory; Displays the auto-detected system memory
  • Page 80 – Advanced menu; JumperFree Configuration
  • Page 81 – Allows you to enter an integer value to over clock for CPU.; Allows you to set the NorthBridge chipset voltage.
  • Page 82 – Allows you to enable or disable the microcode updation.
  • Page 83 – NorthBridge Configuration; Chipset
  • Page 84 – Allows you to enable the bank memory interleaving.
  • Page 85 – Memory Clock Mode; DRAM Timing Mode; Allows you to specify the read CAS# to percharge time.; DRAM Timing Configuration
  • Page 86 – Allows you to specify when the last write is registered by the DRAM.
  • Page 87 – ECC Configuration
  • Page 88 – Primary Graphics Adapter [PCIE VGA Card First]; Allows you to set the Hybrid SLI mode.; SouthBridge Configuration
  • Page 90 – Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
  • Page 91 – PCI PnP; configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.
  • Page 92 – item then press to display the configuration options.
  • Page 94 – Power menu; sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended; ACPI
  • Page 95 – When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.
  • Page 96 – Hardware Monitor; the onboard voltage regulators.
  • Page 97 – Boot menu
  • Page 98 – Boot Settings Configuration; Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
  • Page 99 – Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password; change other security settings.
  • Page 100 – No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.; Change User Password; Select this item to clear the user password.
  • Page 101 – Tools menu; ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • Page 103 – Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.; Load Setup Defaults; window appears. Select; OK; to load default values. Select; OK; to save; Exit menu; BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
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Page 2 - First Edition

ii Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kep...

Page 3 - Table of contents; Chapter 1: System introduction

iii Table of contents Notices ......................................................................................................... viSafety information ..................................................................................... viiAbout this guide ........................................

Page 4 - Chapter 3: Starting up

iv Table of contents LED cables ................................................................................... 2-1 9 2.10 Reinstalling the cover ................................................................ 2-20 Chapter 3: Starting up 3.1 Installing an operating system .........................

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