Asus M2V-TVM User Manual
Motherboard M2V-TVM
i i Copyright é 2006 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 kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (âÂÂASUSâÂÂ). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modiîÂÂed or altered, unless such repair, modiîÂÂcation of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âÂÂAS ISâ WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identiîÂÂcation or explanation and to the ownersâ beneîÂÂt, without intent to infringe. E 2 7 1 0 F i r s t E d i t i o n V 1 J u l y 2 0 0 6
i i i Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ..............................................................................vii M2V-TVM speciîÂÂcations 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 ...................................... 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed .............................................................. 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction ................................................ 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes ............................................................. 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU .................................................... 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan .............................. 1-10 1.7 System memory .................................................................. 1-12 1.7.1 Overview ............................................................... 1-12 1.7.2 Memory conîÂÂgurations ......................................... 1-12 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 1-14 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................. 1-14 1.8 Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-15 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-15 1.8.2 ConîÂÂguring an expansion card .............................. 1-15 1.8.3 PCI slots ................................................................ 1-17 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-17 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 1-17 1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-18 1.10 Connectors ......................................................................... 1-20 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-20 1.10.2 Internal connectors ............................................... 1-21 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
i v Contents 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable îÂÂoppy disk .............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................... 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ..................... 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ................ 2-5 2.1.5 ASUS Update ........................................................... 2-7 2.2 BIOS setup program .............................................................. 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar ............................................................... 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-10 2.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 2-11 2.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-11 2.2.6 ConîÂÂguration îÂÂelds ............................................... 2-11 2.2.7 Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-11 2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-11 2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-11 2.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 2-12 2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-12 2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-12 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 2-12 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............ 2-13 2.3.5 System Information............................................... 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-15 2.4.1 USB ConîÂÂguration ................................................. 2-15 2.4.2 CPU ConîÂÂguration ................................................. 2-16 2.4.3 Chipset .................................................................. 2-17 2.4.4 Onboard Devices ConîÂÂguration ............................. 2-21 2.4.5 PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-23 2.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 2-25 2.5.1 Suspend Mode ....................................................... 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ................................................ 2-25 2.5.3 APM ConîÂÂguration ................................................ 2-26 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor .................................................. 2-27 2.6 Boot menu .......................................................................... 2-29
v Contents 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 2-29 2.6.2 Boot Settings ConîÂÂguration ................................. 2-30 2.6.3 Security ................................................................. 2-31 2.7 Exit menu ............................................................................ 2-35 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 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information ...................................... 3-6
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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ⢠This device may not cause harmful interference, and ⢠This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerâÂÂs instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ⢠Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ⢠Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 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 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modiîÂÂcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userâÂÂs authority to operate this equipment.
v i i Safety information E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y ⢠To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ⢠When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. ⢠Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. ⢠Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. ⢠Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company. ⢠If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. O p e r a t i o n s a f e t y ⢠Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. ⢠Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately. ⢠To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. ⢠Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. ⢠Place the product on a stable surface. ⢠If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
v i i i M2V-TVM speciî¿cations summary (continued on the next page) C P U C h i p s e t S y s t e m B u s M e m o r y E x p a n s i o n s l o t s G r a p h i c s S t o r a g e A u d i o L A N U S B 2 . 0 S p e c i a l f e a t u r e s B a c k p a n e l I / O p o r t s Support AMD socket AM2 for AMD Athlon⢠64 X2/ Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing Supports AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet⢠Technology VIA î K8M890 VIA î VT8237R Pluls 2000 MT/s 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2 GB of ECC/ non-ECC unbufferred DDR2 667/533 MHz DIMMs 1 x PCI Express⢠x16 slot 1 x PCI Express⢠x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated in the VIA î DeltaChrome Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports a maximum of 256MB shared memory Supports Microsoft î DX9 VIA î VT8237R Plus supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interfaces for four hard disk drives - 2 x Serial ATA hard disk drives supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD conîÂÂgurations Realtek î ALC655 6-channel audio CODEC S/PDIF out support Realtek î RTL8100C 10/100 LAN Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 1 x Parallel 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x 6-channel Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 port 1 x VGA port 4 x USB 1 x Serial port
i x M2V-TVM speciî¿cations summary I n t e r n a l I / O c o n n e c t o r s B I O S f e a t u r e s M a n a g e a b i l i t y S u p p o r t C D c o n t e n t s F o r m f a c t o r 2 x USB connector supports additional 4 USB ports 24-pin ATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x COM connector 1 x S/PDIF out connector 1 x CD audio-in connector 1 x AUX audio-in connector 1 x CPU/ 1 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x Front Panel ACâÂÂ97 audio connector 1 x Buzzer 10-pin system panel connector 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, RPL, WOR by PME Drivers Anti-virus software ASUS LiveUpdate Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 8.6 in *SpeciîÂÂcations are subject to change without notice.
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1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
1 - 2 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 1.1 Welcome! T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S î M 2 V - T V M m o t h e r b o a r d ! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide 1.3 Special features 1 . 3 . 1 P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s L a t e s t p r o c e s s o r t e c h n o l o g y The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/ Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors with 2MB/1MB/512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 667 memory support and AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet Technology. See page 1-8 for details.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 3 D D R 2 m e m o r y s u p p o r t The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667 MHz/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual- channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks. See pages 1-12 to 1-14 for details. P C I E x p r e s s ⢠i n t e r f a c e Th e m oth erb oar d f ull y s upp ort s P CI Exp res s, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI speciîÂÂcations. See page 1-17 for details. U S B 2 . 0 t e c h n o l o g y The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 speciîÂÂcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 1-21 and 1-6 for details. 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s L A N Easy connectivity to your network or broadband connection with the onboard LAN port, lets you take gaming online without buying expensive additional LAN cards. A M D C o o l â n â Q u i e t T e c h n o l o g y The motherboard supports the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment.
1 - 4 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 1 . 3 . 2 I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s A S U S E Z F l a s h With ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a îÂÂoppy disk. See page 2-5 for details. A S U S M y L o g o 2 ASUS My Logo 2 is the new feature present in the motherboard that allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable and animated boot logos. See page 2-30 for details.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 5 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. ⢠Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. ⢠Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity ⢠Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. ⢠Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. ⢠Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. M2V-TVM SB_PWR ON Standy Power Powered Off OFF M2V -TVM Onboard LED connector
1 - 6 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 1 . 5 . 1 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t 1.5 Motherboard overview M2V -TVM ATX12V COM1 VGA Parallel Port PS2/2KBMS T:Mouse B:Keyboard CPU_FAN EATXPWR DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB56 LOPPY COM2 PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 RTL8100C IT8716F-S ALC655 AAFP AUX CD USB78 CLRTC SATA2 SATA1 BUZZER BIOS_WP F_PANEL PRI_IDE SEC_IDE CHA_FAN USB12 LAN_USB34 AUDIO2 SB_PWR 4Mb BIOS CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power KBPWR
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 7 M2V -TVM Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1 . 5 . 2 P l a c e m e n t d i r e c t i o n When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. P l a c e t h i s s i d e t o w a r d s t h e r e a r o f t h e c h a s s i s 1 . 5 . 3 S c r e w h o l e s Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
1 - 8 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 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon⢠64 X2/AMD Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU îÂÂts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 1 . 6 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U To install a CPU. 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90ð-100ð angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90ð-100ð angle, otherwise the CPU does not îÂÂt in completely. S o c k e t l e v e r M2V-TVM M2V -TVM CPU Socket AM2
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 9 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it îÂÂts in place. The CPU îÂÂts only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 6. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package. G o l d t r i a n g l e S m a l l t r i a n g l e 7. Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. M2V-TVM CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CPU_F AN M2V -TVM CPU Fan connector
1 - 1 0 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 1 . 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 Athlon⢠64 X2/AMD Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan. 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink îÂÂts properly on the retention module base. R e t e n t i o n M o d u l e B a s e C P U H e a t s i n k C P U F a n R e t e n t i o n b r a c k e t l o c k R e t e n t i o n b r a c k e t Make sure that you use only qualiîÂÂed heatsink and fan assembly. ⢠The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. ⢠You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. ⢠If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 1 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. 4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly îÂÂts the retention mechanism module base; otherwise, you cannot snap the retention bracket in place.
1 - 1 2 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 1 . 7 . 2 M e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1.7 System memory 1 . 7 . 1 O v e r v i e w The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The îÂÂgure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: M2V-TVM DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 M2V -TVM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest QualiîÂÂed Vendors List..
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 3 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t s ( Q V L ) S i d e ( s ) : S S - S i n g l e - s i d e d D S - D o u b l e - s i d e d Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2-667/533 MHz QVL. Kingston SS E5116AB-5C-E 256MB KVR533D2N4/256 Kingston SS E5116AF-5C-E 256MB KVR533D2N4/256 Kingston DS HY5PS56821 512MB KVR533D2N4/512 Kingston DS D6408TE7BL-37 1G KVR533D2N4/1G Kingston SS E2508AB-6E-E 256MB KVR667D2N5/256 Kingston SS D6408TE8WL-27 512MB KVR667D2N5/512 Kingston SS E5108AE-6E-E 512MB KVR667D2E5/512 Samsung SS K4T51083QB-GCD5 512MB M378T6553BG0-CD5 Samsung SS K4T51083QC 512MB KR M378T6553CZ0-CE6 Samsung DS K4T56083QF-ZCE6 512MB KR M378T6453FZ0-CE6 Samsung SS K4T51083QC-ZCE6 1G KR M378T2953CZ0-CE6 InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512160AF-3.7AFSS31270 256MB HYS64T32000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AC37SSS11511 512MB HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF37SSS12079 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF37FSS29334 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T5128000AF-3SSSS27416 512MB HYS64T32000HU-3S-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF3SFSS05346 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3S-A InîÂÂneon DS HYB18T512800AF3SSSS28104 1G HYS64T128020HU-3S-A Micron DS D9BOM 512MB MT 16HTF6464AG-53EB2 Micron DS D9CRZ 1G MT 16HTF12864AY-53EA1 Corsair DS MIII0052532M8CEC 512MB VS512MB533D2 HY SS HY5PS12821AFP-Y4 512MB HYMP564U64AP8-Y4 AA Kingmax SS KKEA88B4IAK-37 512MB KLBC28F-A8KB4 Kingmax SS E5116AB-5C-E 256MB KLBB68F-36EP4 Kingmax SS E5108AE-6E-E 512MB KLCC28F-A8EB5 VDATA SS VD29608A8A-3EC20615 512MB M2GVD5G3H31A4I1C52 VDATA DS VD29608A8A-3EC20620 1G M2GVD5G3I41C4I1C52 Model Side(s) Chip Number Size Part Number
1 - 1 4 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 1 . 7 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g a D I M M Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 1 . 7 . 4 R e m o v i n g a D I M M To remove a DIMM: 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ⢠A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it îÂÂts in only one direction. Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. ⢠The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Support the DIMM lightly with your îÂÂngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it îÂÂips out with extra force. 1 2 1 D D R 2 D I M M n o t c h U n l o c k e d r e t a i n i n g c l i p D D R 2 D I M M n o t c h 1 2 3
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 5 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1 . 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 To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use. 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press îÂÂrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Replace the system cover. 1 . 8 . 2 C o n f i g u r i n g a n e x p a n s i o n c a r d After installing the expansion card, conîÂÂgure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
1 - 1 6 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 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 Priority Standard Function * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support âÂÂShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments; otherwise, conîÂÂicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. I R Q a s s i g n m e n t s f o r t h i s m o t h e r b o a r d A B C D PCI slot 1 used â â â PCI slot 2 â used â â 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 â Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port* 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 7 1 . 8 . 3 P C I s l o t s The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI speciîÂÂcations. The îÂÂgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1 . 8 . 4 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 s l o t This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express speciîÂÂcations. The following îÂÂgure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1 . 8 . 5 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 s l o t This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express speciîÂÂcations. The îÂÂgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.
1 - 1 8 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 1.9 Jumpers 1 . C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery. 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 4. Reinstall the battery. 5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! M2V-TVM CLRTC Normal (Default) 1 2 2 3 Clear CMOS M2V -TVM Clear RTC RAM
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 9 2 . K e y b o a r d p o w e r ( 3 - p i n K B P W R ) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 ( 5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 500 mA on the 5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS. M2V-TVM KBPWR 1 2 2 3 5V (Default) 5VSB M2V -TVM Fan connectors
1 - 2 0 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 1.10 Connectors 1 . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a printer, scanner, or other devices. 3. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s L A N p o r t S P E E D L E D A C T / L I N K L E D ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection Yellow Linked GREEN 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity 4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 5. Line Out port (green). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, or 6-channel, conîÂÂguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 6. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 1 1 1 10 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 6 Refer to the audio conîÂÂguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, or 6-channel conîÂÂguration. A u d i o 2 , 4 , o r 6 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n Light Blue Line In Surround (Rear) Surround (Rear) Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass/Center Port Headset 4-channel 6-channel 2 - c h a n n e l
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 1 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 10. COM port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA- compatible devices. 11. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1 . 1 0 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s 1 . 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 ) This connector is for the provided îÂÂoppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the îÂÂoppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. M2V-TVM FLOPPY PIN1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN1. M2V -TVM Floppy disk drive consnector
1 - 2 2 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 2 . I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ I D E , S E C _ I D E ) The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable(s). There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboardâÂÂs IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to conîÂÂgure your device(s). ⢠Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. ⢠Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. If any device jumper is set as âÂÂCable-Select,â make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. Black or gray Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device(s) connector Single device Cable-Select or Master - Black Two devices Cable-Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Slave Slave M2V-TVM PRI_IDE SEC_IDE NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN1. PIN1 M2V -TVM IDE connectors PIN1
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 3 3 . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 , S A T A 2 ) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives that allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rates, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD conîÂÂguration through the onboard VIA î VT8237R Plus controller. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows î 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows î XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. ⢠For detailed instructions on how to conîÂÂgure RAID 0, 1, and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the support CD. ⢠The RAID function of these connectors is set to [Disabled] by default. See section âÂÂ2.4.4 Onboard Device ConîÂÂgurationâ for details. M2V-TVM SA T A1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SA T A2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND M2V -TVM SA T A connectors
1 - 2 4 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 4 . C P U , a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 - p i n C P U _ F A N , C H A _ F A N ) The fa n co nnecto rs sup port c ooling fans of 35 0mA ~74 0mA (8 .88 W max .) or a tota l of 1A~2 .22 A ( 26. 64W ma x.) at 12V. Co nne ct t he fan cab les to the f an c onnect ors on the m otherb oard, mak ing su re tha t the bla ck wire of e ach cable matche s the ground pin of t he con nector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. InsufîÂÂcient air îÂÂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. M2V-TVM CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CPU_F AN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHA_F AN M2V -TVM Fan connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 5 5 . S e r i a l p o r t c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n C O M 2 ) This connector is for serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The serial port bracket (COM) is purchased separately. M2V-TVM COM2 PIN1 M2V -TVM COM port connector 6 . O p t i c a l d r i v e a u d i o i n c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 - p i n C D / A U X ) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. M2V-TVM CD Right Audio Channel GND GND Left Audio Channel AUX Right Audio Channel GND GND Left Audio Channel M2V -TVM Internal audio connectors
1 - 2 6 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 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 7 . U S B c o n n e c t o r s ( 1 0 - 1 p i n U S B 5 6 , U S B 7 8 ) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 speciîÂÂcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately. M2V-TVM USB56 GND USB_P5 USB_P5- USB 5V GND NC USB_P6 USB_P6- USB 5V USB78 GND USB_P7 USB_P7- USB 5V GND NC USB_P8 USB_P8- USB 5V M2V -TVM USB connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 7 8 . F r o n t p a n e l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n A A F P ) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports the AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. M2V-TVM M2V -TVM Analog front panel connector BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 LINE_OUT_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5V A AGND AAFP
1 - 2 8 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 9 . A T X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s ( 2 4 - p i n E A T X P W R , 4 - p i n A T X 1 2 V ) These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to îÂÂt these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down îÂÂrmly until the connectors completely îÂÂt. ⢠We recommend that you use an ATX 12 V SpeciîÂÂcation 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 300 W power rating. This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs. ⢠If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on 12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. ⢠Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX 12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. ⢠We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when conîÂÂguring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. ⢠You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. M2V-TVM 12V DC GND 12V DC GND A TX12V EA TXPWR 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts Ground 5 Volts Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 Volts 12 Volts 3 Volts 3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground -5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts Ground M2V -TVM A TX power connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 9 1 0 . S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 2 x 5 1 0 p i n F _ P A N E L ) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. ⢠System power LED This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. ⢠Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or îÂÂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. ⢠System warning speaker This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. ⢠Power/Soft-off button This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. ⢠Reset button This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. M2V-TVM M2V -TVM System panel connector HDLED HDLED- GND RESET PLED PLED- PWR GND F_P ANEL
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A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup
2 - 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable îÂÂoppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a îÂÂoppy disk during POST. 3. ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows î environment. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. I m p o r t a n t n o t e s ⢠Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS îÂÂle to a bootable îÂÂoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. 2 . 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 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable îÂÂoppy disk . DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB îÂÂoppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows î 2000/XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB îÂÂoppy disk into the îÂÂoppy disk drive. b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. If you are using Windows î XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options îÂÂeld, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows î 2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂî¿leîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone î ErasingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂdone î WritingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the boo table îÂÂoppy disk. 2 . 1 . 2 U s i n g A F U D O S t o u p d a t e t h e B I O S To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for yo ur motherboard. Save the BIOS îÂÂle to a bootable îÂÂoppy disk. 2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the boot able îÂÂoppy disk that contains the BIOS îÂÂle. 3. Boot the system from the îÂÂoppy disk. 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂafudosîÂÂ/i[î¿lename] where [î¿lename] means the latest (or original) BIOS îÂÂle that you copied to the bootable îÂÂoppy disk. 5. Press <Enter>. The succeeding screen displays the status of t he update process. Write the BIOS îÂÂle name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS îÂÂle name at the prompt.
2 - 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂî¿leîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone î ErasingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂdone î WritingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) î VerifyingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ..îÂÂdone A:\> 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2 . 1 . 3 U s i n g A F U D O S t o c o p y B I O S f r o m P C You can use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a îÂÂoppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudosîÂÂ/o[î¿lename] where [î¿lename] string of not more than eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main îÂÂlename and three (3) alpha-numeric characters for the extension name. 2. Press <Enter>. Main îÂÂlename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ.....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen might not be exactly the same as shown.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 5 User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ï¬Âoppy... ⢠If there is no îÂÂoppy disk in the drive, the error message âÂÂFloppy not found!â appears. ⢠If the correct BIOS îÂÂle is not in the îÂÂoppy disk, the error message âÂÂFloppy not found!â is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS îÂÂle as âÂÂM2VTVM.ROMâÂÂ. 3.î TheîÂÂutilityîÂÂwillîÂÂcopyîÂÂtheîÂÂcurrentîÂÂsystemîÂÂBIOSîÂÂbyîÂÂdefaultîÂÂtoîÂÂtheîÂÂîÂÂoppyî disk.îÂÂMakeîÂÂsureîÂÂthatîÂÂtheîÂÂîÂÂoppyîÂÂdiskîÂÂhasîÂÂatîÂÂleastîÂÂ600KBîÂÂofîÂÂfreeîÂÂdiskî space and is not write-protected. When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 2 . 1 . 4 U s i n g A S U S E Z F l a s h t o u p d a t e t h e B I O S The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using aîÂÂDOS-basedîÂÂutility .îÂÂTheîÂÂEZîÂÂFlashîÂÂisîÂÂbuilt-inîÂÂtoîÂÂtheîÂÂBIOSîÂÂîÂÂrmwareîÂÂsoîÂÂitîÂÂisî accessible by simply pressing <Alt F2> during the Power-On Self T ests (POST). T o u p d a t e t h e B I O S u s i n g A S U S E Z F l a s h : 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the lates t BIOS îÂÂle for your motherboard and rename the downloaded îÂÂle as M2VTVM.ROM. Save the BIOS îÂÂle to a îÂÂoppy disk. 2. Reboot the system. 3. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt F2> during POST to display the following. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone A:\>
2 - 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 4. Insert the îÂÂoppy disk that contains the BIOS îÂÂle. If all the neces sary îÂÂles are found in the îÂÂoppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ï¬Âoppy... Floppy found! Reading ï¬Âle âÂÂM2VTVM.ROMâÂÂ. Completed. Start ï¬Âashing... Flashed successfully. Rebooting. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 7 2 . 1 . 5 A S U S U p d a t e The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows î environment. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). To install ASUS Update: 1. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX . See page 5-3 for the Utilities menu screen. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied into your system. To update the BIOS using ASUS Update: 1. Launch the utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update initial screen appears. 2. Select your desired update method, then click Next.
2 - 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. 6. If you select the option to update the BIOS from a îÂÂle, a window prompts you to locate the îÂÂle. Select the îÂÂle, click Open, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. 3. If you select updating/ downloading from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafîÂÂc, or choose Auto Select. Click Next.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 9 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section âÂÂ2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.â Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconîÂÂguring your system, or prompted toâÂÂRun Setup.â This section explains how to conîÂÂgure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conîÂÂguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconîÂÂgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip. The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, reboot the system by doing any of the following procedures: ⢠R e s t a r t u s i n g t h e O S s t a n d a r d s h u t - d o w n p r o c e d u r e . ⢠P r e s s < C t r l > < A l t > < D e l > s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . ⢠P r e s s t h e r e s e t b u t t o n o n t h e s y s t e m c h a s s i s . ⢠P r e s s t h e p o w e r b u t t o n t o t u r n t h e s y s t e m o f f t h e n b a c k o n . Using the power button, reset button, or the <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> keys to force reset from a running operating system can cause damage to your data or system. We recommend to always shut-down the system properly from the operating system. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. ⢠The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section âÂÂ2.8 Exit Menu.â â¢ The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for this motherboard.
2 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p SystemîÂÂTimeî î [11:51:19]î SystemîÂÂDateî î [ThuîÂÂ08/05/2003]î LegacyîÂÂDisketteîÂÂAî î [1.44M,îÂÂ3.5îÂÂin] î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î ThirdîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î FourthîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î IDEîÂÂConî¿gurationîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂî System Information UseîÂÂ[ENTER],îÂÂ[TAB] orîÂÂ[SHIFT-TAB]îÂÂtoî selectîÂÂaîÂÂî¿eld. UseîÂÂ[ ]îÂÂorîÂÂ[-]îÂÂto conî¿gureîÂÂsystemîÂÂtime. 2 . 2 . 2 M e n u b a r The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conîÂÂguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) conîÂÂguration Boot For changing the system boot conîÂÂguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 2 . 2 . 1 B I O S m e n u s c r e e n To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 2 . 2 . 3 N a v i g a t i o n k e y s At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. Navigation keys General help Menu bar Sub-menu items ConîÂÂguration îÂÂelds Menu items
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 1 2 . 2 . 4 M e n u i t e m s The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciîÂÂc items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2 . 2 . 5 S u b - m e n u i t e m s An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid triangle before the item. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 2 . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s These îÂÂelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-conîÂÂgurable, you may change the value of the îÂÂeld opposite the item. You can not select an item that is not user-conîÂÂgurable. A conîÂÂgurable îÂÂeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a îÂÂeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to âÂÂ2.2.7 Pop-up window.â 2 . 2 . 7 P o p - u p w i n d o w Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conîÂÂguration options for that item. 2 . 2 . 8 S c r o l l b a r A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not îÂÂt on the screen. Press Up/ Down arrow keys or PageUp/PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen. 2 . 2 . 9 G e n e r a l h e l p At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. System Time [11:10:19] System Date [Thu 03/27/2003] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Language [English] Primary IDE Master :[Not Detected] Primary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Master :[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] SATA 1 :[Not Detected] SATA 2 :[Not Detected] IDE Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [ ] or [-] to configure system time. Select Item Tab Select Field Select Screen - Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main menu items Scroll bar Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îÂÂîÂÂSaveîÂÂandîÂÂExit ESCîÂÂîÂÂExit Advanced Chipset settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below may cause system to malfunction. ConfigureîÂÂDRAMîÂÂTimingîÂÂbyîÂÂSPDîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode îÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] DRAMîÂÂIdleîÂÂTimerîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] DRAmîÂÂRefreshîÂÂRateîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] GraphicîÂÂAdapterîÂÂPriorityîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[AGP/PCI] GraphicsîÂÂApertureîÂÂSizeîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[îÂÂ64îÂÂMB] SpreadîÂÂSpectrumîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] ICHîÂÂDelayedîÂÂTransactionîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] MPSîÂÂRevisionîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[1.4] Pop-up window
2 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2 . 3 . 1 S y s t e m T i m e [ x x : x x : x x x x ] Allows you to set the system time. 2 . 3 . 2 S y s t e m D a t e [ D a y x x / x x / x x x x ] Allows you to set the system date. 2 . 3 . 3 L e g a c y D i s k e t t e A [ 1 . 4 4 M , 3 . 5 i n . ] Sets the type of îÂÂoppy drive installed. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K, 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Refer to section âÂÂ2.2.1 BIOS menu screenâ for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. SystemîÂÂTimeî î [11:51:19]î SystemîÂÂDateî î [ThuîÂÂ08/05/2003]î LegacyîÂÂDisketteîÂÂAî î [1.44M,îÂÂ3.5îÂÂin]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î ThirdîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î FourthîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î IDEîÂÂConî¿gurationîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂî System Information UseîÂÂ[ENTER],îÂÂ[TAB] orîÂÂ[SHIFT-TAB]îÂÂtoî selectîÂÂaîÂÂî¿eld. UseîÂÂ[ ]îÂÂorîÂÂ[-]îÂÂto conî¿gureîÂÂsystemîÂÂtime.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 3 2 . 3 . 4 P r i m a r y a n d S e c o n d a r y I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring) are auto-detected by BIOS and are not user-conîÂÂgurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are speciîÂÂcally conîÂÂguring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. ConîÂÂguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Primary IDE Master Device :Not Detected Typeî [Auto] LBA/LargeîÂÂModeî [Auto] Block(Multi-sectorîÂÂTransfer)î [Auto] PIOîÂÂModeî [Auto] DMAîÂÂModeî [Auto] SMARTîÂÂMonitoringî [Auto] 32BitîÂÂDataîÂÂTransferî [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system
2 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 3 . 5 S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciîÂÂcations. The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS. A M I B I O S Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. P r o c e s s o r Displays the auto-detected processor information. S y s t e m M e m o r y Displays the auto-detected system memory. PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AMI BIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 07/07/06 Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200 SpeedîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:îÂÂ1800MHz Count : 1 System Memory Installed Size: 512MB UsableîÂÂSizeîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:îÂÂ448MB
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 5 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. IncorrectîÂÂîÂÂeldîÂÂvaluesîÂÂcanîÂÂcauseîÂÂtheîÂÂsystemîÂÂtoîÂÂmalfunction. î USBîÂÂConî¿guration î CPUîÂÂConî¿gurationî î î Chipset î OnboardîÂÂDevicesîÂÂConî¿guration PCI PnP U S B P o r t s C o n f i g u r a t i o n [ U S B 8 P o r t s ] Allows you to conîÂÂgure the USB ports. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [USB 2 Ports] [USB 4 Ports] [USB 6 Ports] [USB 8 Ports] U S B 2 . 0 P o r t s E n a b l e [ E n a b l e ] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 ports. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enable] The Module V ersion and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. 2 . 4 . 1 U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an itemîÂÂthenîÂÂpressîÂÂ<Enter>îÂÂtoîÂÂdisplayîÂÂtheîÂÂconîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions. USBîÂÂConî¿guration Module Version - 2.24.0-11.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USBîÂÂ1.1îÂÂPortsîÂÂConî¿gurationî î [USBîÂÂ8îÂÂPorts] USBîÂÂ2.0îÂÂPortsîÂÂEnableî î [Enable] LegacyîÂÂUSBîÂÂSupportî î [Enabled] PortîÂÂ64/60îÂÂEmulationî î [Disabled] USBîÂÂ2.0îÂÂControllerîÂÂModeî î [HiSpeed] BIOSîÂÂEHCIîÂÂHand-Offî î [Enabled]
2 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p L e g a c y U S B S u p p o r t [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] P o r t 6 4 / 6 0 E m u l a t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the Port 64/60 Emulation.ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. U S B 2 . 0 C o n t r o l l e r M o d e [ H i S p e e d ] Allows you to conîÂÂgure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). ConîÂÂguration options: [HiSpeed] [Full Speed] B I O S E H C I H a n d - O f f [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2 . 4 . 2 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. CPUîÂÂConî¿guration Module Version:00.00 Physical Count: 1 Logical Count: 2 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000 Revision: F2 CacheîÂÂL1:îÂÂ128KB CacheîÂÂL2:îÂÂ2048KB Speed : 2012MHz CurrentîÂÂFSBîÂÂMultiplier:îÂÂ10x MaximumîÂÂFSBîÂÂMultiplier:îÂÂ10x Able to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level: None Required RuntimeîÂÂLegacyîÂÂPSBî [Disabled] CoolîÂÂNâÂÂQuietî [Enabled] R u n t i m e L e g a c y P S B [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the Runtime Legacy PSB (performance state blocks) feature necessary for implementing the AMD PowerNow! technology. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 7 C o o l N â Q u i e t [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet! technology feature. ConîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions:îÂÂ[Disabled]îÂÂ[Enabled] N o r t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Memory Controller îÂÂMemoryîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂECCîÂÂConî¿guration PowerîÂÂDownîÂÂControlî [Auto] AlternateîÂÂVIDî [0.850V] îÂÂîÂÂMemoryîÂÂCLKî :333îÂÂMHz CAS Latency(Tcl) :5.0 îÂÂîÂÂRAS/CASîÂÂDelay(Trcd)î :5îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂMinîÂÂActiveîÂÂRAS(Tras)î :15îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRowîÂÂPrechargeîÂÂTime(Trp)î :5îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRAS/RASîÂÂDelay(Trrd)î :3îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRowîÂÂCycleîÂÂ(Trc)î :21îÂÂCLK Asynchronous Latency :6 ns MemoryîÂÂConî¿guration MemclockîÂÂModeî [Auto] MCTîÂÂTimingîÂÂModeî [Auto] BankîÂÂInterleavingî [Auto] EnableîÂÂClockîÂÂtoîÂÂAllîÂÂDIMMsî [Disabled] MemClkîÂÂTristateîÂÂC3/ATLVIDî [Disabled] MemoryîÂÂHoleîÂÂRemappingî [Disabled] M e m o r y C o n f i g u r a t i o n Memclock Mode [Auto] Allows you to set the memory clock mode.Set by the code using [Auto] or select [Manual] to set using one of the standard values. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Manual] [Limit] 2 . 4 . 3 C h i p s e t The items in this menu allows you to change the chipset-related features. Select anîÂÂitemîÂÂthenîÂÂpressîÂÂ<Enter>îÂÂtoîÂÂdisplayîÂÂtheîÂÂconîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions. Advanced Chipset Settings Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂNorthBridgeîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂAGPîÂÂBridgeîÂÂK8M890îÂÂAGP/PCIîÂÂEXPRESSîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂHyperîÂÂTransportîÂÂConî¿guration
2 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p MCT Timing Mode [Auto] Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [ECP]. This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. ConîÂÂguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] Bank Interleacving [Auto] Sets whether to allow memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across nodes, decreasing access contention. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable clock to all DIMMs. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the MemCLK Tri-Stating During C3 and Alt VID. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory Remapping around the memory hole. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECCîÂÂConî¿guration DRAMîÂÂECCîÂÂEnableî [Enabled] îÂÂîÂÂ4-BitîÂÂECCîÂÂModeî [Disabled] îÂÂîÂÂDRAMîÂÂSCRUBîÂÂREDIRECTîÂÂî [Disabled] îÂÂîÂÂDRAMîÂÂBGîÂÂSrubî [Disabled] E C C C o n f i g u r a t i o n DRAM ECC Enable [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically to maintain system integrity. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when the DRAM ECC îÂÂitemîÂÂisîÂÂsetîÂÂtoîÂÂ[Enabled]. 4 - B i t E C C M o d e [ D i s a b l e d ] Enables or disables the 4-Bit ECC mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 9 DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Sets the system to correct DRAM ECC Errors immediately when they occur, even if background scrubbing is on. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM BG Scrub [Disabled] Disables or sets the DRAM scrubbing functionality that corrects and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct. During this while the memory is not being used improves performance. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] P o w e r D o w n C o n t r o l [ A u t o ] Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] A l t e r n a t e V I D [ 0 . 8 5 0 V ] SpeciîÂÂes the alternate VID while in low power states. ConîÂÂguration options: [1.050V] [1.025V] [1.000V] [0.975V] [0.950V] [0.925V] [0.900V] [0.875V] [0.850V] [0.825V] [0.800V]
2 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p A G P B r i d g e K 8 M 8 9 0 A G P / P C I E X P R E S S C o n f i g u r a t i o n OnChipîÂÂVGAîÂÂFrameîÂÂBufferîÂÂSizeî î [64MB] PrimaryîÂÂGraphicsîÂÂAdapterî î [PCIEîÂÂVGA] VLinkîÂÂModeîÂÂSupportedî î [Auto] AGPîÂÂModeî î [AGPîÂÂ8X] GraphicsîÂÂApertureîÂÂSizeî î [128MB] Options for VIA AGP Chipset O n C h i p V G A F r a m e B u f f e r S i z e [ 6 4 M B ] Sets the onchip VGA frame buffer size. ConîÂÂguration options: [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] P r i m a r y G r a p h i c s A d a p t e r [ P C I E V G A ] Switches the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card. This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. ConîÂÂguration options: [PCI] [PCIE VGA] [Integrated VGA] V L i n k M o d e S u p p o r t e d [ A u t o ] Sets the VLink 8X support. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] A G P M o d e [ 8 X ] Allows you to change the AGP mode for the onboard VGA. ConîÂÂguration options: [AGP 8X] [AGP 4X] G r a p h i c s A p e r t u r e S i z e [ 1 2 8 M B ] Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for onboard VGA graphic data. ConîÂÂguration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 1 HyperîÂÂTransportîÂÂAGPîÂÂConî¿guration (K8/NPT)îÂÂtoîÂÂ(AGP)îÂÂFreqîÂÂAutoî î [Enabled] H y p e r T r a n s p o r t A G P C o n f i g u r a t i o n H y p e r T r a n s p o r t A G P C o n f i g u r a t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the K8/NPT to AGP frequency selection by CPU capability. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2 . 4 . 4 O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n SerialîÂÂPort1îÂÂAddressî î [3F8/IRQ4] îÂÂîÂÂSerialîÂÂPort1îÂÂModeî î [Normal] SerialîÂÂPort2îÂÂAddressî î [2F8/IRQ3] îÂÂîÂÂSerialîÂÂPort2îÂÂModeî î [Normal] ParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂAddressî î [378] ParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂModeî î [Normal] îÂÂîÂÂParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂIRQî î [IRQ7] OnChipîÂÂSATA-IDEî î [IDE] ACâÂÂ97îÂÂAudioî î [Enabled] OnboardîÂÂLANî î [Enabled] îÂÂîÂÂOnBoardîÂÂLANîÂÂBootîÂÂROMî î [Disabled] S e r i a l P o r t 1 A d d r e s s [ 3 F 8 / I R Q 4 ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] S e r i a l P o r t 1 M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR] S e r i a l P o r t 2 A d d r e s s [ 2 F 8 / I R Q 3 ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] S e r i a l P o r t 2 M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR]
2 - 2 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p P a r a l l e l P o r t A d d r e s s [ 3 7 8 ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] P a r a l l e l P o r t M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Allows you to select the Parallel Port ECP DMA. ConîÂÂguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] P a r a l l e l P o r t I R Q [ I R Q 7 ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ. ConîÂÂguration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] O n C h i p S A T A - I D E [ I D E ] Allows you to disable or set the onchip SATA-IDE. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [IDE] [RAID] A C â 9 7 A u d i o [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the ACâÂÂ97 audio controller. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] O n b o a r d L A N [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] O n b o a r d L A N B o o t R O M [ D i s a b l e d ] Enables or disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 3 2 . 4 . 5 P C I P n P The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. IncorrectîÂÂîÂÂeldîÂÂvaluesîÂÂcanîÂÂcauseîÂÂtheîÂÂsystemîÂÂtoîÂÂmalfunction. Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. PlugîÂÂAndîÂÂPlayîÂÂO/Sî î [No]î PCIîÂÂLatencyîÂÂTimerî îÂÂ[64]î AllocateîÂÂIRQîÂÂtoîÂÂPCIîÂÂVGAî î [Yes]î PaletteîÂÂSnoopingî î [Disabled] IRQ-3îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice]î IRQ-4îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-5îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-7îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-9îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-10îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-11îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-14îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-15îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] NO: Lets the BIOS conî¿gureîÂÂallîÂÂtheî devices in the system. YES: Lets the operating systemîÂÂconî¿gureîÂÂPlugî and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. P l u g a n d P l a y O / S [ N o ] When set to [No], BIOS conîÂÂgures all the devices in the system. When set to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating system conîÂÂgures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot. ConîÂÂguration options: [No] [Yes] P C I L a t e n c y T i m e r [ 6 4 ] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register. ConîÂÂguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] A l l o c a t e I R Q t o P C I V G A [ Y e s ] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. ConîÂÂguration options: [Yes] [No]
2 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p P a l e t t e S n o o p i n g [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] I R Q x x [ A v a i l a b l e ] When set to [Available], the speciîÂÂc IRQ is free for PCI/PnP devices to use. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. ConîÂÂguration options: [Available] [Reserved]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 5 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîÂÂguration options. SuspendîÂÂModeî î [Auto]î ACPIîÂÂAPICîÂÂSupportî î [Enabled] î APMîÂÂConî¿guration Hardware Monitor Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. 2 . 5 . 1 S u s p e n d M o d e [ A u t o ] Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend. ConîÂÂguration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto] 2 . 5 . 2 A C P I A P I C S u p p o r t [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2 - 2 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 5 . 3 A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n APMîÂÂConî¿gurationî PowerîÂÂButtonîÂÂModeî î [On/Off] RestoreîÂÂonîÂÂACîÂÂPowerîÂÂLossî î [PowerîÂÂOff] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂRingî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂPME#î î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂKBCî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂPS/2îÂÂMouseî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂRTCîÂÂAlarmî î [Disabled] P o w e r B u t t o n M o d e [ O n / O f f ] Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed. ConîÂÂguration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] R e s t o r e o n A C P o w e r L o s s [ P o w e r O f f ] When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state before the AC power loss. ConîÂÂguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] P o w e r O n R i n g [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the îÂÂrst try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on. P o w e r O n P M E # [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the PME#-wake up feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 7 P o w e r O n B y K B C [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P o w e r O n B y P S / 2 M o u s e [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to resume the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P o w e r O n B y R T C A l a r m [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2 . 5 . 4 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r Hardware Monitor CPUîÂÂTemperatureî î [48úC/118úF] MBîÂÂTemperatureî î [35úC/95úF] CPUîÂÂFanîÂÂSpeedî î [3260RPM] ChassisîÂÂFanîÂÂSpeedîÂÂî î [N/A] VCOREîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ1.504V] 3.3VîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ3.360V] 5VîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ5.160V] 12VîÂÂVoltageî î [11.328V] SmartîÂÂQ-FanîÂÂFunctionî î [Disabled] CPUîÂÂtemperatureîÂÂbeepîÂÂfunctionî î [Enabled] CPUîÂÂtemperatureîÂÂhighîÂÂlimitî î [95îÂÂdegree] CPU Temperature
2 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C P U T e m p e r a t u r e [ x x x ú C / x x x ú F ] M B T e m p e r a t u r e [ x x x ú C / x x x ú F ] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, motherboard and power temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. C P U F a n S p e e d [ x x x x R P M ] o r [ N / A ] C h a s s i s F a n S p e e d [ x x x x R P M ] o r [ N / A ] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the speciîÂÂc îÂÂeld shows N/A. V C O R E V o l t a g e , 3 . 3 V V o l t a g e , 5 V V o l t a g e , 1 2 V V o l t a g e The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. S m a r t Q - F a n f u n c t i o n [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the smart Q-fan control function. When this îÂÂeld is set to [Enabled], the item Fan Auto Mode Start Speed, Fan Auto Mode Start Speed Temp, and Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp items appear. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] F a n A u t o M o d e S t a r t S p e e d [ 4 0 % ] Sets the fan auto mode start speed. ConîÂÂguration options: [20%] [40%] [60%] [80%] F a n A u t o M o d e S t a r t S p e e d T e m p [ 2 5 ú C ] Sets the fan auto mode start speed temperature. ConîÂÂguration options: [25úC] [26úC] - [50úC] F a n A u t o M o d e F u l l S p e e d T e m p [ 5 5 ú C ] Sets the fan auto mode full speed temperature. ConîÂÂguration options: [55úC] [56úC] - [75úC] C P U t e m p e r a t u r e b e e p f u n c t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the CPU temperature beep function. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C P U t e m p e r a t u r e h i g h l i m i t [ 9 5 d e g r e e ] Disables or sets the CPU temperature high limit. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [95 Degree] [85 Degree] [75 Degree] [65 Degree]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 9 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 2 . 6 . 1 B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y 1 s t ~ x x t h B o o t D e v i c e [ 1 s t F l o p p y D r i v e ] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system. ConîÂÂguration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives î BootîÂÂSettingsîÂÂConî¿guration Security Boot Device Priority 1stîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [1stîÂÂFLOPPYîÂÂDRIVE]î 2ndîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [HardîÂÂDrive]î 3rdîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [ATAPIîÂÂCD-ROM]î Speciî¿esîÂÂtheîÂÂBoot Device Priority sequence. Speciî¿esîÂÂtheîÂÂboot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.
2 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 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 Q u i c k B o o t [ E n a b l e d ] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some Power On Self Tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. ConîÂÂgurat ion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] F u l l S c r e e n L o g o [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo2⢠feature. BootîÂÂSettingsîÂÂConî¿gurationî î î QuickîÂÂBootî î [Enabled]î FullîÂÂScreenîÂÂLogoî î [Enabled]î AddOnîÂÂROMîÂÂDisplayîÂÂModeî î [ForceîÂÂBIOS]î BootupîÂÂNum-Lockî î [On]î PS/2îÂÂMouseîÂÂSupportî î [Auto] WaitîÂÂforîÂÂâÂÂF1âÂÂîÂÂIfîÂÂErrorî î [Enabled] HitîÂÂâÂÂDELâÂÂîÂÂMessageîÂÂDisplayî î [Enabled] InterruptîÂÂ19îÂÂCaptureî î [Disabled] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. A d d O n R O M D i s p l a y M o d e [ F o r c e B I O S ] Sets the display mode for option ROM. ConîÂÂguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] B o o t u p N u m - L o c k [ O n ] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. ConîÂÂguration options: [Off] [On] P S / 2 M o u s e S u p p o r t [ A u t o ] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] W a i t f o r â F 1 â I f E r r o r [ E n a b l e d ] When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 1 2 . 6 . 3 S e c u r i t y The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîÂÂguration options. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. H i t â D E L â M e s s a g e D i s p l a y [ E n a b l e d ] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message âÂÂPress DEL to run Setupâ during POST. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] I n t e r r u p t 1 9 C a p t u r e [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C h a n g e S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the password box, type a password combination of at lea st six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you have successfully set your password. The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed. To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
2 - 3 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message âÂÂPassword Uninstalledâ appears. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section âÂÂ2.6 Jumpersâ for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîÂÂAccessîÂÂLevelî î [FullîÂÂAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîÂÂCheckî î [Setup] <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disabled password. U s e r A c c e s s L e v e l ( F u l l A c c e s s ] Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. ConîÂÂguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility. View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îÂÂeld. Limited allows change only to selected îÂÂelds, such as Date and Time. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îÂÂelds in the Setup utility.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 3 C h a n g e U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password combinati on of at least six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you have successfully set your password. The User Password item now shows Installed. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. U s e r A c c e s s L e v e l [ F u l l A c c e s s ] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. ConîÂÂguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility. View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îÂÂeld. Limited allows changes only to selected îÂÂelds, such as Date and Time. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îÂÂelds in the Setup utility. C h a n g e U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîÂÂAccessîÂÂLevelî î [FullîÂÂAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîÂÂCheckî î [Setup]
2 - 3 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. C l e a r U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to clear the user password. P a s s w o r d C h e c k [ S e t u p ] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. ConîÂÂguration options: [Setup] [Always]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 5 If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting. E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s OnceîÂÂyouîÂÂareîÂÂîÂÂnishedîÂÂmakingîÂÂyourîÂÂselections,îÂÂchooseîÂÂthisîÂÂoptionîÂÂfromî the Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a conîÂÂrmationîÂÂwindowîÂÂappears.îÂÂSelectî Y es to save changes and exit. 2.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. ExitîÂÂOptionsî î î ExitîÂÂ&îÂÂSaveîÂÂChangesî î î ExitîÂÂ&îÂÂDiscardîÂÂChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. ExitîÂÂsystemîÂÂsetupî after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. E x i t & D i s c a r d C h a n g e s Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to îÂÂelds other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conîÂÂrmation before exiting.
2 - 3 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p D i s c a r d C h a n g e s Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conîÂÂrmation appears. Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. L o a d S e t u p D e f a u l t s This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conîÂÂrmation window appears. Select Yes to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.
3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
3 - 2 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the îÂÂle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double- click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD. C l i c k a n i t e m t o i n s t a l l 3.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows î 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. 3 . 2 . 1 R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. ⢠Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. ⢠Make sure that you install Windows î 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows î XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. C l i c k a n i c o n t o d i s p l a y s u p p o r t C D / m o t h e r b o a r d i n f o r m a t i o n
3 - 3 A S U S M 2 V - T V M 3 . 2 . 2 D r i v e r s m e n u The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. A M D C o o l â n â Q u i e t D r i v e r Installs the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet driver. V I A C h i p s e t D r i v e r P r o g r a m Installs the VIA chipset driver program. V I A S 3 G D i s p l a y D r i v e r Installs the VIA S3G display driver. R e a l t e k A u d i o D r i v e r Installs the Realtek î audio driver. R e a l t e k R T L 8 1 0 0 C L A N D r i v e r Installs the Realtek î RTL8100C LAN driver. The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.
3 - 4 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 3 U t i l i t i e s m e n u The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. A S U S C o o l â n â Q u i e t U t i l i t y Installs the ASUS Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet utility. A S U S U p d a t e The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows î environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). A D O B E A c r o b a t R e a d e r V 7 . 0 The Adobe î Acrobat î Reader V7.0 is for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). M i c r o s o f t D i r e c t X 9 . 0 c The Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds. DirectX î improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games on your computer. Microsoft î Windows î XP Service Pack 2 already includes Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c. If your system is Microsoft î Windows î XP Service Pack 2-embedded, skip Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c installation.
3 - 5 A S U S M 2 V - T V M A n t i - V i r u s u t i l i t y The anti-virus utility scans, identiîÂÂes, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information. A S U S S c r e e n S a v e r Installs the ASUS screen saver. The screen display and utilities option may not be the same for different operating system versions. 3 . 2 . 4 M a k e D i s k m e n u The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk. M a k e V I A V T 8 2 3 7 R A I D C o n t r o l l e r D r i v e r Allows you to create a VIA î VT8237 RAID driver disk.
3 - 6 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 5 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also îÂÂnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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i i i Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ..............................................................................vii M2V-TVM speciîÂÂcations 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 ...................................... 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed .............................................................. 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction ................................................ 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes ............................................................. 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU .................................................... 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan .............................. 1-10 1.7 System memory .................................................................. 1-12 1.7.1 Overview ............................................................... 1-12 1.7.2 Memory conîÂÂgurations ......................................... 1-12 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 1-14 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................. 1-14 1.8 Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-15 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-15 1.8.2 ConîÂÂguring an expansion card .............................. 1-15 1.8.3 PCI slots ................................................................ 1-17 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-17 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 1-17 1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-18 1.10 Connectors ......................................................................... 1-20 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-20 1.10.2 Internal connectors ............................................... 1-21 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
i v Contents 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable îÂÂoppy disk .............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ......................... 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ..................... 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ................ 2-5 2.1.5 ASUS Update ........................................................... 2-7 2.2 BIOS setup program .............................................................. 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-10 2.2.2 Menu bar ............................................................... 2-10 2.2.3 Navigation keys ..................................................... 2-10 2.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 2-11 2.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-11 2.2.6 ConîÂÂguration îÂÂelds ............................................... 2-11 2.2.7 Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-11 2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-11 2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-11 2.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 2-12 2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-12 2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-12 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 2-12 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave ............ 2-13 2.3.5 System Information............................................... 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-15 2.4.1 USB ConîÂÂguration ................................................. 2-15 2.4.2 CPU ConîÂÂguration ................................................. 2-16 2.4.3 Chipset .................................................................. 2-17 2.4.4 Onboard Devices ConîÂÂguration ............................. 2-21 2.4.5 PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-23 2.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 2-25 2.5.1 Suspend Mode ....................................................... 2-25 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ................................................ 2-25 2.5.3 APM ConîÂÂguration ................................................ 2-26 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor .................................................. 2-27 2.6 Boot menu .......................................................................... 2-29
v Contents 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 2-29 2.6.2 Boot Settings ConîÂÂguration ................................. 2-30 2.6.3 Security ................................................................. 2-31 2.7 Exit menu ............................................................................ 2-35 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 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information ...................................... 3-6
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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ⢠This device may not cause harmful interference, and ⢠This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerâÂÂs instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ⢠Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ⢠Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 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 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modiîÂÂcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userâÂÂs authority to operate this equipment.
v i i Safety information E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y ⢠To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ⢠When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. ⢠Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. ⢠Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. ⢠Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company. ⢠If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. O p e r a t i o n s a f e t y ⢠Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. ⢠Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately. ⢠To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. ⢠Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. ⢠Place the product on a stable surface. ⢠If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.
v i i i M2V-TVM speciî¿cations summary (continued on the next page) C P U C h i p s e t S y s t e m B u s M e m o r y E x p a n s i o n s l o t s G r a p h i c s S t o r a g e A u d i o L A N U S B 2 . 0 S p e c i a l f e a t u r e s B a c k p a n e l I / O p o r t s Support AMD socket AM2 for AMD Athlon⢠64 X2/ Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing Supports AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet⢠Technology VIA î K8M890 VIA î VT8237R Pluls 2000 MT/s 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2 GB of ECC/ non-ECC unbufferred DDR2 667/533 MHz DIMMs 1 x PCI Express⢠x16 slot 1 x PCI Express⢠x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Integrated in the VIA î DeltaChrome Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports a maximum of 256MB shared memory Supports Microsoft î DX9 VIA î VT8237R Plus supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interfaces for four hard disk drives - 2 x Serial ATA hard disk drives supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD conîÂÂgurations Realtek î ALC655 6-channel audio CODEC S/PDIF out support Realtek î RTL8100C 10/100 LAN Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 1 x Parallel 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x 6-channel Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 port 1 x VGA port 4 x USB 1 x Serial port
i x M2V-TVM speciî¿cations summary I n t e r n a l I / O c o n n e c t o r s B I O S f e a t u r e s M a n a g e a b i l i t y S u p p o r t C D c o n t e n t s F o r m f a c t o r 2 x USB connector supports additional 4 USB ports 24-pin ATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x COM connector 1 x S/PDIF out connector 1 x CD audio-in connector 1 x AUX audio-in connector 1 x CPU/ 1 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x Front Panel ACâÂÂ97 audio connector 1 x Buzzer 10-pin system panel connector 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, RPL, WOR by PME Drivers Anti-virus software ASUS LiveUpdate Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 8.6 in *SpeciîÂÂcations are subject to change without notice.
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1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.
1 - 2 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 1.1 Welcome! T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S î M 2 V - T V M m o t h e r b o a r d ! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M2V-TVM motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide 1.3 Special features 1 . 3 . 1 P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s L a t e s t p r o c e s s o r t e c h n o l o g y The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/ Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors with 2MB/1MB/512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 667 memory support and AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet Technology. See page 1-8 for details.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 3 D D R 2 m e m o r y s u p p o r t The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667 MHz/533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual- channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks. See pages 1-12 to 1-14 for details. P C I E x p r e s s ⢠i n t e r f a c e Th e m oth erb oar d f ull y s upp ort s P CI Exp res s, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI speciîÂÂcations. See page 1-17 for details. U S B 2 . 0 t e c h n o l o g y The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 speciîÂÂcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 1-21 and 1-6 for details. 1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s L A N Easy connectivity to your network or broadband connection with the onboard LAN port, lets you take gaming online without buying expensive additional LAN cards. A M D C o o l â n â Q u i e t T e c h n o l o g y The motherboard supports the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment.
1 - 4 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 1 . 3 . 2 I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s A S U S E Z F l a s h With ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a îÂÂoppy disk. See page 2-5 for details. A S U S M y L o g o 2 ASUS My Logo 2 is the new feature present in the motherboard that allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable and animated boot logos. See page 2-30 for details.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 5 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. ⢠Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. ⢠Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity ⢠Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. ⢠Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component. ⢠Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. M2V-TVM SB_PWR ON Standy Power Powered Off OFF M2V -TVM Onboard LED connector
1 - 6 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 1 . 5 . 1 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t 1.5 Motherboard overview M2V -TVM ATX12V COM1 VGA Parallel Port PS2/2KBMS T:Mouse B:Keyboard CPU_FAN EATXPWR DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) USB56 LOPPY COM2 PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 RTL8100C IT8716F-S ALC655 AAFP AUX CD USB78 CLRTC SATA2 SATA1 BUZZER BIOS_WP F_PANEL PRI_IDE SEC_IDE CHA_FAN USB12 LAN_USB34 AUDIO2 SB_PWR 4Mb BIOS CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power KBPWR
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 7 M2V -TVM Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1 . 5 . 2 P l a c e m e n t d i r e c t i o n When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below. P l a c e t h i s s i d e t o w a r d s t h e r e a r o f t h e c h a s s i s 1 . 5 . 3 S c r e w h o l e s Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
1 - 8 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 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon⢠64 X2/AMD Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket. The CPU îÂÂts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 1 . 6 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U To install a CPU. 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90ð-100ð angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90ð-100ð angle, otherwise the CPU does not îÂÂt in completely. S o c k e t l e v e r M2V-TVM M2V -TVM CPU Socket AM2
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 9 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it îÂÂts in place. The CPU îÂÂts only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 6. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package. G o l d t r i a n g l e S m a l l t r i a n g l e 7. Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard. Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. M2V-TVM CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CPU_F AN M2V -TVM CPU Fan connector
1 - 1 0 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 1 . 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 Athlon⢠64 X2/AMD Athlon⢠64/AMD Sempron⢠processor require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan. 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink îÂÂts properly on the retention module base. R e t e n t i o n M o d u l e B a s e C P U H e a t s i n k C P U F a n R e t e n t i o n b r a c k e t l o c k R e t e n t i o n b r a c k e t Make sure that you use only qualiîÂÂed heatsink and fan assembly. ⢠The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. ⢠You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. ⢠If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 1 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place. 4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly îÂÂts the retention mechanism module base; otherwise, you cannot snap the retention bracket in place.
1 - 1 2 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 1 . 7 . 2 M e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1.7 System memory 1 . 7 . 1 O v e r v i e w The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. The îÂÂgure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: M2V-TVM DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 M2V -TVM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest QualiîÂÂed Vendors List..
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 3 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t s ( Q V L ) S i d e ( s ) : S S - S i n g l e - s i d e d D S - D o u b l e - s i d e d Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2-667/533 MHz QVL. Kingston SS E5116AB-5C-E 256MB KVR533D2N4/256 Kingston SS E5116AF-5C-E 256MB KVR533D2N4/256 Kingston DS HY5PS56821 512MB KVR533D2N4/512 Kingston DS D6408TE7BL-37 1G KVR533D2N4/1G Kingston SS E2508AB-6E-E 256MB KVR667D2N5/256 Kingston SS D6408TE8WL-27 512MB KVR667D2N5/512 Kingston SS E5108AE-6E-E 512MB KVR667D2E5/512 Samsung SS K4T51083QB-GCD5 512MB M378T6553BG0-CD5 Samsung SS K4T51083QC 512MB KR M378T6553CZ0-CE6 Samsung DS K4T56083QF-ZCE6 512MB KR M378T6453FZ0-CE6 Samsung SS K4T51083QC-ZCE6 1G KR M378T2953CZ0-CE6 InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512160AF-3.7AFSS31270 256MB HYS64T32000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AC37SSS11511 512MB HYS64T64000GU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF37SSS12079 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF37FSS29334 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T5128000AF-3SSSS27416 512MB HYS64T32000HU-3S-A InîÂÂneon SS HYB18T512800AF3SFSS05346 512MB HYS64T64000HU-3S-A InîÂÂneon DS HYB18T512800AF3SSSS28104 1G HYS64T128020HU-3S-A Micron DS D9BOM 512MB MT 16HTF6464AG-53EB2 Micron DS D9CRZ 1G MT 16HTF12864AY-53EA1 Corsair DS MIII0052532M8CEC 512MB VS512MB533D2 HY SS HY5PS12821AFP-Y4 512MB HYMP564U64AP8-Y4 AA Kingmax SS KKEA88B4IAK-37 512MB KLBC28F-A8KB4 Kingmax SS E5116AB-5C-E 256MB KLBB68F-36EP4 Kingmax SS E5108AE-6E-E 512MB KLCC28F-A8EB5 VDATA SS VD29608A8A-3EC20615 512MB M2GVD5G3H31A4I1C52 VDATA DS VD29608A8A-3EC20620 1G M2GVD5G3I41C4I1C52 Model Side(s) Chip Number Size Part Number
1 - 1 4 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 1 . 7 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g a D I M M Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 1 . 7 . 4 R e m o v i n g a D I M M To remove a DIMM: 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ⢠A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it îÂÂts in only one direction. Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. ⢠The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. DO not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. Support the DIMM lightly with your îÂÂngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it îÂÂips out with extra force. 1 2 1 D D R 2 D I M M n o t c h U n l o c k e d r e t a i n i n g c l i p D D R 2 D I M M n o t c h 1 2 3
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 5 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1 . 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 To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use. 4. Align the card connector with the slot and press îÂÂrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Replace the system cover. 1 . 8 . 2 C o n f i g u r i n g a n e x p a n s i o n c a r d After installing the expansion card, conîÂÂgure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
1 - 1 6 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 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 Priority Standard Function * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support âÂÂShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments; otherwise, conîÂÂicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. I R Q a s s i g n m e n t s f o r t h i s m o t h e r b o a r d A B C D PCI slot 1 used â â â PCI slot 2 â used â â 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 â Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port* 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 7 1 . 8 . 3 P C I s l o t s The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI speciîÂÂcations. The îÂÂgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1 . 8 . 4 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 s l o t This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express speciîÂÂcations. The following îÂÂgure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1 . 8 . 5 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 s l o t This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express speciîÂÂcations. The îÂÂgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.
1 - 1 8 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 1.9 Jumpers 1 . C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the onboard battery. 3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. 4. Reinstall the battery. 5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! M2V-TVM CLRTC Normal (Default) 1 2 2 3 Clear CMOS M2V -TVM Clear RTC RAM
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 1 9 2 . K e y b o a r d p o w e r ( 3 - p i n K B P W R ) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 ( 5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 500 mA on the 5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS. M2V-TVM KBPWR 1 2 2 3 5V (Default) 5VSB M2V -TVM Fan connectors
1 - 2 0 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 1.10 Connectors 1 . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a printer, scanner, or other devices. 3. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s L A N p o r t S P E E D L E D A C T / L I N K L E D ACT/LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection Yellow Linked GREEN 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity 4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 5. Line Out port (green). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel, or 6-channel, conîÂÂguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 6. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 1 1 1 10 9 8 7 2 3 4 5 6 Refer to the audio conîÂÂguration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, or 6-channel conîÂÂguration. A u d i o 2 , 4 , o r 6 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n Light Blue Line In Surround (Rear) Surround (Rear) Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass/Center Port Headset 4-channel 6-channel 2 - c h a n n e l
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 1 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 10. COM port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA- compatible devices. 11. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1 . 1 0 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s 1 . 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 ) This connector is for the provided îÂÂoppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the îÂÂoppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. M2V-TVM FLOPPY PIN1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN1. M2V -TVM Floppy disk drive consnector
1 - 2 2 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 2 . I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I _ I D E , S E C _ I D E ) The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable(s). There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboardâÂÂs IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to conîÂÂgure your device(s). ⢠Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. ⢠Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. If any device jumper is set as âÂÂCable-Select,â make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. Black or gray Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device(s) connector Single device Cable-Select or Master - Black Two devices Cable-Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Slave Slave M2V-TVM PRI_IDE SEC_IDE NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN1. PIN1 M2V -TVM IDE connectors PIN1
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 3 3 . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 , S A T A 2 ) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives that allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rates, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD conîÂÂguration through the onboard VIA î VT8237R Plus controller. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows î 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows î XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. ⢠For detailed instructions on how to conîÂÂgure RAID 0, 1, and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the support CD. ⢠The RAID function of these connectors is set to [Disabled] by default. See section âÂÂ2.4.4 Onboard Device ConîÂÂgurationâ for details. M2V-TVM SA T A1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SA T A2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND M2V -TVM SA T A connectors
1 - 2 4 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 4 . C P U , a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 - p i n C P U _ F A N , C H A _ F A N ) The fa n co nnecto rs sup port c ooling fans of 35 0mA ~74 0mA (8 .88 W max .) or a tota l of 1A~2 .22 A ( 26. 64W ma x.) at 12V. Co nne ct t he fan cab les to the f an c onnect ors on the m otherb oard, mak ing su re tha t the bla ck wire of e ach cable matche s the ground pin of t he con nector . Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. InsufîÂÂcient air îÂÂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. M2V-TVM CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CPU_F AN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHA_F AN M2V -TVM Fan connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 5 5 . S e r i a l p o r t c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n C O M 2 ) This connector is for serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The serial port bracket (COM) is purchased separately. M2V-TVM COM2 PIN1 M2V -TVM COM port connector 6 . O p t i c a l d r i v e a u d i o i n c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 - p i n C D / A U X ) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. M2V-TVM CD Right Audio Channel GND GND Left Audio Channel AUX Right Audio Channel GND GND Left Audio Channel M2V -TVM Internal audio connectors
1 - 2 6 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 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 7 . U S B c o n n e c t o r s ( 1 0 - 1 p i n U S B 5 6 , U S B 7 8 ) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 speciîÂÂcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately. M2V-TVM USB56 GND USB_P5 USB_P5- USB 5V GND NC USB_P6 USB_P6- USB 5V USB78 GND USB_P7 USB_P7- USB 5V GND NC USB_P8 USB_P8- USB 5V M2V -TVM USB connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 7 8 . F r o n t p a n e l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n A A F P ) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports the AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. M2V-TVM M2V -TVM Analog front panel connector BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 LINE_OUT_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5V A AGND AAFP
1 - 2 8 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 9 . A T X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s ( 2 4 - p i n E A T X P W R , 4 - p i n A T X 1 2 V ) These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to îÂÂt these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down îÂÂrmly until the connectors completely îÂÂt. ⢠We recommend that you use an ATX 12 V SpeciîÂÂcation 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 300 W power rating. This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs. ⢠If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on 12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. ⢠Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX 12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. ⢠We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when conîÂÂguring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. ⢠You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. M2V-TVM 12V DC GND 12V DC GND A TX12V EA TXPWR 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts Ground 5 Volts Ground Power OK 5V Standby 12 Volts 12 Volts 3 Volts 3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground -5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts 5 Volts Ground M2V -TVM A TX power connectors
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 1 - 2 9 1 0 . S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 2 x 5 1 0 p i n F _ P A N E L ) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. ⢠System power LED This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. ⢠Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or îÂÂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. ⢠System warning speaker This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. ⢠Power/Soft-off button This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. ⢠Reset button This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. M2V-TVM M2V -TVM System panel connector HDLED HDLED- GND RESET PLED PLED- PWR GND F_P ANEL
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A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup
2 - 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable îÂÂoppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a îÂÂoppy disk during POST. 3. ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows î environment. Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. I m p o r t a n t n o t e s ⢠Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS îÂÂle to a bootable îÂÂoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. 2 . 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 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable îÂÂoppy disk . DOS environment Insert a 1.44 MB îÂÂoppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows î 2000/XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB îÂÂoppy disk into the îÂÂoppy disk drive. b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My Computer. c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. If you are using Windows î XP, select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options îÂÂeld, then click Start. OR If you are using Windows î 2000, select Full option button from the format type, then click Start.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂî¿leîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone î ErasingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂdone î WritingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the boo table îÂÂoppy disk. 2 . 1 . 2 U s i n g A F U D O S t o u p d a t e t h e B I O S To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website to download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for yo ur motherboard. Save the BIOS îÂÂle to a bootable îÂÂoppy disk. 2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the boot able îÂÂoppy disk that contains the BIOS îÂÂle. 3. Boot the system from the îÂÂoppy disk. 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂafudosîÂÂ/i[î¿lename] where [î¿lename] means the latest (or original) BIOS îÂÂle that you copied to the bootable îÂÂoppy disk. 5. Press <Enter>. The succeeding screen displays the status of t he update process. Write the BIOS îÂÂle name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS îÂÂle name at the prompt.
2 - 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iM2VTVM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂî¿leîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone î ErasingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂdone î WritingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) î VerifyingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ..îÂÂdone A:\> 6. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2 . 1 . 3 U s i n g A F U D O S t o c o p y B I O S f r o m P C You can use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a îÂÂoppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS.EXE: 1. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudosîÂÂ/o[î¿lename] where [î¿lename] string of not more than eight (8) alpha-numeric characters for the main îÂÂlename and three (3) alpha-numeric characters for the extension name. 2. Press <Enter>. Main îÂÂlename Extension name A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ.....îÂÂ0x0008CC00îÂÂ(9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen might not be exactly the same as shown.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 5 User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ï¬Âoppy... ⢠If there is no îÂÂoppy disk in the drive, the error message âÂÂFloppy not found!â appears. ⢠If the correct BIOS îÂÂle is not in the îÂÂoppy disk, the error message âÂÂFloppy not found!â is displayed. Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS îÂÂle as âÂÂM2VTVM.ROMâÂÂ. 3.î TheîÂÂutilityîÂÂwillîÂÂcopyîÂÂtheîÂÂcurrentîÂÂsystemîÂÂBIOSîÂÂbyîÂÂdefaultîÂÂtoîÂÂtheîÂÂîÂÂoppyî disk.îÂÂMakeîÂÂsureîÂÂthatîÂÂtheîÂÂîÂÂoppyîÂÂdiskîÂÂhasîÂÂatîÂÂleastîÂÂ600KBîÂÂofîÂÂfreeîÂÂdiskî space and is not write-protected. When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. 2 . 1 . 4 U s i n g A S U S E Z F l a s h t o u p d a t e t h e B I O S The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using aîÂÂDOS-basedîÂÂutility .îÂÂTheîÂÂEZîÂÂFlashîÂÂisîÂÂbuilt-inîÂÂtoîÂÂtheîÂÂBIOSîÂÂîÂÂrmwareîÂÂsoîÂÂitîÂÂisî accessible by simply pressing <Alt F2> during the Power-On Self T ests (POST). T o u p d a t e t h e B I O S u s i n g A S U S E Z F l a s h : 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the lates t BIOS îÂÂle for your motherboard and rename the downloaded îÂÂle as M2VTVM.ROM. Save the BIOS îÂÂle to a îÂÂoppy disk. 2. Reboot the system. 3. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt F2> during POST to display the following. A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. î ReadingîÂÂîÂÂashîÂÂ.....îÂÂdone A:\>
2 - 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 4. Insert the îÂÂoppy disk that contains the BIOS îÂÂle. If all the neces sary îÂÂles are found in the îÂÂoppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ï¬Âoppy... Floppy found! Reading ï¬Âle âÂÂM2VTVM.ROMâÂÂ. Completed. Start ï¬Âashing... Flashed successfully. Rebooting. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 7 2 . 1 . 5 A S U S U p d a t e The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows î environment. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). To install ASUS Update: 1. Insert the support CD into the CD-ROM drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX . See page 5-3 for the Utilities menu screen. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied into your system. To update the BIOS using ASUS Update: 1. Launch the utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update initial screen appears. 2. Select your desired update method, then click Next.
2 - 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. 6. If you select the option to update the BIOS from a îÂÂle, a window prompts you to locate the îÂÂle. Select the îÂÂle, click Open, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. 3. If you select updating/ downloading from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafîÂÂc, or choose Auto Select. Click Next.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 9 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section âÂÂ2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.â Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconîÂÂguring your system, or prompted toâÂÂRun Setup.â This section explains how to conîÂÂgure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conîÂÂguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconîÂÂgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip. The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, reboot the system by doing any of the following procedures: ⢠R e s t a r t u s i n g t h e O S s t a n d a r d s h u t - d o w n p r o c e d u r e . ⢠P r e s s < C t r l > < A l t > < D e l > s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . ⢠P r e s s t h e r e s e t b u t t o n o n t h e s y s t e m c h a s s i s . ⢠P r e s s t h e p o w e r b u t t o n t o t u r n t h e s y s t e m o f f t h e n b a c k o n . Using the power button, reset button, or the <Ctrl> <Alt> <Del> keys to force reset from a running operating system can cause damage to your data or system. We recommend to always shut-down the system properly from the operating system. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. ⢠The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section âÂÂ2.8 Exit Menu.â â¢ The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ⢠Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS îÂÂle for this motherboard.
2 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p SystemîÂÂTimeî î [11:51:19]î SystemîÂÂDateî î [ThuîÂÂ08/05/2003]î LegacyîÂÂDisketteîÂÂAî î [1.44M,îÂÂ3.5îÂÂin] î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î ThirdîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î FourthîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î IDEîÂÂConî¿gurationîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂî System Information UseîÂÂ[ENTER],îÂÂ[TAB] orîÂÂ[SHIFT-TAB]îÂÂtoî selectîÂÂaîÂÂî¿eld. UseîÂÂ[ ]îÂÂorîÂÂ[-]îÂÂto conî¿gureîÂÂsystemîÂÂtime. 2 . 2 . 2 M e n u b a r The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conîÂÂguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) conîÂÂguration Boot For changing the system boot conîÂÂguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 2 . 2 . 1 B I O S m e n u s c r e e n To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 2 . 2 . 3 N a v i g a t i o n k e y s At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. Navigation keys General help Menu bar Sub-menu items ConîÂÂguration îÂÂelds Menu items
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 1 2 . 2 . 4 M e n u i t e m s The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciîÂÂc items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2 . 2 . 5 S u b - m e n u i t e m s An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid triangle before the item. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 2 . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s These îÂÂelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-conîÂÂgurable, you may change the value of the îÂÂeld opposite the item. You can not select an item that is not user-conîÂÂgurable. A conîÂÂgurable îÂÂeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a îÂÂeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to âÂÂ2.2.7 Pop-up window.â 2 . 2 . 7 P o p - u p w i n d o w Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conîÂÂguration options for that item. 2 . 2 . 8 S c r o l l b a r A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not îÂÂt on the screen. Press Up/ Down arrow keys or PageUp/PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen. 2 . 2 . 9 G e n e r a l h e l p At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. System Time [11:10:19] System Date [Thu 03/27/2003] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Language [English] Primary IDE Master :[Not Detected] Primary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Master :[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] SATA 1 :[Not Detected] SATA 2 :[Not Detected] IDE Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [ ] or [-] to configure system time. Select Item Tab Select Field Select Screen - Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Main menu items Scroll bar Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10îÂÂîÂÂSaveîÂÂandîÂÂExit ESCîÂÂîÂÂExit Advanced Chipset settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below may cause system to malfunction. ConfigureîÂÂDRAMîÂÂTimingîÂÂbyîÂÂSPDîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode îÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] DRAMîÂÂIdleîÂÂTimerîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] DRAmîÂÂRefreshîÂÂRateîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Auto] GraphicîÂÂAdapterîÂÂPriorityîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[AGP/PCI] GraphicsîÂÂApertureîÂÂSizeîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[îÂÂ64îÂÂMB] SpreadîÂÂSpectrumîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] ICHîÂÂDelayedîÂÂTransactionîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[Enabled] MPSîÂÂRevisionîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ[1.4] Pop-up window
2 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2 . 3 . 1 S y s t e m T i m e [ x x : x x : x x x x ] Allows you to set the system time. 2 . 3 . 2 S y s t e m D a t e [ D a y x x / x x / x x x x ] Allows you to set the system date. 2 . 3 . 3 L e g a c y D i s k e t t e A [ 1 . 4 4 M , 3 . 5 i n . ] Sets the type of îÂÂoppy drive installed. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K, 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Refer to section âÂÂ2.2.1 BIOS menu screenâ for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. SystemîÂÂTimeî î [11:51:19]î SystemîÂÂDateî î [ThuîÂÂ08/05/2003]î LegacyîÂÂDisketteîÂÂAî î [1.44M,îÂÂ3.5îÂÂin]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î PrimaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected]î î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î SecondaryîÂÂIDEîÂÂSlaveîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:î [NotîÂÂDetected] î ThirdîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î FourthîÂÂIDEîÂÂMasterî :î [NotîÂÂDetected] î IDEîÂÂConî¿gurationîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂî System Information UseîÂÂ[ENTER],îÂÂ[TAB] orîÂÂ[SHIFT-TAB]îÂÂtoî selectîÂÂaîÂÂî¿eld. UseîÂÂ[ ]îÂÂorîÂÂ[-]îÂÂto conî¿gureîÂÂsystemîÂÂtime.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 3 2 . 3 . 4 P r i m a r y a n d S e c o n d a r y I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring) are auto-detected by BIOS and are not user-conîÂÂgurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are speciîÂÂcally conîÂÂguring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. ConîÂÂguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to Disabled, the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Primary IDE Master Device :Not Detected Typeî [Auto] LBA/LargeîÂÂModeî [Auto] Block(Multi-sectorîÂÂTransfer)î [Auto] PIOîÂÂModeî [Auto] DMAîÂÂModeî [Auto] SMARTîÂÂMonitoringî [Auto] 32BitîÂÂDataîÂÂTransferî [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system
2 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 3 . 5 S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciîÂÂcations. The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS. A M I B I O S Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. P r o c e s s o r Displays the auto-detected processor information. S y s t e m M e m o r y Displays the auto-detected system memory. PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AMI BIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 07/07/06 Processor Type : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200 SpeedîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:îÂÂ1800MHz Count : 1 System Memory Installed Size: 512MB UsableîÂÂSizeîÂÂîÂÂîÂÂ:îÂÂ448MB
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 5 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. IncorrectîÂÂîÂÂeldîÂÂvaluesîÂÂcanîÂÂcauseîÂÂtheîÂÂsystemîÂÂtoîÂÂmalfunction. î USBîÂÂConî¿guration î CPUîÂÂConî¿gurationî î î Chipset î OnboardîÂÂDevicesîÂÂConî¿guration PCI PnP U S B P o r t s C o n f i g u r a t i o n [ U S B 8 P o r t s ] Allows you to conîÂÂgure the USB ports. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [USB 2 Ports] [USB 4 Ports] [USB 6 Ports] [USB 8 Ports] U S B 2 . 0 P o r t s E n a b l e [ E n a b l e ] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 ports. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enable] The Module V ersion and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. 2 . 4 . 1 U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an itemîÂÂthenîÂÂpressîÂÂ<Enter>îÂÂtoîÂÂdisplayîÂÂtheîÂÂconîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions. USBîÂÂConî¿guration Module Version - 2.24.0-11.4 USB Devices Enabled: None USBîÂÂ1.1îÂÂPortsîÂÂConî¿gurationî î [USBîÂÂ8îÂÂPorts] USBîÂÂ2.0îÂÂPortsîÂÂEnableî î [Enable] LegacyîÂÂUSBîÂÂSupportî î [Enabled] PortîÂÂ64/60îÂÂEmulationî î [Disabled] USBîÂÂ2.0îÂÂControllerîÂÂModeî î [HiSpeed] BIOSîÂÂEHCIîÂÂHand-Offî î [Enabled]
2 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p L e g a c y U S B S u p p o r t [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] P o r t 6 4 / 6 0 E m u l a t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the Port 64/60 Emulation.ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. U S B 2 . 0 C o n t r o l l e r M o d e [ H i S p e e d ] Allows you to conîÂÂgure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). ConîÂÂguration options: [HiSpeed] [Full Speed] B I O S E H C I H a n d - O f f [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2 . 4 . 2 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. CPUîÂÂConî¿guration Module Version:00.00 Physical Count: 1 Logical Count: 2 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000 Revision: F2 CacheîÂÂL1:îÂÂ128KB CacheîÂÂL2:îÂÂ2048KB Speed : 2012MHz CurrentîÂÂFSBîÂÂMultiplier:îÂÂ10x MaximumîÂÂFSBîÂÂMultiplier:îÂÂ10x Able to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level: None Required RuntimeîÂÂLegacyîÂÂPSBî [Disabled] CoolîÂÂNâÂÂQuietî [Enabled] R u n t i m e L e g a c y P S B [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the Runtime Legacy PSB (performance state blocks) feature necessary for implementing the AMD PowerNow! technology. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 7 C o o l N â Q u i e t [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet! technology feature. ConîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions:îÂÂ[Disabled]îÂÂ[Enabled] N o r t h B r i d g e C o n f i g u r a t i o n Memory Controller îÂÂMemoryîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂECCîÂÂConî¿guration PowerîÂÂDownîÂÂControlî [Auto] AlternateîÂÂVIDî [0.850V] îÂÂîÂÂMemoryîÂÂCLKî :333îÂÂMHz CAS Latency(Tcl) :5.0 îÂÂîÂÂRAS/CASîÂÂDelay(Trcd)î :5îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂMinîÂÂActiveîÂÂRAS(Tras)î :15îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRowîÂÂPrechargeîÂÂTime(Trp)î :5îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRAS/RASîÂÂDelay(Trrd)î :3îÂÂCLK îÂÂîÂÂRowîÂÂCycleîÂÂ(Trc)î :21îÂÂCLK Asynchronous Latency :6 ns MemoryîÂÂConî¿guration MemclockîÂÂModeî [Auto] MCTîÂÂTimingîÂÂModeî [Auto] BankîÂÂInterleavingî [Auto] EnableîÂÂClockîÂÂtoîÂÂAllîÂÂDIMMsî [Disabled] MemClkîÂÂTristateîÂÂC3/ATLVIDî [Disabled] MemoryîÂÂHoleîÂÂRemappingî [Disabled] M e m o r y C o n f i g u r a t i o n Memclock Mode [Auto] Allows you to set the memory clock mode.Set by the code using [Auto] or select [Manual] to set using one of the standard values. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Manual] [Limit] 2 . 4 . 3 C h i p s e t The items in this menu allows you to change the chipset-related features. Select anîÂÂitemîÂÂthenîÂÂpressîÂÂ<Enter>îÂÂtoîÂÂdisplayîÂÂtheîÂÂconîÂÂgurationîÂÂoptions. Advanced Chipset Settings Warning: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂNorthBridgeîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂAGPîÂÂBridgeîÂÂK8M890îÂÂAGP/PCIîÂÂEXPRESSîÂÂConî¿guration îÂÂîÂÂîÂÂHyperîÂÂTransportîÂÂConî¿guration
2 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p MCT Timing Mode [Auto] Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [ECP]. This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. ConîÂÂguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] Bank Interleacving [Auto] Sets whether to allow memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across nodes, decreasing access contention. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable clock to all DIMMs. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the MemCLK Tri-Stating During C3 and Alt VID. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable Memory Remapping around the memory hole. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECCîÂÂConî¿guration DRAMîÂÂECCîÂÂEnableî [Enabled] îÂÂîÂÂ4-BitîÂÂECCîÂÂModeî [Disabled] îÂÂîÂÂDRAMîÂÂSCRUBîÂÂREDIRECTîÂÂî [Disabled] îÂÂîÂÂDRAMîÂÂBGîÂÂSrubî [Disabled] E C C C o n f i g u r a t i o n DRAM ECC Enable [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically to maintain system integrity. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when the DRAM ECC îÂÂitemîÂÂisîÂÂsetîÂÂtoîÂÂ[Enabled]. 4 - B i t E C C M o d e [ D i s a b l e d ] Enables or disables the 4-Bit ECC mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 1 9 DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] Sets the system to correct DRAM ECC Errors immediately when they occur, even if background scrubbing is on. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM BG Scrub [Disabled] Disables or sets the DRAM scrubbing functionality that corrects and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct. During this while the memory is not being used improves performance. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] P o w e r D o w n C o n t r o l [ A u t o ] Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] A l t e r n a t e V I D [ 0 . 8 5 0 V ] SpeciîÂÂes the alternate VID while in low power states. ConîÂÂguration options: [1.050V] [1.025V] [1.000V] [0.975V] [0.950V] [0.925V] [0.900V] [0.875V] [0.850V] [0.825V] [0.800V]
2 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p A G P B r i d g e K 8 M 8 9 0 A G P / P C I E X P R E S S C o n f i g u r a t i o n OnChipîÂÂVGAîÂÂFrameîÂÂBufferîÂÂSizeî î [64MB] PrimaryîÂÂGraphicsîÂÂAdapterî î [PCIEîÂÂVGA] VLinkîÂÂModeîÂÂSupportedî î [Auto] AGPîÂÂModeî î [AGPîÂÂ8X] GraphicsîÂÂApertureîÂÂSizeî î [128MB] Options for VIA AGP Chipset O n C h i p V G A F r a m e B u f f e r S i z e [ 6 4 M B ] Sets the onchip VGA frame buffer size. ConîÂÂguration options: [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] P r i m a r y G r a p h i c s A d a p t e r [ P C I E V G A ] Switches the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card. This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. ConîÂÂguration options: [PCI] [PCIE VGA] [Integrated VGA] V L i n k M o d e S u p p o r t e d [ A u t o ] Sets the VLink 8X support. ConîÂÂguration options: [Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] A G P M o d e [ 8 X ] Allows you to change the AGP mode for the onboard VGA. ConîÂÂguration options: [AGP 8X] [AGP 4X] G r a p h i c s A p e r t u r e S i z e [ 1 2 8 M B ] Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for onboard VGA graphic data. ConîÂÂguration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 1 HyperîÂÂTransportîÂÂAGPîÂÂConî¿guration (K8/NPT)îÂÂtoîÂÂ(AGP)îÂÂFreqîÂÂAutoî î [Enabled] H y p e r T r a n s p o r t A G P C o n f i g u r a t i o n H y p e r T r a n s p o r t A G P C o n f i g u r a t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the K8/NPT to AGP frequency selection by CPU capability. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2 . 4 . 4 O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n SerialîÂÂPort1îÂÂAddressî î [3F8/IRQ4] îÂÂîÂÂSerialîÂÂPort1îÂÂModeî î [Normal] SerialîÂÂPort2îÂÂAddressî î [2F8/IRQ3] îÂÂîÂÂSerialîÂÂPort2îÂÂModeî î [Normal] ParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂAddressî î [378] ParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂModeî î [Normal] îÂÂîÂÂParallelîÂÂPortîÂÂIRQî î [IRQ7] OnChipîÂÂSATA-IDEî î [IDE] ACâÂÂ97îÂÂAudioî î [Enabled] OnboardîÂÂLANî î [Enabled] îÂÂîÂÂOnBoardîÂÂLANîÂÂBootîÂÂROMî î [Disabled] S e r i a l P o r t 1 A d d r e s s [ 3 F 8 / I R Q 4 ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] S e r i a l P o r t 1 M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR] S e r i a l P o r t 2 A d d r e s s [ 2 F 8 / I R Q 3 ] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] S e r i a l P o r t 2 M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Serial Port2 mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [IrDA] [ASK IR]
2 - 2 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p P a r a l l e l P o r t A d d r e s s [ 3 7 8 ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] P a r a l l e l P o r t M o d e [ N o r m a l ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Allows you to select the Parallel Port ECP DMA. ConîÂÂguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] P a r a l l e l P o r t I R Q [ I R Q 7 ] Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ. ConîÂÂguration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] O n C h i p S A T A - I D E [ I D E ] Allows you to disable or set the onchip SATA-IDE. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [IDE] [RAID] A C â 9 7 A u d i o [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the ACâÂÂ97 audio controller. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] O n b o a r d L A N [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] O n b o a r d L A N B o o t R O M [ D i s a b l e d ] Enables or disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 3 2 . 4 . 5 P C I P n P The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. IncorrectîÂÂîÂÂeldîÂÂvaluesîÂÂcanîÂÂcauseîÂÂtheîÂÂsystemîÂÂtoîÂÂmalfunction. Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. PlugîÂÂAndîÂÂPlayîÂÂO/Sî î [No]î PCIîÂÂLatencyîÂÂTimerî îÂÂ[64]î AllocateîÂÂIRQîÂÂtoîÂÂPCIîÂÂVGAî î [Yes]î PaletteîÂÂSnoopingî î [Disabled] IRQ-3îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice]î IRQ-4îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-5îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-7îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-9îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-10îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-11îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-14îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] IRQ-15îÂÂassignedîÂÂtoî î [PCIîÂÂDevice] NO: Lets the BIOS conî¿gureîÂÂallîÂÂtheî devices in the system. YES: Lets the operating systemîÂÂconî¿gureîÂÂPlugî and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. P l u g a n d P l a y O / S [ N o ] When set to [No], BIOS conîÂÂgures all the devices in the system. When set to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating system conîÂÂgures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot. ConîÂÂguration options: [No] [Yes] P C I L a t e n c y T i m e r [ 6 4 ] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register. ConîÂÂguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] A l l o c a t e I R Q t o P C I V G A [ Y e s ] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. ConîÂÂguration options: [Yes] [No]
2 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p P a l e t t e S n o o p i n g [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] I R Q x x [ A v a i l a b l e ] When set to [Available], the speciîÂÂc IRQ is free for PCI/PnP devices to use. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. ConîÂÂguration options: [Available] [Reserved]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 5 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîÂÂguration options. SuspendîÂÂModeî î [Auto]î ACPIîÂÂAPICîÂÂSupportî î [Enabled] î APMîÂÂConî¿guration Hardware Monitor Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend. 2 . 5 . 1 S u s p e n d M o d e [ A u t o ] Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend. ConîÂÂguration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto] 2 . 5 . 2 A C P I A P I C S u p p o r t [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2 - 2 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 5 . 3 A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n APMîÂÂConî¿gurationî PowerîÂÂButtonîÂÂModeî î [On/Off] RestoreîÂÂonîÂÂACîÂÂPowerîÂÂLossî î [PowerîÂÂOff] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂRingî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂPME#î î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂKBCî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂPS/2îÂÂMouseî î [Disabled] PowerîÂÂOnîÂÂByîÂÂRTCîÂÂAlarmî î [Disabled] P o w e r B u t t o n M o d e [ O n / O f f ] Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed. ConîÂÂguration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] R e s t o r e o n A C P o w e r L o s s [ P o w e r O f f ] When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state before the AC power loss. ConîÂÂguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] P o w e r O n R i n g [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off mode. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the îÂÂrst try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on. P o w e r O n P M E # [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the PME#-wake up feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 7 P o w e r O n B y K B C [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P o w e r O n B y P S / 2 M o u s e [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to resume the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] P o w e r O n B y R T C A l a r m [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2 . 5 . 4 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r Hardware Monitor CPUîÂÂTemperatureî î [48úC/118úF] MBîÂÂTemperatureî î [35úC/95úF] CPUîÂÂFanîÂÂSpeedî î [3260RPM] ChassisîÂÂFanîÂÂSpeedîÂÂî î [N/A] VCOREîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ1.504V] 3.3VîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ3.360V] 5VîÂÂVoltageî î [îÂÂ5.160V] 12VîÂÂVoltageî î [11.328V] SmartîÂÂQ-FanîÂÂFunctionî î [Disabled] CPUîÂÂtemperatureîÂÂbeepîÂÂfunctionî î [Enabled] CPUîÂÂtemperatureîÂÂhighîÂÂlimitî î [95îÂÂdegree] CPU Temperature
2 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C P U T e m p e r a t u r e [ x x x ú C / x x x ú F ] M B T e m p e r a t u r e [ x x x ú C / x x x ú F ] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU, motherboard and power temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. C P U F a n S p e e d [ x x x x R P M ] o r [ N / A ] C h a s s i s F a n S p e e d [ x x x x R P M ] o r [ N / A ] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the speciîÂÂc îÂÂeld shows N/A. V C O R E V o l t a g e , 3 . 3 V V o l t a g e , 5 V V o l t a g e , 1 2 V V o l t a g e The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. S m a r t Q - F a n f u n c t i o n [ D i s a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the smart Q-fan control function. When this îÂÂeld is set to [Enabled], the item Fan Auto Mode Start Speed, Fan Auto Mode Start Speed Temp, and Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp items appear. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] F a n A u t o M o d e S t a r t S p e e d [ 4 0 % ] Sets the fan auto mode start speed. ConîÂÂguration options: [20%] [40%] [60%] [80%] F a n A u t o M o d e S t a r t S p e e d T e m p [ 2 5 ú C ] Sets the fan auto mode start speed temperature. ConîÂÂguration options: [25úC] [26úC] - [50úC] F a n A u t o M o d e F u l l S p e e d T e m p [ 5 5 ú C ] Sets the fan auto mode full speed temperature. ConîÂÂguration options: [55úC] [56úC] - [75úC] C P U t e m p e r a t u r e b e e p f u n c t i o n [ E n a b l e d ] Enables or disables the CPU temperature beep function. ConîÂÂguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C P U t e m p e r a t u r e h i g h l i m i t [ 9 5 d e g r e e ] Disables or sets the CPU temperature high limit. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [95 Degree] [85 Degree] [75 Degree] [65 Degree]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 2 9 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 2 . 6 . 1 B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y 1 s t ~ x x t h B o o t D e v i c e [ 1 s t F l o p p y D r i v e ] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system. ConîÂÂguration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives î BootîÂÂSettingsîÂÂConî¿guration Security Boot Device Priority 1stîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [1stîÂÂFLOPPYîÂÂDRIVE]î 2ndîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [HardîÂÂDrive]î 3rdîÂÂBootîÂÂDeviceî î [ATAPIîÂÂCD-ROM]î Speciî¿esîÂÂtheîÂÂBoot Device Priority sequence. Speciî¿esîÂÂtheîÂÂboot sequence from the available devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.
2 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 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 Q u i c k B o o t [ E n a b l e d ] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some Power On Self Tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. ConîÂÂgurat ion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] F u l l S c r e e n L o g o [ E n a b l e d ] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo2⢠feature. BootîÂÂSettingsîÂÂConî¿gurationî î î QuickîÂÂBootî î [Enabled]î FullîÂÂScreenîÂÂLogoî î [Enabled]î AddOnîÂÂROMîÂÂDisplayîÂÂModeî î [ForceîÂÂBIOS]î BootupîÂÂNum-Lockî î [On]î PS/2îÂÂMouseîÂÂSupportî î [Auto] WaitîÂÂforîÂÂâÂÂF1âÂÂîÂÂIfîÂÂErrorî î [Enabled] HitîÂÂâÂÂDELâÂÂîÂÂMessageîÂÂDisplayî î [Enabled] InterruptîÂÂ19îÂÂCaptureî î [Disabled] Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. A d d O n R O M D i s p l a y M o d e [ F o r c e B I O S ] Sets the display mode for option ROM. ConîÂÂguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] B o o t u p N u m - L o c k [ O n ] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. ConîÂÂguration options: [Off] [On] P S / 2 M o u s e S u p p o r t [ A u t o ] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] W a i t f o r â F 1 â I f E r r o r [ E n a b l e d ] When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 1 2 . 6 . 3 S e c u r i t y The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conîÂÂguration options. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable password. H i t â D E L â M e s s a g e D i s p l a y [ E n a b l e d ] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message âÂÂPress DEL to run Setupâ during POST. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] I n t e r r u p t 1 9 C a p t u r e [ D i s a b l e d ] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. ConîÂÂguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C h a n g e S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>. 2. From the password box, type a password combination of at lea st six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you have successfully set your password. The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed. To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password.
2 - 3 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message âÂÂPassword Uninstalledâ appears. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section âÂÂ2.6 Jumpersâ for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. Security Settings Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîÂÂAccessîÂÂLevelî î [FullîÂÂAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîÂÂCheckî î [Setup] <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disabled password. U s e r A c c e s s L e v e l ( F u l l A c c e s s ] Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. ConîÂÂguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility. View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îÂÂeld. Limited allows change only to selected îÂÂelds, such as Date and Time. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îÂÂelds in the Setup utility.
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 3 C h a n g e U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have set a password, this item shows Installed. To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password combinati on of at least six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you have successfully set your password. The User Password item now shows Installed. After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. U s e r A c c e s s L e v e l [ F u l l A c c e s s ] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. ConîÂÂguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility. View Only allows access but does not allow change to any îÂÂeld. Limited allows changes only to selected îÂÂelds, such as Date and Time. Full Access allows viewing and changing all the îÂÂelds in the Setup utility. C h a n g e U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed. Select Screen Select Item - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Security Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password UserîÂÂAccessîÂÂLevelî î [FullîÂÂAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password PasswordîÂÂCheckî î [Setup]
2 - 3 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. 3. ConîÂÂrm the password when prompted. The message âÂÂPassword Installedâ appears after you set your password successfully. To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. C l e a r U s e r P a s s w o r d Select this item to clear the user password. P a s s w o r d C h e c k [ S e t u p ] When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. ConîÂÂguration options: [Setup] [Always]
A S U S M 2 V - T V M 2 - 3 5 If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting. E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s OnceîÂÂyouîÂÂareîÂÂîÂÂnishedîÂÂmakingîÂÂyourîÂÂselections,îÂÂchooseîÂÂthisîÂÂoptionîÂÂfromî the Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a conîÂÂrmationîÂÂwindowîÂÂappears.îÂÂSelectî Y es to save changes and exit. 2.7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. ExitîÂÂOptionsî î î ExitîÂÂ&îÂÂSaveîÂÂChangesî î î ExitîÂÂ&îÂÂDiscardîÂÂChanges Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. ExitîÂÂsystemîÂÂsetupî after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. E x i t & D i s c a r d C h a n g e s Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to îÂÂelds other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conîÂÂrmation before exiting.
2 - 3 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p D i s c a r d C h a n g e s Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conîÂÂrmation appears. Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. L o a d S e t u p D e f a u l t s This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conîÂÂrmation window appears. Select Yes to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.
3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
3 - 2 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the îÂÂle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double- click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD. C l i c k a n i t e m t o i n s t a l l 3.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows î 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. 3 . 2 . 1 R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. ⢠Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. ⢠Make sure that you install Windows î 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows î XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates. C l i c k a n i c o n t o d i s p l a y s u p p o r t C D / m o t h e r b o a r d i n f o r m a t i o n
3 - 3 A S U S M 2 V - T V M 3 . 2 . 2 D r i v e r s m e n u The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. A M D C o o l â n â Q u i e t D r i v e r Installs the AMD Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet driver. V I A C h i p s e t D r i v e r P r o g r a m Installs the VIA chipset driver program. V I A S 3 G D i s p l a y D r i v e r Installs the VIA S3G display driver. R e a l t e k A u d i o D r i v e r Installs the Realtek î audio driver. R e a l t e k R T L 8 1 0 0 C L A N D r i v e r Installs the Realtek î RTL8100C LAN driver. The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.
3 - 4 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 3 U t i l i t i e s m e n u The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. A S U S C o o l â n â Q u i e t U t i l i t y Installs the ASUS Cool âÂÂnâ Quiet utility. A S U S U p d a t e The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows î environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). A D O B E A c r o b a t R e a d e r V 7 . 0 The Adobe î Acrobat î Reader V7.0 is for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF). M i c r o s o f t D i r e c t X 9 . 0 c The Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds. DirectX î improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games on your computer. Microsoft î Windows î XP Service Pack 2 already includes Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c. If your system is Microsoft î Windows î XP Service Pack 2-embedded, skip Microsoft î DirectX î 9.0c installation.
3 - 5 A S U S M 2 V - T V M A n t i - V i r u s u t i l i t y The anti-virus utility scans, identiîÂÂes, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information. A S U S S c r e e n S a v e r Installs the ASUS screen saver. The screen display and utilities option may not be the same for different operating system versions. 3 . 2 . 4 M a k e D i s k m e n u The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk. M a k e V I A V T 8 2 3 7 R A I D C o n t r o l l e r D r i v e r Allows you to create a VIA î VT8237 RAID driver disk.
3 - 6 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 5 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also îÂÂnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.