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ASUS M2A690G User's Manual

1. o TT L N i H 7m l 1 1E1394_ S EE IEEE 1394a Connector OF Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard fe The IEEE 1394 module is purchased separately 4 8 Chapter 4 Motherboard info 7 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR and 4 pin ATX12V These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit otherwise the system will not boot A e not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug e Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate e Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system e f you intent to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 350 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate e The ATX 12 V
2. LT L i COM PIN1 7 E o umc aL a _ COM Port Connector i Z The COM module is purchased separately ASUS V Series M2A690G 4 7 5 CPU Power and Chassis fan connectors 4 pin CPU FAN 3 pin CHA FAN 3 pin PWR FAN The fan connectors support cooling fans of a total of 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector CPU FAN CHA FAN AL rz 28 zs c tit S ii E RS Bae E ith Ca PWR_FAN 3 o5 ome 3 J Or Fan Connectors Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 2 6 IEEE 1394a port connector 10 1 IE1394 2 This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis
3. Navigation Key Function F1 Displays the General Help screen F5 Loads setup default values Esc Exits the BIOS setup or returns to the main menu from a sub menu Left or Right arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right Up or Down arrow Moves the highlight up or down between fields Page Down or minus Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Page Up or plus Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Enter Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field lt F10 gt Saves changes and exit 5 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific 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 5 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a sub menu To display the sub menu select the item and press Enter 5 2 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 2 7 Pop up window Chapter 5 BIOS
4. 5 17 5 3 7 Installed Memory eee 5 18 5 3 8 Usable Memory eene 5 18 Advanced menu sssssseeseeeee nennen enean 5 18 5 4 1 JumperFree 5 19 5 4 2 CPU 5 20 5 4 3 ee teure oic 5 21 5 444 5 22 5 4 5 Onboard Device Configuration 5 23 5 4 6 USB Configuration 5 25 Power MENU e E 5 26 5 5 1 Suspend Type eee 5 26 5 5 2 APIC Support eene 5 26 5 5 3 Configuration eene 5 26 5 5 4 Hardware Monitor 5 28 een T EE 5 30 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority esee 5 30 5 6 2 Removable Drives eees 5 30 5 6 3 Disk Drives 5 31 5 6 4 Boot Settings Configuration 5 31 5 6 5 S cUtity isai ii 5 33 Ine 5 34 5 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm eene 5 34 5 7 2 ASUS Profile essseeeee 5 36 5 7 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ettet 5 38 EXIt enis ui cisci tore vec ceni RE Cv RE XO EE RR 5 31 vi Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e
5. eoo o 0000000 1 Power connector This connector is for the power cable and plug 2 Voltage selector This switch allows you to adjust the system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area See the section Voltage selector on page 1 6 before adjusting this switch 3 5 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse 4 5 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 5 DVl out port This port connects a Digital Visual Interface DVI D card 6 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a printer scanner or other devices 7 port This port connects VGA monitor Chapter 1 System introduction 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 2 3 and 4 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 9 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 10 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel and 6 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 11 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 12 Power supply unit fan vent This vent is for the PSU fan that provides ventilation inside the power supply unit 13 Chassis fan vent This vent is for the fan that provides ventilation inside the system chassis 14 IEEE 1394 port This 6 pin IEEE 1394 port provides high speed connec
6. 1 Front panel cover 8 2 5 25 optical drive bays 9 3 Floppy disk drive bay 10 4 disk drive bay 11 5 Power supply unit 12 6 CPU socket 7 DIMM sockets ASUS motherboard PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI slots Metal bracket lock fo There is a HDMI module supplying along with the system Refer to the chapter 2 for the detailed information about the module ASUS V Series M2A690G 1 8 Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system 2 2 2 1 Preparation Before you proceed make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system Basic components to install 1 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM 3 Expansion card s 4 Hard disk drive 5 Optical drive 6 Floppy disk drive Tool Phillips cross screw driver 2 2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system 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 e Hold components by the edges to avoid touch
7. 4 When the A gt appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 Atthe prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears The information on the screen here may not be exactly as yours and it s only for reference use Please input File Name 6 Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field then press Enter 5 4 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 7 Press N when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file The following screen appears 8 The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk and starts flashing the BIOS file M2A VM bin OFEOO OK es ae Write OK No Update Write Fail LA Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file Remove the floppy disk ERE then press F1 to Write OK No Update Write Fail ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 5 5 6 5 1 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD the floppy disk or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file AN Prepare the motherboard support
8. and NVDIA graphics 2 6 cards except some ATi graphics cards of old version such as ATi X300 X550 X700 and X800 series 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 2 6 Before installing the expansion read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier Replace the system cover 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page Install the software drivers for the expansion card Chapter 2 Basic installation Standard interrupt assignments Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Re direct to IRQ 9 Communications Port COM1 IRQ holder for PCI steering Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port LPT1 System CMOS Real Time Clock IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ holder for PCI steering PS 2
9. 800MHz 600MHz 400MHz 200MHz ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 21 UMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Configuration options 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Surroundview Disabled Allows you to disable or enable the surroundview function Configuration options Disabled Enabled This item becomes user configurable when you install an ATI graphics Z card into the PCI Express x16 slot Spread Spectrum Auto Allows you to disable or set to Auto the clock generator spread spectrum Configuration options Disabled Auto 5 4 4 PCIPnP PCIPnP Select Menu Plug amp Play O S No Item Specific Help gt gt Resources Controlled By Auto Select Yes if you are using x IRQ Resources PCI Latency Timer CLK 64 amp Hug eel niay crypta operating system Select PCI Express relative items No if you need the BIOS to Maximum Payload Size 4096 configure non boot devices Plug amp Play 0 5 No When set to No the BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes Resources Controlled By Auto When set to Auto the BIOS automatically configures all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices Set to Manual if you want to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Configuration options Auto Manu
10. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 FLASH TYPE GRBSHGEWSSVOZ0C RCmZMEy BOARD M2ZSVM BOARD BUnKHOWH VER 9203 VER Unknown DATE 872572006 DATE Unknown PATH do Enter Select or Load B ESC Exit Tab Switch E 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press Enter to enable it You can switch between drives by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 4 When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 12 format only Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 3 5 1 3 Award BIOS Flash Utility The Basic Input Output System BIOS can be updated using the AwardaBIOS Flash Utility Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility 1 Obtain the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site or the support CD Normally the file name is BIN Save it to a floppy disk A Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file 2 Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility awdflash exe to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you created earlier
11. N Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage 2 to both the motherboard and the components 1 Unlock a DDR2 DIMM 2 socket by pressing the DDR2 DIMM notch retaining clips outward A 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked retaining clip DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM fi A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction S 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM o 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM P Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 11 2 6 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 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 LA PCI Express Graphics Slot supports most of the ATi
12. The Vintage2 PE2 system comes with one 3 25 inch drive bay for a floppy disk drive To install a floppy disk drive 1 Remove the drive slot metal plate cover remove the metal plate cover and install the card reader module here o0 0000000 0000 2 Carefully insert the floppy disk drive into the floppy drive bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay 3 Secure the floppy disk drive with two screws on both sides 4 Connect the floppy disk drive signal cable to the signal connector at the back of the drive Power cable __ Floppy ribbon cable 5 Connect the other end of the signal cable to the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard See page 4 6 for the location of the floppy disk drive connector 6 Connect a 4 pin power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector at the back of the floppy disk drive 2 20 Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 11 Re connecting cables You may have disconnected some cables when you were installing components You must re connect these cables before you replace the chassis cover LED cables Reset button HDD LED Power Switch Power LED H PLED SPEAKER aus a
13. YPbPr port This 7 pin port connects any kind of video source via a YPbPr cable or an S Video cable ypber cable c Video port This port connects any kind of video source via an RCA cable d S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an coaxial S PDIF cable LA e The YPbPr cable RCA cable and the S Video cable are purchased L separately e Simultaneous output for YPbPr AV S and RGB is not supported ASUS V Series M2A690G 4 13 4 14 Dual display table This table indicates two corresponding displays when you connect two monitors on any two of the following ports Onboard VGA ports HDMI module ports DVI RGB TV S Video Video YPbPr Playback of HD DVD and Blu Ray Discs The speed and bandwidth of the CPU Memory DVD player and drivers will affect the playback quality Following is a configuration example for your reference Using the CPU Memory of higher speed and bandwidth with the higher version DVD player and drivers will upgrade the playback quality CPU AMD 3800 X2 Dual Core Memory 2 x 1GB of DDR2 800 Dual channel mode Playback software CyberLink PowerDVD V 7 3 Suitable resolution File Format Vista Non protected clips 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p HD DVD VC1 1920 x 1080i 1280 x 720p Blu Ray MPEG2 1280 x 720p 1280 x 720p Chapter 4 Motherboard info This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup
14. 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 ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 6 2 4 2 Installing the heatsink and fan Make sure that you use only AMD certified heatsink and fan assembly 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 fits properly on the retention module base e The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard LA upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components e f 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 CPU Fan CPU Heatsink Retention bracket Retention Module Base Retention bracket lock instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter LA Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation Chapter 2 Basic installation 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 ret
15. 4 2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink 2 6 installing DIMM uic t rrt ertet tts 2 8 2 5 1 Memory configurations eee 2 8 2 5 2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ene 2 11 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM eene 2 11 Expansion slots eene 2 12 2 6 1 Installing an expansion 2 12 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion 2 12 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slot ess 2 14 2 0 4 POO ae ee Dore dete 2 14 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 51 0 2 14 Installing an optical drive eee 2 15 Installing a hard disk drive ses 2 16 Installing the card reader eee 2 18 Installing a floppy disk drive csse 2 20 Re connecting een 2 21 Reinstalling the cover eene 2 22 Table of contents Chapter 3 Starting up 3 1 Installing an operating system enn 3 2 Bid UD RC 3 2 3 3 Support CD information enne 3 2 3 3 1 Running the support CD ses 3 3 3 3 2 Utilities menu 3 4 3 3 3 Make disk eee eerte 3 5 3 3 4 ASUS contact information esses 3 5 3 4 Software information seen 3
16. CD or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system Insert the support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Reading file M2A VM bin Completed Start flashing 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Recovering the BIOS from a floppy USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy USB flash disk 1 Download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website www asus com Rename the BIOS file to WDG2WSP ROM 2 Insert the floppy USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the FDD USB port 3 Turnon the system Chapter 5 BIOS setup 4 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 5 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process e Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8 GB Fl
17. Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS S3 STR 51853 5 5 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 3 APM Configuration ower APM Configuration Select Menu Power On By External Modems Disabled Item Specific Help Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off PWR Button lt 4 secs Instant Off Power Up On PCI PCIE Devices Disabled HPET support Enabled Power Up By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Power Up By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power On by RTC Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm 0 x Alarm Time hh mm 0 050 5 26 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Power On By External Modem Disabled This 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and lt applications fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first 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 Restore on AC Power Loss Power
18. Specification 2 0 compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration CPU Memory Graphics card Parallel ATA devices Serial ATA device Optical drive SCSI devices ni ILE m F Cc M2A VM q ae 5 umc 2 a oho ATX Power Connector ASUS V Series M2A690G Intel Pentium 4 3 6 GHz 512 MB DDR x 4 PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive x 2 SATA hard disk drive CD ROM x2 SCSI card and SCSI hard disk drive e You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices ATX12V GND 9 fe GND 12V DC 9882 12V DC 3 Vo 12 Vo 12 Vo EATXPWR ts Ground ts 5 Volts ts 1 5 Volts 5V Standby 1 5 Volts Power OK 5 Volts Ground X Ground 5 Vo ts x Ground Ground Ground 5 Vo ts 3 PSON Ground Ground 3 Vo ts Se 12 Volts 3 Vo ts 3 Volts 4 9 8 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD1 This connector is for the 4 pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive L1 L b
19. a 940 pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron processor MN The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940 pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron processor Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 socket The CPU fits 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 2 4 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard LT cy ix mi a o Ba My o 2 MEAE ED s 9 peer B QU wo 1 oho CPU Socket M2 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 angle Socket lever A Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90 angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in completely 2 4 Chapter 2 Basic installation 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 fits in place Please make sure your CPU is fully plugged in to reduce abnormal symptom Small triangle Gold triangle 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure
20. and 2 GB unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR2 DIMMs For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details Some odd version DDR2 667 DIMMs may not match Intel On Die Temination ODT requirement and may downgrade to run at DDR2 533 If this happen contact your retailer for the ODT value This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips Chapter 2 Basic installation Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 533 Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Qimonda Size 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB Qimonda SAMSUNG 512MB SAMSUNG 1024MB SAMSUNG 1 256MB Hynix 1024MB 256MB CORSAIR 512MB CORSAIR 1024MB CORSAIR 512MB ELPIDA 512MB ELPIDA 512MB ELPIDA DDR2 667 Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Qimonda Qimonda Qimonda Size 512MB 1024MB 256MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB Qimonda SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG CORSAIR CORSAIR CORSAIR ELPIDA ELPIDA A DATA A DATA crucial crucial crucial crucial Apacer Apacer
21. information about the motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations Chapter 5 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Conventions used in this guide WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task e CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components rr when trying to complete a task A IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task 7 NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a 2 task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package System package contents Check your V Series M2A690G system package for the following items EN If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Item description 1 ASUS V Series 2 6906 barebone system with ASUS motherboard Power supply unit ASUS
22. menus and describes the BIOS parameters 5 2 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 2 3 4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk USB Flash or the motherboard support CD during POST Award BIOS Flash Utility Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy USB Flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type ormat A S then press Enter Windows XP environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon Click File from the m
23. setup 5 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press lt Enter gt to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item Main Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Mas Primary IDE 51 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 HDD SMART Monit vvvvvvyv Installed Memor Usable Memory 15 30 36 Select Menu Mon Jan 03 2007 Legacy Diskette A Disabled TERIA 5p SoG HE sooo Biol sia 7 Tl Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort Item Specific Help gt ifies the capacity and ical size of diskette Fl Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit c Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Pop up menu 5 2 8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Main Power Boot Tools Exit System Time 30036 Select Mend System Date Mon Mar 2 2006 r P Item Specific Help gt gt Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Change the day month year and century gt Primary IDE Master ST321122A gt P
24. to enable or disable Q Fan Controller Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Q Fan controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 28 Chapter 5 BIOS setup CPU Fan Type DC Allows you to select the CPU fan type Configuration options DC PWM Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Configuration options xxx Ignored CPU Temperature MB Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM CHA FAN Speed xxxxRPM PWR FAN Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU Chassis and chip fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the field shows 0 These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM Sets the CPU fan speed warning feature Configuration options Disabled BOORPM 1200RPM 1600RPM ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 29 5 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 Main Advanced Power Boo Tools Exit gt Boot Device Priority Select Menu gt Removable Drives gt Hard Disk Drives Item Specific Help Boot Settin
25. without saving your changes Lo the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press lt Enter gt to save the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes 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 fields other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Load Setup Defaults 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 confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 39
26. 10 Save and Exit Case Open Warning Enabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Refer to section 1 10 2 Internal connectors for setting details Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 31 Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to set the keystroke rate Enable this item to configure the Typematic Rate Chars Sec and the Typematic Delay Msec Configuration options Disabled Enabled ff The items Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic Delay Msec become user configurable only when the item Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key Configuration options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Configuration options 250 500 750 1000 OS Select for DRAM gt 64MB
27. 12864AL664 16FD BL12864AA663 16FD2 AUS12E667C5KBGC AU01GE667C5KBGC KLCB68F 36KH5 KLCC28F A8KB5 KLCD48F A8KBS TS64MLQ64V6J TS128MLQ64V6J lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt K Bo lt lt lt Kc Kc cc cK lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 7 lt lt eee eee lt lt lt lt lt lt KK KK lt lt EK lt lt DIMM Support C lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt 2 10 DDR2 667 Vendor Transcend Size 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 512MB DDR2 800 Transcend Super Talent Super Talent SMART SMART Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Qimonda 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB Qimonda Qimonda SAMSUNG SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Hynix MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON MICRON CORSAIR ELPIDA ELPIDA Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial Apacer Apacer Transcend Transcend KINGMAX KINGMAX Side s SS Single sided 05 Double sided CL CAS Latency DIMM support A Side s SS J12Q3AB 6 J12Q3AB 6 DS Heat Sink Package Ss Heat Sink Package DS G64M8XB3ITIX4TUE SS G64M8XB3ITIXATUE DS Side s K4T51083QC Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package HYB18T512160BF 25F HYB18T512800BF25F HYB18T512800BF25F EDD339XX K4T51
28. 163QC ZCE7 ZCE7K4T51083QC HYSPS12821CFP S5 SJAIIZ9DQQ 5JAIIZ9DQQ 5ZD22D9GKX 5ZD22D9GKX 6CD22D9GKX 6CD22D9GKX Heat Sink Package E1108AB 8E E ECC E1108AB 8E E ECC Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package K4T51083QC K4T51083QC KKEA88B4LZUG 25DF KKEA88B4LZUG 25DF memory configuration Component JM3670643A 6 3880643 6 60 512 5 T6UB1GC5 TB3D2667C58S TB4D2667C58D Component KVR800D2N5 512 KHX6400D2LL 1G KHX6400D2LLK2 1GN HYS64T32000HU 25F B HYS64T64000HU 25F B HYS64T128020HU 25F B 37876553 23 7 M378T3354CZ3 CE7 37876553 23 7 512064 8 55 MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 CM2X1024 6400C4 EBE10EE8ABFA 8E E EBE2 1 EESABFA 8E E BL6464AA804 8FD BL6464AA804 8FD3 BL12864AA804 16FD BL12864AL804 16FD3 BL12864AA804 16FD3 AHUS12EB00C5K1C 5 TS64MLQ64V8J TS128MLQ64V8J KLDC28F A8KB5 KLDD48F A8KB5 of Dual channel memory configuration DIMM Support ABC lt lt Ce Ke Ke KK KK lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Ke Ke Ke Ke Kc Kc lt E KS KKK KK lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel Supports one pair of modules inserted into both slots as one pair Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 5 2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM
29. 2 Select Update BIOS from 3 Select the ASUS FTP site the Internet option from the nearest you to avoid network drop down menu then click traffic or click Auto Select Next Click Next ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 9 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is f capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next e Update Method odes DOS Mum Pu vtm Ld dana n EL species XU iota a Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open Po gt Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process fupe MOST hn oe BS o0 9 Cre Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu System Time 30 36 System Date Mon Mar 2 2006 Item Specific Help gt gt Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Ch
30. 6 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info rS ME ire lei 4 2 4 2 X Motherboard layout sese 4 2 LS MEN III 4 3 AAv CONNECTORS ka Te ya aaa E 4 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 5 1 Managing and updating your 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 5 3 5 1 3 AwardBIOS Flash utility sees 5 4 5 1 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 5 6 5 1 5 505 Update utility een 5 8 5 2 BIOS setup program senes 5 11 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 11 5 2 2 Dar ioci de dei e SERRE GE 5 11 5 0 3 hegend Dar aui aiid ois 5 12 5 2 4 Menu items 5 12 5 2 5 Sub menu items sse 5 12 5 2 6 Configuration fields sss 5 12 5 2 7 Pop up window eeeeeeeeennnnnns 5 13 5 2 8 General help eee 5 13 Table of contents 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 ETOILE 5 14 5 3 1 System Time esee 5 14 5 3 2 System Date e essere 5 14 5 3 3 Legacy Diskette 5 14 5 3 4 Primary IDE 5 15 5 3 5 SATA 124 eerte nh 5 16 5 3 6 HDD SMART
31. BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use Forgot your password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 1 9 Jumpers for instructions Password Check This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the password before entering the system Configuration options Setup System ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 33 5 7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for special functions Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Main Advanced Power Boot ools 85 Select Menu 4 is Item Specific Help gt Press Enter to Set F1 Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt lt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm oois ASUS Music Alarm Select Menu ASUS Music Alarm Disabled Item Specific Help gt gt x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled 2 creme Press Enter to select x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm poao x Aud
32. Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI Express x16 slot PCI Express x1 slot Onboard USB controller 1 Onboard USB controller 2 shared Onboard USB controller 3 shared Onboard USB controller 4 shared Onboard USB 2 0 controller Onboard IDE port shared Onboard HD audio Onboard LAN A When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 13 2 14 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 6 4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure s
33. D 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 floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 S FLOPPY L a it dd B 1 23 PIN 1 Y p NOTE Orient the red markings on O Co p the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 w pg hm Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS V Series M2A690G 4 5 2 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI IDE The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 100 66 33 signal cables There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 100 66 33 signal cable blue black and gray Connect the blue connector to the motherboard s IDE connector then select one of the following modes to configure your device s i d di m TT cm c mm IDE Connector Single device Drive jumper setting Cable Select or Master PRI IDE Mode of device s Cable connector Black Two devices Cable Selec
34. D driver disk Make ATI RAID AHCI Driver Allows you to create an ATI Serial ATA SATA RAID AHCI driver disk Make ATI RAID AHCI Vista Driver Allows you to create an ATI Serial ATA SATA RAID AHCI driver disk for Windows Vista Operating System OS 3 3 5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual fo Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file Manual pe 3 6 Chapter 3 Starting up 3 3 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 1 n M Cm Contact ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 7 3 8 3 4 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe Il is a utility that monitors the computer s vital components and alerts you of any problem with these components PC Probe II senses fan rotations CPU temperature and system voltages among others PC Probe Il is software based allowing you to start monitoring you
35. Desktop Management Interface DMI Browser browser This browser displays various desktop and system a information Click the plus sign before DMI Information to display the available information ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 11 PCI browser Click to display the PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect browser This PCI Browser browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system Click the plus sign before the PCI Information item to display available information Peripheral Component tome 21 Usage The Usage browser displays real time information on the CPU hard disk drive space and memory usage Click S to display the Usage browser CPU usage T The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Click a hard disk drive to display the information on the right panel The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used blue and the available HDD space Chapter 3 Starting up Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used blue and the available physic
36. Ji as V Series M2A690G ASUS PC Desktop Barebone Installation Manual E3061 First Edition V1 February 2007 Copyright 2007 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 ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES T HIS MANUAL AS IS 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 C ONSEQUENTIAL 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 ADVISE D OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR
37. Kingmax Kingmax Kingmax Transcend Transcend Model E5116AF 5C E HYB18T512800AF37 SYDIID9GCT HYB18T512800BF37 HYB18T512800BF37 K4T51163QC ZCD5 ZCD5K4T51083QC ZCD5K4T51083QC HY5PS121621CFP C4 HYSPS12821CFP C4 32M16CEDG MI110052432M8CEC 64M8CEDG E5108AB 5C E ECC E5108AB 5C E E5108AB 5C E D6408TEBGGL3U D6408TEBGGL3U HYB18T256800AF3S HYB18T512800BF3S ECC HYB18T512160BF 3S HYB18T512800BF3S HYB18T512800BF3S ZCE6K4T51083QC K4T51163QC ZCE6 K4T51083QC ZCE6K4T51083QC MIIIO0605 64M8CFEG 64M8CFEG E2508AB 6E E E5108AE GE E AD29608A8A 3EG AD29608A8A 3EG Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package Heat Sink Package AM4B5708GQJS7E0628F AM4B5708GQJS7E N2TU51216AG 3C KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX E5108AE GE E E5108AE 6E E ASUS V Series M2A690G Side s Side s Component KVR533D2N4 256 KVR533D2N4 512 KVR533D2N4 1G HYS64T64000HU 3 7 B HYS64T128020HU 3 7 B M378T3354CZ3 CD5 M378T6553CZ3 CD5 M378T2953CZ3 CD5 HYMP532UG4CP6 C4 HYMPS 1 2U64CP8 C4 VS256MB533D2 VS512MB533D2 VS1GB533D2 EBES1ED8ABFA 5C E EBE5 1UD8ABFA 5C EBES 1UDBABFA 5C E Component KVR667D2N5 512 KVR667D2N5 1G KVR667D2N5 256 HYS72T128020HU 3S B HYS64T32000HU 3S B HYS64T64000HU 35 8 HYS64T128020HU 3S B M378T6553CZ0 CEG M378T3354CZ3 CE6 M378T6553CZ3 CE6 M378T2953CZ3 CE6 VS256MB667D2 VS512MB667D2 VS1GB667D2 EBE25UCB8ABFA GE E EBES 1UD8AEFA 6E E M20AD5G3H316611C52 M20AD5G31417611C52 BL6464AA663 8FD BL12864AA663 16FD BL
38. LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD e System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings e Power Soft off button 2 pin PWRSW 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 e Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power Chapter 4 Motherboard info 14 Ports on the HDMI module This module contains four ports allowing you to connect any kind of video audio source to your system Connect the HDMI module to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and the HDMI module cable to the onboard YUV SPDIF OUT connector LA e Refer to page 1 29 for the position of the onboard YUV SPIDF OUT L connector e After installing the HDMI module make sure the audio device of Sound playback is HDMI Audio rear output the name may be different based on the OS Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Sound Playback to configure the setting o g a HDMI port This port is for a high definition multimedia interface connector b S Video port
39. Non 0S2 Set this item to OS2 only when you are running on an OS 2 operating system with an installed RAM of greater than 64 KB Configuration options Non OS2 0S2 Full Screen LOGO Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled f Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature Halt On All But Keyboard Allows you to error report type Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 6 5 Security Er Security Select Menu Supervisor Password Clear User Password Clear Password Check Setup Item Specific Help gt gt Supervisor Password User Password These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password 1 Select an item then press Enter 2 in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight 8 alpha numeric characters then press Enter 3 When prompted confirm the password by typing the exact characters again then press Enter The password field setting is changed to Set To clear the password 1 Select the password field and press Enter twice The following message appears Press any key to continue The password field setting is changed to Clear A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the
40. Off 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 Configuration options Power Off Power On PWR Button 4 secs Instant Off Allows you to set the event after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds Configuration options Suspend Instant Off Power Up On PCI PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI PCIE devices amp NV Onboard LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled HPET Support Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl ESC Power Key Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm items become user configurable with set values Configurat
41. 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 identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Table of contents jdulcmC vi Safety information esses nennen nennen vii About this Ude viii System package contents sse enne x Chapter 1 System Introduction 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Welcotriel ecce eee teet eed teer dec 1 2 Front panel external esee 1 2 MEL 1 4 Internal components eseesesesseeeeeeenenn ene nen 1 7 Chapter 2 Basic Installation 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 rtc tri netter 2 2 Before you proceed ssssseeene nene 2 2 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 Installing the CPU emm 2 4 2
42. This device may not cause harmful interference and e 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 manufacturer s 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to 4 the graphics card is required assure compliance with regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
43. al LA When the item Resources Controlled By is set to Auto the item IRQ Resources is grayed out and not user configurable Refer to the section IRQ Resources for information on how to enable this item 5 22 Chapter 5 BIOS setup IRQ Resources This sub menu is activated only when the Resources Controlled By item is set to Manual lvance IRQ Resources Select Menu IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device Item Specific Help gt gt gt IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device Legacy ISA for devices IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device compliant with the IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device original PC AT bus IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device e em IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device speci A n IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device for devices compliant with IRQ R r When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved PCI Latenct Timer CLK 64 Use lt gt and lt gt to adjust the value The value ranges from O to 255 Maximum Payload Size 4096 Sets maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices The unit is byte Configuration options 128 256 512 1024 2048 4096 5 4 5 Onboard Device Configuration Advanced Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu gt South OnChip IDE Device Item Specific Help gt gt gt South OnChi
44. al memory Configuring PC Probe Il Click 7 view and adjust the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts change temperature scale or enable the Q Fan feature Loads the default threshold values Cancels or Loads your saved for each sensor ignores your configuration Applies your changes Saves your changes configuration ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 14 Chapter 3 Starting up Chapter 4 This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 4 1 Introduction The Vintage V Series M2A690G barebone system comes with an ASUS motherboard This chapter provides technical information about the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration 4 2 Motherboard layout i 23cm 9 0in nn psraxems SEEIKerwR 1 rani T Mouse CPU FAN B Keyboard TW AXIN Super I O se es 5 5 a m
45. ange the day month year and century Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA1 None SATA2 None SATA3 None SATA4 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB Tl Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults lt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Sub menu items Legend bar 5 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tools For changing the system tools configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen LA The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference e Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS information ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 11 5 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions
46. ash time takes around one minute DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 7 5 8 5 1 5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to e the current BIOS file e Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet e Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file e Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information 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 Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Chapter 5 BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears em Git Y Onan 224 8 gE WO viam
47. bays These bays are for IDE optical drives 2 3 5 inch drive bays These slots are for 3 5 inch floppy or hard disk drives 3 Power button Press this button to turn the system on 4 Reset button Press this button to reboot the system without turning off the power 5 HDD LED This LED lights up when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive 6 USB 2 0 ports These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 7 Headphone port This Line In green port connects a headphone with a stereo mini plug 8 Microphone port This Mic pink port connects a microphone 9 EEE1394 port fo This V series provide V2 V3 two types of front panel for users to c choose please refer to your product package for the front panel type you purchased fo PCI Express Graphics Slot supports most of the ATi and NVDIA graphics c cards except some ATi graphics cards of old version such as ATi X300 X550 X700 and X800 series fo An optional Card Reader see the figure bellow available It is to be installed in the 3 5 inch drive bay and connected to the motherboard through a USB cable ASUS V Series M2A690G 1 3 1 3 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several 1 0 ports that allow convenient connection of devices aang
48. ble ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 17 e f you will install only one hard disk drive make sure to configure your hard disk drive as Master device before connecting the IDE cable and power plug Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the drive as a Master device e f you will install two IDE hard disk drives configure the other device as Slave 3 Connect the gray interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the drive 4 f you install two IDE hard disk drives connect the black interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the second Slave IDE hard disk drive 5 Connect a 4 pin power plug from the power supply unit to the power connector at the back of the drive s 2 9 Installing the card reader An optional card reader module see the figure below is available with the system If you want to install the card reader into your system follow the steps on the next page 2 18 Chapter 2 Basic installation To install the card reader module 1 Remove the drive slot metal plate cover 2 Carefully insert the card reader module into the 3 5 inch bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay 3 Secure the card reader module with two screws on both sides remove the metal plate cover and install the card reader module here 4 Connect the USB cable of the card reader to the USB connector on the motherboard ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 10 Installing a floppy disk drive
49. chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 Support CD 4 User guide A An optional card reader is available along with the system for the users to purchase This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series M2A690G The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components eEIB 1 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing the ASUS V Series M2A690G The ASUS V Series M2A6906G is an all in one barebone system with a versatile home entertainment feature The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard with the AMD Socket M2 that supports the AMD Athlon 64X2 Athlon 64 Sempron processors The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 667 533 DIMMs High resolution graphics via Nividia on board Gfx or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays floppy disk drive slot power button and several I O ports are located at the front panel Chapter 1 System introduction 1 Two empty 5 25 inch
50. ck to pins 1 2 Re install the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 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 Id 8 pe CLRTC q 12 23 CENH co P Clear RTC maol Default Clear RTC RAM 2 You do not need clear the when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values ASUS V Series M2A690G 4 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW1 4 USBPW5 8 USBPW910 Set these jumpers to 5 to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode The USBPW1 234 jumper is for the rear USB ports The USBPW5678 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to add
51. ect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is installed select None Configuration options None Auto Manual Access Mode Auto The default Auto allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive Select CHS for this item if you set the Primary IDE Master Slave to Manual Configuration options CHS LBA Large Auto Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have 2 the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 15 Capacity Displays the auto detected hard disk capacity This item is not configurable Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders This item is not configurable Head Shows the number of the hard disk read write heads This item is not configurable Sector Shows the number of sectors per track This item is not configurable PIO Mode Auto Sets the PIO mode for the IDE device Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto Disables or sets the UDMA mode Configuration opt
52. elector switch located beside the power connector Use this switch to select the appropriate system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area If the voltage supply in your area is 100 127 V set this switch to 115 V If the voltage supply in your area is 200 240 V set this switch to 230 V 808 ORO ORO ORO O O O O 115V 230V Voltage selector O 26 26 Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V environment will seriously damage the system 1 6 Chapter 1 System introduction 1 4 Internal components The illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power supply unit The installed components are labeled for your reference Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components T o t 5 5 6 a 5 p 1 ue oly n i 9 e d Ar Ej 8 n n ig ise 9 e 1 U e yi
53. ention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the A retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base 5 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU FAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 7 2 8 2 5 Installing a DIMM The system motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets DIMM A1 DIMM B1 DIMM A2 DIMM B2 RC T y i g mm wml TE Po ___ gt 112 Pins 128 Pins 1 1r 1 1 240 DDR2 DIMM Sockets 2 5 1 N Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 Memory configurations You may install up to 4 GB system memory using 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
54. enu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows i To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run d From the Open field type D bootdisk makeboot a assuming that D is your optical drive e Press lt Enter gt then follow screen instructions to continue pgp Chapter 5 BIOS setup 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash 2 utility is built in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Test POST To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart the system 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following
55. gs Configuration gt Security Press Enter to Set Fl Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority ower Select Menu Boot Device Priority Item Specific Help gt gt Select Your Boot Device Priority 1st 4th Boot Device Removable These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options Removable Hard Disk CDROM Disabled 5 6 2 Removable Drives he MEER 34 Removable Drives Select Menu Item Specific Help gt gt 1 Floppy Disks 1 Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system 5 30 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 6 3 Hard Disk Drives EE Hard Disk Drives Select Menu Item Specific Help gt gt 1 SCSI 0 XXXXXXXXX 1 SATA Allows you to assign a hard disk drive attached to the system 5 6 4 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help gt gt Press Enter to enable or disable x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Fl Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit lt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F
56. hen press Enter to confirm your choice Please see page 2 6 section 2 1 3 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS RROM Utility B318 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD M2A VM BOARD Unknown VER 0104 VER Unknown DATE 12 12 2006 DATE Unknown PATH C M2NPVOC 98 NETTERM DRIVERS RECYCLED WUTEMP NEWFOL 1 INSTALL Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move 5 8 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 Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help gt This option save data to CMOS and exiting the setup menu Fl Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 38 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 7 Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the 2 options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit LA If you attempt to exit the Setup program
57. hout notice Visit the ASUS website for updates Chapter 3 Starting up 3 3 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD place the CD in your optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer mame mm Click an icon to display support Drivers CD DVD motherboard information Click an it m to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD DVD N ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices cs ASUS InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Launches the ASUS InstallAll driver installation wizard AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD chipset program driver Realtek Audio Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC883 audio driver and application Realtek RTL8111b 10 100 1000M LAN Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8111b 10 100 1000M LAN Driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver fo The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions Chapter 3 Starting up 3 3 3 Uti
58. hows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot A There is a HDMI card supplying along with the system The HDMI card is to be connected to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 7 Installing an optical drive Refer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical drive Follow these steps to install an optical drive 1 Place the chassis upright Remove the drive slot metal plate cover 3 Insert the optical drive into the upper 5 25 inch drive bay and carefully push the optical drive into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay as shown 4 Secure the optical drive with two screws on both sides of the bay 5 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the optical drive 6 Connect one end of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE interface at the back of the optical drive matching the red stripe on the cable with Pin 1 on the IDE interface IDE ribbon cable Power cable ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 15 7 Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector labeled PRI IDE on the motherboard 8 Remove the dummy drive slot cover from the front panel 9 Replace the front panel 2 8 Installing a hard disk drive To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive 1 Carefully place the hard disk into the the lowest 3 5 inch drive slot w
59. iguration CPU Configuration CPU Type AMD Sempron tm Processor 3400 CPU Speed 1800MHz Cache RAM 256K AMD Live Disabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Auto AMD Live Disabled Enables or disables the AMD Live technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled Enables or disables the AMD Cool n Quiet technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 4 3 Chipset Chipset Select Menu gt DRAM Configuration Item Specific Help gt gt gt IDT amp PCI Bus Control UMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB DRAM timing and control Current UMA Size 64 MB X Surroundview Disabled Spread Spectreum Autoz DRAM Configuration ae eS DRAM Configuration Select Menu Timing Mode Auto Item Specific Help gt gt gt x Memory Clock Frequency Auto Control DDR2 Voltage by software Configuration options Auto Manual LA The following item becomes user configurable when the Timing Mode item is set to Manual Memory Clock Frequency Auto Allows you adjust the memory clock frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 533 DDR2 667 DDR2 800 LDT amp PCI Bus Control LDT amp PCI Bus Control Select Menu LDT Bus Frequency Auto Item Specific Help gt gt gt LDT Bus Frequency Auto Allows you adjust the LDT Bus frequency Configuration options Auto 1GHz
60. ing the ICs on them e Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component The motherboard comes with an onboard standby power LED This LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode and not powered OFF Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component CI Hs a i SB_PWR EE i 5 0 E ON OFF n Standby Powered pj mm um La Power Off Onboard LED Chapter 2 Basic installation 2 3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 1 Remove the cover screws on the rear panel 2 Pull the side cover toward the rear panel until its hooks disengage from the chassis tab holes Set the side cover aside 3 Locate the front panel assembly hooks then lift them until they disengage from the chassis 4 Swing the front panel assembly to the right until the hinge like tabs on the right side of the assembly are exposed 5 Remove the front panel assembly then set aside Air duct Chassis tab holes EET ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with
61. io CD Drive Primary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting Track N A x Repeat Track Disabled x Length 10 Mins x Volume 16 ASUS Music Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Music Alarm function Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 The succeeding items become user configurable when you enable the ASUS Music Alarm Alarm Date Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the alarm for a particular day Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 34 Chapter 5 BIOS setup Alarm Time hh mm O 0 Allows you to set the alarm time Press Tab to select the field then use lt gt or lt gt to change the value The value for hour 0 23 the value for minute 0 59 Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Allows you to select the connection configuration of the optical storage device from which the alarm music will play from Configuration options Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Detect CD Enter Press Enter to search the CD track number Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which you would like the alarm music to play Repeat Track Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the repeat track function Configuration options Disabled Single All Length 10 Mins Allows you to set the length of the music alarm Configuration options 10 Mins 20 Mins 30 Min
62. ion options Disabled Enabled ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 27 To set the date of alarm highlight this item and press Enter to display the Date of Month Alarm pop up menu Key in a value within the specified range then press Enter Configuration options Min 0 31 Alarm Time hh mm xx xx xx To set the time of alarm 1 Highlight this item and press Enter to display a pop up menu for the hour field KR U 5 5 4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS It also allows you to change CPU Q Fan feature related parameters Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Key in a value Min 0 Max 23 then press Enter Press TAB to move to the minutes field then press Enter Key in a minute value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter Press TAB to move to the seconds field then press Enter Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter EET Hardware Monitor Select Menu Q Fan Controller CPU Fan Type Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage CPU Temperature MB Temperature CPU FAN Speed CHA FAN Speed PWR FAN Speed CPU Fan Speed warning HPET Support Enabled DC 1 56V 3 18V 5 05V 11 58V 48 41 3068 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM 800 RPM Enabled Item Specific Help gt gt Press Enter
63. ions Disabled Auto Transfer Mode Shows the Transfer mode This item is not configurable After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 3 5 SATA 1 4 While entering Setup the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices There is a separate sub menu for each SATA device Select a device item then press Enter to display the SATA device information jain SATA 1 Select Menu Item Specific Help gt gt Extended IDE Drive Auto Access Mode Auto Slects the type of fixed disk connected to the Capacity 0 MB system Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone and Sector These values are not user configurable These items show 0 if no SATA device is installed in the system Extended Drive Auto Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system Configuration options None Auto Access Mode Auto Sets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information su
64. ithout the metal plate cover 2 Fasten the screws to secure the hard disk to the drive slot the lowest 3 5 inch drive slot without the metal plate cover A If you do not need to install the optional card reader into your system you can install the HDD in the one of the 3 5 inch external bay with the metal plate cover 3 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the SATA connector at the back of the drive then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the motherboard See page 4 6 for the location of the Serial ATA connectors Chapter 2 Basic installation 4 Connect a 15 pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to the 15 pin power connector at the back of the drive OR Connect a 4 pin female power plug from the power supply unit to the 4 pin male power connector at the back of the drive Serial ATA power Serial ATA cable cable I If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4 pin and 15 pin connectors at the back use either the 15 pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4 pin power connector DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to keep the system from becoming unstable To install an IDE hard disk drive 1 Follow steps 1 2 of the previous section 2 Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector blue connector labeled PRI IDE on the motherboard See page 4 7 for the location of the connector IDE ribbon cable Power ca
65. itional USB ports USBPWR 1 4 i e gi 5V 5VSB USBPWR910 USBPWR5 8 12 23 N H y H mi cm 5V 5VSB 5V 5VSB Default Default USB Device Wake Up A e The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can 4 4 provide 500 mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up e The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode Chapter 4 Motherboard info 2 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR 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 i 12 23 dj L 45V 5VSB Default J AO m meal Oo oh 7 Keyboard Power Setting 4 4 Connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FD
66. lack np Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Internal Audio Connector A Enable the CD IN function in the audio utility when using this connector 9 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 USB910 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 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed USB_P6 USB_P8 USB_P10 USB 5V USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P10 GND NC c n js a c n UJ N 4 00 c n UJ USB_P7 GND GND GND USB_P5 USB 5V USB P5 USB 5V USB_P7 USB 5V USB_P9 USB_P9 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard L4 The USB module is purchased separately 4 10 Chapter 4 Motherboard info 11 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin 1 This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio 1 0 mod
67. lities from the support CD 3 2 3 1 Installing an operating system The barebone system supports Windows 2000 XP operating systems OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information without the necessary drivers Use the bundled floppy disk when RN e Windows XP OS setup cannot recognize Serial ATA hard drives installing Windows XP OS to a Serial ATA hard drive e From the Windows XP setup screen press F6 when prompted then follow succeeding screen instructions to install the SATA drivers 3 2 Powering up Press the system power button to enter the OS Press to turn ON the system 3 3 Support CD information The support CD that came with the system contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the system features e Screen display and driver options may not be the same for different operating system versions The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time wit
68. lities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports Cr a RP FERE m o Utilities Seow Bete tome ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Utilities Launches the ASUS InstallAll utilities installation wizard ASUS Cool n Quiet Utility This item installs the ASUS Cool n Quiet utility ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS PC Probe Il This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Music Alarm The ASUS Music Alarm is an audio alarm clock that uses your favorite CD music to give you a personal wake up call fo The screen display and utilities option may not be the same for different operating system versions ATI WebPAM Utility This utility allows you to configure Serial ATA SATA RAID AHCI drive disk For more detailed instructions refer to the RAID manual in the support P4 This item appears only when you set the Onboard SATA Type item in the BIOS to RAID Controller See page 2 25 for details ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 5 3 3 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAI
69. m System Panel Connector mmc py om om d Connect the reset button power switch power LED and HDD LED cables to their respective leads in the system panel connector on the motherboard ASUS V Series M2A690G 2 21 2 12 Reinstalling the cover If you installed an optical and or floppy disk drive remove the bay cover s on the front panel assembly before reinstalling it to the chassis To do this 1 2 Locate the bay cover locks Press the locks outward to release the bay cover Push the bay cover inward then set it aside Follow the same instructions to remove the 3 5 drive bay cover To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover 1 2 22 Insert the front panel assembly hinge like tabs to the holes on the right side of the chassis Swing the front panel assembly to the left then insert the hooks to the chassis until the front panel assembly fits in place Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes Push the side cover to the direction of the front panel until it fits in place Secure the cover with two screws you removed earlier N If the air duct interferes with the CPU fan adjust the air duct accordingly Air duct Chassis tab holes Chapter 2 Basic installation ASUS V Series M2A690G This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and uti
70. n Neonrxe Opens the Configuration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive memory CPU usage window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preterence Preference section in the main window Click on Tob the box before each preference to activate or able Monitoring Panel deactivate Scheme Fight sr Run in Boot u ASUS V Series M2A690G 3 9 Hardware monitor panels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop CPU fcu 3591 Small display Large display To change the position of the monitor panels on the desktop click the arrow down but
71. n cause the system to malfunction Advanced 1753248 Tools Exit Ld JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration WU sow Fl Help Tl Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit lt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 4 1 JumperFree Configuration 0 II WILD eame JumperFree Configuration 1 2VNBSB Auto DDR2 Voltage Control Auto CPU Voltage Control Auto CPU Multiplier Auto CPU Voltage Auto CPU Frequency 200MHz 1 2VNBSB Auto Allows you to set the 1 2VNBSB voltage Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V 1 50V DDR2 Voltage Control Auto Allows you to set the operating DDR2 voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 90V 2 00V 2 10V CPU Voltage Control Auto Allows you to set the operating CPU voltage Configuration options Auto 100mV ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 19 CPU Multiplier Auto Allows you to set the operating CPU multiplier Configuration options Auto 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x CPU Voltage Auto Allows you to set the operating voltage Configuration options Auto 1 400v 1 375v 1 350v 1 325v 1 300v 0 800v CPU Frequency 200MHz Allows you to adjust the CPU frequency Use the numeric keys to type in the desired CPU frequency The values range from 200 to 400 5 4 2 CPU Conf
72. on and BIOS version e Only the file can be loaded Chapter 5 BIOS setup Save BIOS Profile Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Save to File Save to Profile 1 2 Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Save to File Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the hard disk floppy disk USB flash disk with the FAT32 16 12 format Follow the instructions below to save the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage devices with enough space Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select Save to File Press Enter then the setup screen will appear 4 Press Tab to switch between drives Press hot key S to save the file 5 Key in the file name Then press Enter pop up message will inform you when the loading process finishes ASUSTek O C Profile Utility B318 BOARD M2A VM BOARD Unknown VER 0104 VER Unknown DATE 12 12 2006 DATE Unknown PATH A CMOS backup is done Press any key to Exit DOCUME 1 PROGRA 1 SYSTEM 1 M2AVM Enter Select Y Yes N Esc No Left Right Switch The BIOS file will be saved as ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 37 5 7 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No t
73. ontact a qualified service technician or your retailer Lithium lon Battery Warning CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions VORSICHT Explosionsgetahr bei unsachgem ften Austausch der Batterie Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ahnljchen Typ Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers LASER PRODUCT WARNING CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT vii viii About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Vintage V Series M2A690G barebone system This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts 1 Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series M2A690G The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives
74. ontroller AHCI Controller Front Panel Type HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio Primary Display Adapter PCIEx Sets which graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCI Slot OnChipVGA PCIEx Onboard LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN device support Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 24 Chapter 5 BIOS setup OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Parallel Port Address 378 IRQ7 Allows you to select the Parallel Port address Configuration options Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP Bi Directional Z The ECP Mode Use DMA item becomes user configurable when the Parallel Port Mode item is set to ECP or Bi Directional ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Allows selection of ECP Mode Configuration options 1 3 5 4 6 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows
75. p PCI Device Front Panel Type HD Audio Primary Display Adapter PCIEx Onboard LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Address 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode EPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 5j Tl Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu 10 Save and Exit ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 23 South OnChip IDE Device South OnChip IDE Device Select Menu IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Item Specific Help gt gt OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Disabled IDE DMA transfer En Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel O controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Prefetch M Disabl Allows you to enable or disable the IDE PIO read prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled South OnChip PCI Device EEE m 3 South OnChip PCI Device Select Menu Onboard SATA Controller Enabled Item Specific Help gt gt Onboard SATA Type RAID Controller nboard SATA Controller Enabl Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Serial ATA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled nboard SATA T IDE Controller Allows you to select the onboard Serial ATA type Configuration options IDE Controller RAID C
76. party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement 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 Safety information Electrical safety 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 the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing devices into the system carefully read all the documentation 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 c
77. pplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk Capacity Displays the auto detected hard disk capacity This item is not configurable Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders This item is not configurable ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 17 Head Shows the number of the hard disk read write heads This item is not configurable Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track This item is not configurable Sector Shows the number of sectors per track This item is not configurable LA After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk m utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 5 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 3 7 Installed Memory xxx MB Shows the size of installed memory 5 3 8 Usable Memory XXX MB Shows the size of usable memory Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values ca
78. r computer the moment you turn it on With this utility you are assured that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition Installing PC Probe 11 To install PC Probe Il on your computer 1 Place the support CD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature If Autorun is not enabled in your computer browse the contents of the f support CD to locate the setup exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe Il from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs gt ASUS gt PC Probe The PC Probe Il main window appears After launching the application the PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using PC Probe Il Click to close the Main wi Preference panel The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your system and change the utility configuration By default the main window displays the Preference section You can close or restore the Preference section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle Chapter 3 Starting up Button Functio
79. rimary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A gt SATAl None gt SATA2 None gt SATA3 None gt SATA4 None gt HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB F1 Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit gt lt Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 5 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 5 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in Chapter 5 BIOS setup 5 3 4 Primary IDE Master Slave While entering Setup the BIOS automatically 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 Main Primary IDE Master Select Menu Item Specific Help gt gt Primary IDE Master Auto Access Mode Auto Press Enter to select Capacity 82 GB Cylinder 39420 Head 16 Sector 255 PIO Mode Auto UDMA Mode Auto Transfer Mode UDMA 6 The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Capacity Cylinder Head Sector and Transfer Mode These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Primary IDE Master Slave Auto Select Auto to automatically det
80. s 1 Hour Volume 16 Allows you to set the volume level of the music alarm Configuration options 01 32 4 e Only the IDE ATAPI devices from Southbridge can support this function e system needs standby power so ensure that the power cord is plugged e ASUS Music Alarm only supports audio CDs ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 35 5 7 2 ASUS Profile t ASUS O C Profile gt Load BIOS Profile gt Save BIOS Profile Load BIOS Profile Tools Load BIOS Profile Load from Profile 1 Load from Profile 2 Load from File Load from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press lt Enter gt to load the file Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS files saved in the hard disk floppy disk USB flash disk with the FAT32 16 12 format Follow the instructions below to load the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage devices that contain the xxx CMO file 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select Load from File Press Enter then the setup screen will appear 4 Press Tab to switch between drives before the correct xxx CMO file is found Then press Enter to load the file 5 A pop up message will inform you when the loading process finishes lt e Suggest only to update the BIOS file coming from the same memory CPU configurati
81. t Master Slave Black Gray Master Slave Master Slave Black or gray when you connect the IDE cable devices e 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100 66 33 IDE If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting 4 6 Chapter 4 Motherboard info 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives H es m SATA4 SATA2 SATA3 SATA1 Go GND SATA FOI FONT GND SATA Connectors Connect the right angle side right angle side LA of SATA signal cable to SATA lt device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with a long card in PCI2 slot 4 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector is for a 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
82. tivity for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 15 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 16 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when installing expansion cards 17 Power Switch This switch is for switching on off the power supply unit Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Headset 4 speaker 2 speaker Line In Surround Out Surround Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Center Bass A HDMI card is avialbe along with the system It is to be installed on the PCI Express x 16 slot on the motherboard After it is installed the ports of the HDMI card in the expansion slot area on the rear panel as shown Refer to the next page for the descriptions for the HDMI card ports ASUS V Series M2A690G 1 5 HDMI card ports A HDMI port This port is for a high definition multimedia interface HDMI connector B S Video port YPbPr port This 7 pin port connects kind of video source via a YPbPr cable or an S Video cable C Video port This port connects any kind of video source via an RCA cable D S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an coaxial S PDIF cable Voltage selector The PSU has a 115 V 230 V voltage s
83. ton of the Scheme options then select another position from the list box Click OK when finished Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group click the horseshoe magnet icon You can now move or reposition the panel independently Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by clicking the arrow buttons You can also adjust the threshold values using the Config window Click to increase awe You cannot adjust the sensor threshold value D values in a small monitoring panel Click to eoe decrease value Chapter 3 Starting up Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value Refer to the illustrations below Fray CHASSIS GO Small display Large display WMI browser Click 23 to display the WMI Windows Management Instrumentation browser This browser displays various Windows management information Click an Windows Merogement item from the left panel to display Instrumentation on the right panel Click the plus EP sign before WMI Information to display the available information ff You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI
84. ule that supports HD Audio standard LT O A L E Azalia compliant Legacy AC 97 compliant f pin definition pin definition 4 H 5 Zo Q 1 T 299 9 31 7 accgA ammo aaa 2a FPES Sorgr o 23 332 2 S 5 5 E A e We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability ASUS V Series M2A690G 13 System panel connector 12 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions El L L alg a ER T ff fresa ri System Panel Connector e System power LED 2 pin PLED This 2 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 e disk drive activity 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE
85. you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options Advanced USB Configuration Select Menu USB Controller Enabled Item Specific Help gt gt USB EHCI Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB EHCI Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Legacy Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS V Series M2A690G 5 25 5 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI and the Advanced Power Management APM Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options MEM Power Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type S1 amp S3 Select Menu ACPI APIC support Enabled zs gt APM Configuration Item Specific Help gt HardWare Monitor Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend F1 Help TL Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit C Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit 5 5 1 ACPI Suspend Type 51 amp 53 Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power
86. z E lt EY S 5 u g 2 5 ST ST a Saez e s s ss lt m m F USB34 5 1515 RER izli vuv eg our x E ERE E E LAN1_USB12 x ajajaja m T AMD 690G Pil il AUDIO PCIEX16 M2A VM 1118 w PCH z Aus ATI SB600 8Mb BIOS CR2032 3V PCI2 Lithium Cell MOS Power T 4 SB PWR 5 cass PCIEX1 1 Al SE ussewss E GEST me pagg EEELE 57721 tisk oss 8225 le Chapter 4 Motherboard info 4 3 Jumpers Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 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 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord Remove the onboard battery 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 ba

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