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2. u CPU FAN i SSES 2256 zwz B aom LL n O O ES cq pu E Ose SS d E M2A MVP CPU fan connector A Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector This connector is backward compatible with the legacy 3 pin CPU fan ASUS M2A MVP 1 7 System memory 1 7 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Leer C Ge lE Oss M2A MVP 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM A1 and DIMM A2 DIMM B1 DIMM A2 DIMM B2 DIMM A1 Channel B DIMM B1 and DIMM B2 AN In dual channel configurations installing identical the same type and size DDR2 DIMM pairs for each channel provides optimum performance Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 7 2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered ECC non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets A Fo
3. wem co L1 Ss E Q es SS d Oud M2A MVP CPU Socket AM2 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 ASUS M2A MVP 19 Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place Gold triangle Small triangle When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 6 2 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD Athlon 64FX Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Sempron processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance A Make sure that you use only AMD certified heatsink and fan assembly 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 The retention module base is already installed on
4. Fo USBPW1 4 f 3 2 2 E 1 45V 5VSB 8 Default a D EX USBPW5 8 USBPW910 E 12 23 1 Lol SE 45V 5VSB M2A MVP USB device wake up Default The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system will not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode ASUS M2A MVP 1 25 1 26 1 10 Connectors 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 12 11 1 PS 2 mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 3 IEEE 1394a port This 6 pin IEEE 1394a port provides high speed connectivity for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 4 LAN RJ 45 port Supported by Realtek Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN port LED indications Activity Link Speed LED ACT LINK SPEED p LED LED Status Description Status Description OFF Nolink 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port 5 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output
5. CPU FAN I j 7 i E 229 E 226 PWR_FAN EAR PWR FAN Za GND gt 07 i 12V amp 5 3 IAS O79 H co L 1 CHA FAN1 CHA FAN1 Rotation o SC C Der r3 ee L3 cji M2A MVP Fan connectors L4 Only the CPU FAN and CHA FAN1 connectors support the ASUS Q Fan 2 feature 6 Digital Audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module SPDIF OUT Dan GND E eee SPDIFOUT n mE 5V E L Qe LJ ra pea 64 pH M2A MVP COM port connector L4 The S PDIF out module is purchased separately ASUS M2A MVP 1 31 7 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB 78 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 a m Hd 27 d SS E d I n USB56 USB78 USB910 i E cc cc GG S
6. d IDE LED RESET PWRSW Requires an ATX power supply M2A MVP Sen panel connector 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 s Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD 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 ATX power button 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 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 ASUS M2A MVP 1 35 1 36 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter tells how to change the system
7. DDR Voltage Auto Allows you to set the DDR memory voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80 V 1 90 V 2 00V 2 10 V AN S Setting a very high voltage may damage the component permanently Setting a Ce very low voltage may cause the system to become unstable NB and SB Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 20 V 1 30 V 1 40 V 1 50 V HyperTransport Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V 1 50V CPU Spread Spectrum Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCle Spread Spectrum Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS M2A MVP 2 19 2 20 2 4 2 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information that the BIOS automatically detects CPU Configuration Module Version 13 06 AGESA Version 02 06 11 Physical Count 1 Logical Count 1 AMD Sempron tm Processor 3000 Revision F2 Cache L1 64 KB Cache L2 256 KB Speed 1689MHz Current FSB Multiplier 8x Maximum FSB Multiplier 8x Able to Change Freq No uCode Patch Level None Required Enable disable the generation of ACPI PPC PSS and PCT objects Select Screen Select Item AMD Live Disabled Change Option gt Memory Controller General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Cool n Quiet Disabled Enables or disables the Cool n Quiet technology feature
8. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process LA Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver Press F6 then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation ASUS M2A MVP 2 49 2 50 Chapter 2 BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ASUS M2A MVP 34 3 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 2000 XP 64 bit XP operating systems OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware ff Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information Make sure that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability 3 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers
9. 256MB KINGSTON Chip No HYB18T256800AF3 SS DIMM support KVR667D2N5 256 512MB KINGSTON D6408TEBGGL3U SS KVR667D2N5 512 1024MB KINGSTON D6408TEBGGL3U DS KVR667D2N5 1G 256MB KINGSTON HYB18T256800AF3S SS KVR667D2N5 256 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160AF 3S SS HYS64T32000HU 3S A 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF3S SS HYS64T64000HU 3S A 256MB Qimonda HYB18T256800AF3S ECC SS HYS72T32000HU 3S A 512MB Qimonda SS HYS72T64000HU 3S A 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF3S ECC HYB18T512800AF3S ECC DS HYS72T128020HU 3S A 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S ECC DS HYS72T128020HU 3S B 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160BF 3S SS HYS64T32000HU 3S B 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S SS HYS64T64000HU 3S B 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S DS HYS64T128020HU 3S B 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ0 CE6 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ3 CE6 512MB 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 HY5PS1G831FP Y5 ECC SS SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 HYMP112U72P8 Y5 512MB HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC SS HYMP564U72AP8 Y5 1024MB HY5PS12821AFP Y5 ECC DS HYMP512U72AP8 Y5 512MB HY5PS12821AFP Y4 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 512MB 256MB CORSAIR HY5PS12821AFP Y4 ECC MIIIO0605 SS SS HYMP564U72AP8 Y4 VS256MB667D2 512MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG SS
10. VS512MB667D2 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG DS VS1GB667D2 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E SS EBE51UD8AEFA 6E E 512MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG SS M2OAD5G3H316611C52 1024MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG DS M20AD5G31417611C52 512MB crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA663 8FD 1024MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AA663 16FD 1024MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AL664 16FD 512MB Apacer AM4B5708GQJS7E SS AU512E667C5KBGC 1024MB Apacer AM4B5708GQJS7E DS AUO1GE667C5KBGC 512MB Kingmax KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX SS KLCC28F A8KB5 1024MB Kingmax KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX DS KLCD48F A8KB5 512MB Transcend E5108AE 6E E SS TS64MLQ64V6J 1024MB 512MB Transcend Transcend E5108AE 6E E J12Q3AB 6 DS SS TS128MLQ64V6J JM367Q643A 6 1024MB Transcend ASUS M2A MVP J12Q3AB 6 DS JM388Q643A 6 1 17 1 18 M2A MVP Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 553 MHz capability 256MB KINGSTON E5116AF 5C E DIMM support KVR533D2N4 256 512MB KINGSTON HYB18T512800AF37 KVR533D2N4 512 1024MB KINGSTON 5YDIID9GCT KVR533D2N4 1G 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160AF 3 7 HYS64T32000HU 3 7 A 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF37 HYS64T64000HU 3 7 A 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF37 HYS6
11. Configuration options Disabled Enabled AMD Live Disabled Enables or disables the AMD Live technology feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Controller Memory Controller b Memory Configuration gt ECC Configuration Power Down Control Auto Alternate VID Auto Current Memory CLK 533MHz Current CAS Latency CL 4 0 Currency RAS CAS Delay Trcd 4 CLK Current TRAS 12 CLK Current TRP 4 CLK Current TRRD 3 CLK Current TRC 17 CLK Asynchronous Latency S Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Chapter 2 BIOS setup Memory Configuraiton Memory Frequency Auto Allows you to select the DRAM Frequency programming method Configuration options Auto Limit Manual LA The following item appears when the Memory Frequency item is set to Limit and Manual Frequency 200 MHz Allows you to set the memory frequency Configuration options 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz CAS Latency CL Auto Configuration options Auto 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 TRCD Auto Configuration options Auto 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRP Auto Configuration options Auto 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TRAS Auto Configuration options Auto 5 CLK 6 CLK 7 CLK 18 CLK 2T Mode Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Enable MCT Timing Mode Auto Confi
12. PII UENIT A gt p t N 2 E2910 First Edition V1 November 2006 Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC 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 THIS 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 CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHAN
13. Qimonda HYB18T512800BF25F HYS64T128020HU 25F B 512MB SAMSUNG EDD339XX M378T6553CZ3 CE7 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE7 M378T3354CZ3 CE7 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE7K4T51083QC M378T6553CZ3 CE7 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE7K4T51083QC M378T2953CZ3 CE7 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP S5 HYMP564U64BP8 S5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP S5 HYMP512U64BP8 S5 512MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 1024MB 512MB MICRON MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ 5ZD22D9GKX MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 1024MB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package CM2X1024 6400C4 1024MB ELPIDA E1108AB 8E E ECC EBE10EE8ABFA 8E E 2048MB ELPIDA E1108AB 8E E ECC EBE21EE8ABFA 8E E 512MB A DATA N A M20AD6G3H3160J1E52 512MB Crucial Heat Sink Package BL6464AA804 8FD 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Package BL12864AA804 16FD 512MB Apacer Heat Sink Package AHU512E800C5K1C 1024MB Apacer Heat Sink Package AHU01GE800C5K1C 512MB Transcend K4T51083QC TS64MLQ64V8J 1024MB Transcend K4T51083QC TS128MLQ64V8J Chapter 1 Product introduction M2A MVP Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 667MHz capability Vendor
14. 1 5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it 1 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 5 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 2 Screw holes Place eight 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis T Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard e f Ed Place this side towards the rear of the chassis M2A MVP 3 D ES E Ei 827 CHEE ASUS M2A MVP 1 5 3 Motherboard layout 24 5cm 9 6in
15. 2 28 Scroll E 2 13 229 General Nel s oriri roots ti 2 13 M melli ecce erect cre hnc cec e ecrit rud Ere 2 14 2 3 1 System Time i ette ste his 2 14 2 3 2 System Date esee dte 2 14 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 14 2 3 4 Primary IDE Master Slave SATA1 4 2 15 2 89 5 Storage Configuration ss sse 2 16 2 3 6 System Information sss 2 17 Advanced menu eene entente tnter nnne 2 18 2 4 1 Jumperfree Configuration ses 2 18 2 4 2 CPU Configuration sse 2 20 249 Chipset sioe eaten te ien diis 2 23 2 44 Onboard Devices Confouraton reren 2 25 245 BEL Ener eR ee ene 2 26 2 4 6 USB Configuration ssssseeee 2 27 Power menu nnne tnter nnne nnne intern tenues 2 29 2 5 1 Suspend Mode Auto 2 29 2 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume NO 2 29 Contents 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 3 1 3 2 2 5 3 ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 2 29 2 5 4 ACPI APIC support Enabled sess 2 29 2 5 5 X APM CGonfouralton 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor sss Boot menu 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 6 0 Boot Settings Configuration sss 2 33 20 3 ASEGUN cci ctt t tertii dent uta Ime nan 211A ASUS EZ Flash see Ah 2 7 2 ASUSOC Profile ss
16. CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Chasis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chasis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A ASUS M2A MVP 2 31 2 32 Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chasis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not wish to display these items Smart Q FAN Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled L4 The following items appear when the Smart Q FAN Function item is set to Enabled CPU Fan type DC Allows you to set the CPU fan type Configuration options DC PWM Smart Fan Mode Optimal Allows you to set the Smart Fan mode Configuration options Performance Optimal Silent
17. Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the sub menu Main Advanced Tools Exit Boot Settings Specifies the Boot S A Device Boot Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk k Boot Settings Configuration drive Floppy Drive gt Security B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot device 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot E A LEES a MER 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE availabe devices 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu 1st xxth Boot Device xxx Drive 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 xxx Drive Disabled 2 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Allows BIOS to skip a Eas tS wh Ta Quick Boot Enabled booting This will Full Screen Logo Enabled decrease the time AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS needed to boot the Bootup Num Lock On system PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait For Fl If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Quick Boot
18. Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS M2A MVP 2 33 Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled I 4 Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo feature Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 6 3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settin
19. The Make Disk menu contains the item needed to create the ATI RAID driver disk Make dek Please select items on the right side Make ATI RAID Driver Allows you to create the ATI driver disk ASUS M2A MVP 3 5 3 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from www adobe com if you do not have one TESS ASUS PSB VM DO therboard support CD for Windows 2000 Professional pd Drivers mes sf Make Disk Mann Contact 3 2 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 ES asus MA MVP motherboard support CD for Windows 2000 Professional JO Drivers Utilities Make Disk Manus Contact Contact 3 6 Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Drivers Please select items on the right side Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format AS
20. software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features V The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website www asus com for updates 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer een eege Click an icon to display support CD motherboard Drivers R information Please select items on the right side Click an item to install ff If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 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 Please select items on the right side ASUS InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Installs the ASUS InstAll Drivers installation wizard ATI Chipset Driver Installs the ATI chipset driver AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio driver ASUS M2A MVP 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows
21. 4 x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S PDIF Out connector Front panel High Definition audio connector Chassis intrusion connector CD audio in connector 24 pin ATX Power connector 4 pin ATX 12 V Power connector System panel connector BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WiM2 0 Manageability WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME and PXE Chassis Intrusion Support CD Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Live Update Utility Anti virus software OEM version Form factor ATX form factor 12 in x 8 6 in 30 5 cm x 21 8 cm Specifications are subject to change without notice xi xii This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS M2A MVP motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS M2A MVP Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x 2 port Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 ca
22. BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always 2 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY fidvanced Power Boot Press ENTER to run the utility to select b ASUS O C Profile and update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press lt Enter gt a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press lt Enter gt to confirm your choice Please see page 2 3 section 2 1 2 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 FLASH TYPE WinbOndINWSSVOBUAZBE BOARD E BOARD 00e VER DA VER Unknown DATE YES DATE Gnknown PATH RSR Enter Select or Load B Exe ESC Exit Tab Switch Exe Move 2 7 2 ASUS O C Profile BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools O C PROFILE Configuration Save to Profile 1 O C Profile 1 Status Not Installed O C Profile 2 Status Not Installed Load from Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Load from Profile 2 Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field Start O C Profile General Help Save and Exit Exit Save to Profile 1 2 Allows
23. Down Control Auto Allows DIMMs to enter power down mode by deasserting the clock enable signal when DIMMs are not in use Configuration options Auto Disabled Alternate VID Auto Specifies the alternate VID while in low power state Configuration options 1 550 V 1 525 V 1 500 V 1 475 V 1 450 0 825 V 0 800 V Auto 2 4 3 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced lst PCIE 2nd PCIE gt PCI 2nd PCIE 1st PCIE gt PCI PCI 1st PCIE gt 2nd gt PCIE gt Hyper Transport Configuration b PCI Express VGA Priority 1st PCIE gt 2nd PCIE gt PCl Allows you to select the priority of the VGA cards you use Configuration options 1st PCIE gt 2nd PCIE PCI 2nd PCIE gt 1st PCIE PCI PCl gt 1st PCIE gt 2nd PCIE ASUS M2A MVP 2 23 2 24 Hyper Transport Configuration Allows you to configure the HT links BIOS SETUP UTILITY Options RD480 HT Link Three State Disabled RD480 HT Link Three State Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled RD480 RD480 HT Drive Strength Auto Configuration options Auto Optimal RD480 HT Receiver Comp Ctrl Auto Configuration options Auto Optimal PCI Express Configuration PCIE GFX1 Link Width x16 Configuration options x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 PCIE GFX2 Link Width x8 Configuration opti
24. 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 OK to save changes and exit Pd If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the c program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter 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 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 OK to discard any changes and load the previously saved values 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 OK to load default values Select Exit amp Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ASUS M2A MVP 2 39 2 40 2 9 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with a RAID controller integrated in the ULI M1575 Southbridge that allows you to configure Serial ATA h
25. default setting for each parameter ASUS M2A MVP 1 5 1 4 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED SB PWR ON OFF M2A MVP Onboard LED Se bcc 1 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction
26. disk drive LA Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when A using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 FLOPPY E I 71 NOTE Orient the red markings on he floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 M2A MVP Floppy disk drive connector 2 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI IDE The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133 100 66 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 Ger GC z PRI IDE NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE i ribbon cable to PIN 1 EI oa r L e Lal os L L mmm M2A MVP IDE connector L4 Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the c Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices 1 28 Chapter 1 Product introduction Drive jumper setting Mode of Cable connector device s Single device Cable Select or Master Black Ma
27. e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment 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 Enter then follow screen instructions to continue Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk 2 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 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk then restart the system 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 Alt F2 during POST to display the following ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 FLASH TYPE HEH Enter Select or
28. k System Information General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Sub menu items Navigation keys 2 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 configuring options for special functions 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 2 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings gy Z Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 2 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for TE ES EE ai Mon 11 06 2006 select a field that menu For example selecting Main shows the Main menu items The other items Advanced Power E Boot Tool and Exit on the menu Ee EE bar have their respective menu items Main menu items 2 2 5 Sub menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub menu To d
29. slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration A B G W KLBD48F A8ME4 Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 800 667 533 MHz QVL Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM T Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other le system components Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components To install a DIMM o DDR2 DIMM notch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by o A pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM P matches the break on the socket a 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated N Unlocked retaining clip AN A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs Do not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM i 4 Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the i retaining clips The DIMM might md get damaged when it flips out with DDR2 DIMM notch extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS M2A MVP 1 19 1 8 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The f
30. system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values Due to the chipset limitation AC power off is required prior using C P R function You must turn off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before reboot the system Chapter 1 Product introduction 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 1A on the 5VSB lead anda corresponding setting in the BIOS Or KBPWR fli 12 23 EE E n 45V 5VSB Default Ei Et cq o L Ose Sse d cu M2A MVP Keyboard power setting 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW1 4 USBPW5 8 USBPW910 Set these jumpers to 5V 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 The USBPW1 4 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW5 8 and USBPW910 jumpers are for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports
31. you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Load from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press Enter to load the file ASUS M2A MVP 2 37 Start O C Profile Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS Press Enter to run the utility ASUSTek O C Profile Utility V1 00 BOARD izle S VER VE DATE DATE PATH il Enter Select or Load Eze Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Eze Move N This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure 2 38 Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 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 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Options Exit system setup ee after saving the A changes Exit amp Discard Changes Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Setup Defaults as Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt 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
32. 4T128020HU 3 7 A 256MB Qimonda HYB18T5121608BF 3 7 HYS64T32000HU 3 7 B 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF37 HYS64T64000HU 3 7 B 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF37 HYS64T128020HU 3 7 B 256MB Qimonda HYB18T256800AF37 ECC HYS72T32000HU 3 7 A 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF37 ECC HYS72T128020HU 3 7 A 512MB SAMSUNG ZCD5K4T51083QC M378T6553CZ3 CD5 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCD5K4T51083QC M378T2953CZ3 CD5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 HYMP564U648 C4 1024MB 1024MB Hynix Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 HY5PS12821F C4 ECC HYMP512U648 C4 HYMP512U728 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821FP C4 ECC HYMP564U728 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP C3 HYMP564U64AP8 C3 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP C3 HYMP512U64AP8 C3 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CEDG VS1GB533D2 512MB ELPIDA E5108AB 5C E EBE51UD8ABFA 5C E 512MB KINGMAX E5108AE 5C E KLBC28F A8EB4 1024MB KINGMAX E5108AE 5C E KLBD48F A8EB4 512MB KINGMAX KKEA88E4AAK 37 KLBC28F A8KE4 1024MB KINGMAX 5MB22D9DCN SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support Supports one module inserted into either slot in Single channel memory configuration Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the yellow slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration Supports four modules inserted into both the yellow and black
33. Channel 2 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB Channel 3 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A RAID Array B RAID Array C The Main Menu on the upper left side allows you to select an operation to perform The Main Menu options include Create RAID 0 Striping x2 for Performance creates a new legacy RAID set or allocates spare drives Create RAID 0 1 for Striping Mirroring creates a RAID setup with all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration Create JBOD for integrated capacity creates a JBOD configuration Stripe Size sets the stripe size Delete RAID Settings amp Partition deletes a selected RAID set and partition Delete All RAID Settings amp Partition deletes all current RAID set s and partition s Rebuild RAID array rebuilds mirror drive s Create RAID 5 for Reliability creates a RAID 5 configuration On the upper right side of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options The following lists the keys in the legend box and their corresponding functions SPACE Select an item CR Move cursor to the next item Enter Confirms a selected item ESC Exit Chapter 2 BIOS setup Creating a RAID 0 configuration To create a RAID 0 set 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance then press lt Enter gt Us
34. DC ge 12V DC 3 Volts E 3 Volts 12 Volts E 3 Volts Ground X Ground PSON Ee 5 Volts Ground E Ground Er Sa Ground E 5 Volts Ground Ground Ed co 5 Volts E Power OK Q 5 Volts Es 5V Standby caEE d C5 5 Volts Z E 12 Volts 5 Volts E 12 Volts M2A MVP ATX power connectors Ground ER 3 Volts RN Forafully configured system we recommend that you use a power supply unit PSU that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum power of 400 W Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Useof 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 fyou want to use the ATI CrossFire Graphics solution use a PSU with 500 600 W power to ensure system stability 1 34 Chapter 1 Product introduction 12 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL This connector supports several chassis mounted functions PLED SPEAKER PLED PLED Ground Ground a 45V PANEL tes Reset Ground PWR Ground IDE LED IDE LED
35. GE 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 Contents NORICS ceeseseecsseneeseseseseesesensnessenevevseseseuessenesesaeseseuseeeseusvovesesaneceenseeaesneen vi Safety information rtt cnni penes vii M2A MVP specifications summary eere X Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 WeICOME 1 2 Package contents siio sino nia oi rani ir daa i i na 1 2 Special fealuras recreo tette tn ees 1 2 1 3 1 Product highlights see 1 2 1 3 2 ASUSfeatures see 1 5 Before you proceed iuuissisiie nina ris n dr c acad 1 6 Motherboard overview eeeeerenennnnnnne nnne 1 7 1 5 1 Placement direction eese 1 7 15 2 SOOW Noles oain oeenn netat tiaa 1 7 1 5 3 Motherboard layout sss 1 8 Central Processing Unit CPU eene 1 9 1 6 1 Installing the CRU 1 9 1 6 2 Installing the CPU heatsink an
36. IOS SETUP UTILITY ain Disabled Onchip SATA Type Native IDE Compatible Onchip SATA Channel Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip SATA channel Configuration options Disabled Enabled LA The succeeding item appears only if the OnChip SATA Channel item is set to Enabled Onchip SATA Type Native IDE Allows you to select the onchip SATA type Configuration options Native IDE RAID AHCI Legacy IDE Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory ASUS M2A MVP 2 17 2 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 can cause the system to malfunction BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Jumperfree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit 2 American Megatrends Inc 2 4 1 Jumperfree Configuration Configure System Frequency Voltage Select the target CPU frequency and t
37. Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move 2 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash2 and press lt Enter gt to enable it You can switch between drives by pressing lt Tab gt before the correct file is found Then press lt Enter gt 4 When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done MN This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format only Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent System boot failure ASUS M2A MVP 2 3 lt D P This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format only Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent System boot failure 2 1 3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with the updated BIOS file This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS file that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility L4 Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS Screen display
38. MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto ASUS M2A MVP 2 15 2 16 PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA 1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 3 5 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the item B
39. Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A RAID0 1 Channel 1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A RAID0 1 Channel 2 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A RAIDO 1 Channel 3 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A RAID0 1 Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A 8 XXXXX MB 0 1 X4 RAIDO1 RAID Array B RAID Array C Creating a JBOD configuration To create a JBOD set 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Create JBOD for integrated capacity then press Enter Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press lt Space gt or Enter The striped mark J appears before a selected drive Repeat step 2 to select the second drive The utility prompts the following warning message Data on RAID drives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu ASUS M2A MVP 2 45 2 46 5 Key ina RAID name with a maximum of eight 8 alphanumeric characters then press lt Enter gt Do not use special characters or symbols 6 The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen Channel 0 Master Channel 1 Master Channel 2 Master Channel 3 Master RAID Array A RAID Array B RAID Array C Setting the Stripe Size To set the stripe size Drive Model Mode XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 Capacity RAID Array Type XXXX
40. PORTiL GND Azalia PORTI R PRESENCE compliant definition PORT2 R SENSE1_RETUR SENSE_SEND PORT2L SENSE2 RETUR WGL AGND Legacy AC 97 MIC R NC compliant definition Line out R NC NC Line out L NC M2A MVP Analog front panel connector A 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 By default this connector is set to HD Audio If you want to connect a AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the Front Panel Support Type item in the BIOS setup to AC97 See section 2 4 4 Onboard Device Configuration for details 10 Optical drive audio in connector 4 pin CD black This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card co E 1 Q Lm L2 LLIJILJ LJ Ld CD Black Right Audio Channel B Ground Ground Left Audio Channel M2A MVP Internal audio connector ASUS M2A MVP 1 33 11 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 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 ATX12V EATXPWR GND hus GND 12V
41. S 5288 598 gor Ej K oU o o o Blogen co cdzz rsdzz sozz lt P55 lt P F505 lt F50 I 1 1 1 1 1 i Ka ccco ab ccco NNHnS Jk oooz ra a ENG posso Posso POPO 2488 233 288 M2A MVP USB 2 0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard The USB 2 0 module is purchased separately 8 IEEE 1394a port connector 10 1 pin E1394 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 Eo Gi 4 Zeg lt POTE l Os 1E1394 2 1 PIN1 EPER M2A MVP IEEE 1394 connector PIRS Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard N L4 The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately 1 32 Chapter 1 Product introduction Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector Est Gi i iz TERRE co CO Esc 8 I 1 Q e CAE a5 pH AAFP
42. US M2A MVP 3 7 3 8 Technical support form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Chapter 3 Software support
43. X MB RAID A JBOD XXXXX MB XXXXX MB RAID A JBOD XXXXX MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name XXXXX MB JBOD RAIDJ 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Stripe Size then press lt Enter gt Use the up or down arrow keys to select a stripe size then press lt Enter gt 3 The stripe size is displayed beside the Stripe Size menu item TIP For server systems we recommend using a lower array block size For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance Chapter 2 BIOS setup Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID set 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Delete RAID Settings amp Partition then press Enter Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID set then press Space or Enter The striped mark E appears before a selected drive The utility prompts the following warning message Data on RAID drives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Pressing Y removes the deleted RAID Array item from the list at the bottom of the screen Deleting All RAID configurations To delete all RAID sets 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Delete All RAID Settings amp Partition then press lt Enter gt The utility prompts the following warning message Data on RAID dr
44. a maximum of eight 8 alphanumeric characters then press Enter Do not use special characters or symbols The utility prompts the following confirmation message Duplicate Data from M to m Y N 2 Press Y to duplicate data from the source disk M to the target disk m or press N to create a RAID 1 set without duplicating the data If you selected Y the utility will duplicate your data The following progress bar appears The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 0 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 1 Channel 1 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB Channel 2 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 1 Channel 3 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A E XXXXX MB 1 RAID1 RAID Array B g RAID Array C Chapter 2 BIOS setup Creating a RAID 0 1 configuration To create a RAID 0 1 set 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Create RAID 0 1 Striping Mirroring then press Enter The utility prompts the following warning message Data on first 4 drives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Key in a RAID name with a maximum of eight 8 alphanumeric characters then press Enter Do not use special characters or symbols The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen Drive Model
45. abled When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Disabled Power Off Power On Last State Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the 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 Enabled 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 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modems 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 ff The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are 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 Power On By PCI PCle Devices Disabled When set to Enabl
46. and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does not provide fault tolerance or other RAID performance benefits AN If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive Refer to section 2 10 Creating a RAID driver disk for details Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 9 1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133 100 66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration 1 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the SATA signal cables 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 2 9 2 ULI RAID configurat
47. ard disk drives as RAID sets The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations RAID 0 Data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup RAID 1 Data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance fault tolerance
48. ard package Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual 4 DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself A when trying to complete a task Ah CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components CIA when trying to complete a task A IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task L4 NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a task Typography Bold text Italics Key lt Key1 gt lt Key2 gt lt Key3 gt Command Indicates a menu or an item to select Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example lt Enter gt means that you must press the Enter or Return key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example lt Ctrl Alt D gt Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename afudos iM2A MVP ROM M2A MVP specifications summary Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire Storage RAID IEEE 1394 ASUS special features Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 Sempron processor AMD64 architecture enables simultaneo
49. ble 1 x Floppy disk drive signal cable Accessories I O shield 1 x MVP Switch card Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide f If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 3 Special features 1 3 1 Product highlights AMD AMD AMD gagap Latest processor technology Ora aad ud e Bx The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 single core Athlon 64 Sempron and dual core Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX processors with 2MB 1MB 512KB L2 cache which is based on 64 bit architecture It features 2000 1600 MT s HyperTransport Bus dual channel un buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool n Quiet Technology See page 1 9 for details AMD Cool n Quiet Technology Ss The motherboard supports the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment See page 2 20 for details Chapter 1 Product introduction EN Dual Core CPU zi Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the latest dual core CPU The advanced processing technology contains two physical CPU cores with individually dedicated L2 cache to satisfy the rising demand for more powerful processing capability Dual Channel DDR2 800 DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR With the highest speed up to 800 MHz DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory
50. connector is for a chassis mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature Pa E N 1 CHASSIS z E B a eo BJ 2 0 o Se H m 2 0 Zo co o cz Ld OO os CENE Li Default M2A MVP Chassis intrusion connector 1 30 Chapter 1 Product introduction 5 CPU chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin CPU FAN 3 pin PWR FAN 3 pin CHA FAN1 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA 2000 mA 24 W max or a total of 1 A 7 A 84 W 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 AN Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow uec inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors CPU FAN
51. d fan 1 11 System memory EENEG 1 14 1 7 1 OVOIVIOW 2 5 eiie insi etie le das M eR ERR E e LU 1 14 1 7 2 Memory eoptguratons 1 15 1 7 3 Installing DIMM niisiis ss 1 19 1 44 Removing a DIMM mee 1 19 Expansion SIOtS csecserseeseeserseseseneenesesenseesseeeveesesesenseenseneenees 1 20 1 8 1 Installing an expansion Card 1 20 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion Car 1 20 1 8 3 Interrupt assignments sss 1 21 1 8 4 eer Ee 1 22 1 85 Two PCI Express x1 slot sss 1 22 1 8 6 Two PCI Express X16 slot sss 1 22 Mu c 1 24 COMMOCUONS m 1 26 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors s sss sees 1 26 1 10 2 Internal connectors si si cossiriers 1 28 Contents Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 1 2 2 2 3 24 2 5 Managing and updating your BIOS 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2 44 59 AFUDOS ulility sss 2 1 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility sss 2 6 2 1 5 ASUS Update utility EA 2 8 BIOS setup program 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen 2 2 2 Menu Dan scd icis rette E Re eie te 2 2 8 Navigation Keys iar tert eire rire 2 24 Merilkitems scr arte ie rre n Hore ti ee Ren ERR 2 25 Sub menu items eec 2 26 Configuration fields sss 2 13 2 2 7 POP UP window seen 2 13
52. d motherboard BIOS before using this utility Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk or the USB flash disk to MJAMVP ROM If your display monitor is connected to the onboard VGA connector the display monitor will turn off and the system will beep once while CrashFree BIOS 3 starts updating your system The system will beep once again while the process is finished and the display will return after the system restarts Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated 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 found Reading file M2AMVP ROM Completed Start flashing 4 Restartthe system after the utility completes the updating process Chapter 2 BIOS setup Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive then turn on the system Insert the support CD to the optical drive The utility displays the following message and automatically ch
53. demanding applications See page 1 14 for details PCIZ PCI Express Architecture EXPRESS PCI Express is the latest I O interconnect technology that will replace the existing PCI With a bus bandwidth 4 times higher than that of AGP 8X interface PCI Express x16 bus performs much better than AGP 8X in applications such as 3D gaming PCI Express x1 also outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth See page 1 21 for details Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s technology 2 This motherboard supports the next generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA SATA 3Gb s storage specification The onboard NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP southbridge allows RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configurations for four SATA connectors See page 1 28 for details 6 channel High Definition Audio EE The onboard 6 channel High Definition audio CODEC enables high quality Realtek audio CODEC which automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection meaning there will be no more confusion of Line in Line out and Mic jacks See page 1 32 for details Gigabit LAN solution shm Marvell Gigabit LAN controller delivers transfer speed up to ten times faster than conventional 10 100 Ethernet connections Gigabit LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amount of data such as video audio and voice See page 1 25 f
54. device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 6 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 7 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 8 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone Chapter 1 Product introduction ff Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in Ge 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 2 channel Light Blue Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass Center 9 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 10 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 11 Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 12 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard ASUS M2A MVP 1 27 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy
55. disk A gt afudos iM2AMVP ROM The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS A gt afudos iM2AMVP ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file Reading flash Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash 0x0008CCOO 9 Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A gt afudos iM2AMVP ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done CETER T Ii T om Advance Check Erasing flash Writing flash Verifying flash Please restart your computer A gt ASUS M2A MVP 2 5 2 6 2 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 USB flash disk or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file A Prepare the motherboard support CD the USB flash disk or the floppy disk containing the update
56. e the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press lt Space gt or lt Enter gt The striped mark S appears before a selected drive Repeat step 2 to select the second drive The utility prompts the following warning message Data on RAID drives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Key in a RAID name with a maximum of eight 8 alphanumeric characters then press Enter Do not use special characters or symbols The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 0 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 0x2 Channel 1 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB Channel 2 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 0x2 Channel 3 Master SATA 2 XXXXX MB Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A 8 XXXXX GB 0X2 16K RAIDO RAID Array B RAID Array C ASUS M2A MVP 2 43 2 44 Creating a RAID 1 configuration To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability then press lt Enter gt Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press lt Space gt or Enter The striped mark M appears before a selected drive Repeat step 2 to select the second drive The utility prompts the following warning message Create RAID 1 Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Key in a RAID name with
57. ecks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file M2AMVP ROM Completed Start flashing 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk Insert the USB flash disk that contains BIOS file to the USB port 2 Turnon the system The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file when found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Restartthe system after the utility completes the updating process LA The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file ASUS M2A MVP 2 7 Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition can Le support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8GB DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure 2 1 5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a ut
58. ed this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS setup RTC Resume Disabled Enables or disables the RTC function Configuration options Disabled Enabled The succeeding items appear when the RTC Resume item is set to Enabled RTC Alarm Date Days 15 To set the alarm date highlight this item and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection RTC Alarm Time HH MM SS 12 30 30 To set the alarm time use the lt Enter gt lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt to select a field and press the lt gt or lt gt key to make the selection 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature MB Temperature 32 C 89 5 F CPU Fan Speed 2812RPM Chasis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A VCORE Voltage 1 344V 3 3V Voltage 2 784V 5V Voltage 4 327V Select Screen 12V Voltage 10 761V Select Item Change Option General Help Smart Q Fan Function Disabled savs and Exit x mum C gt Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc CPU Temperature xxx C xxx F MB Temperature xxx C xxx F The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures
59. ed in section 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you can change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Del gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST reboot the system by doing any of the following procedures Restart using the OS standard shut down procedure Press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt simultaneously Press the reset button on the system chassis Press the power button to turn the system off then back on Using the power button reset button or the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt keys to HA force reset from a running operating system can cause damage to your data or system We recommend to alway
60. gs Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options Security Settings lt Enter gt to change password Supervisor Password Not Installed lt Enter gt again to User Password Not Installed disabled password Change User Passward 2 34 Chapter 2 BIOS setup Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press lt Enter gt 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press lt Enter gt 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears A If you forget your BIOS password you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 1 9 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings Security Settings lt Enter gt to change S passwo
61. guration options Auto Manual The following items appear when the MCT Timing Mode item is set to Manual N ASUS M2A MVP 2 21 TRRD Auto Configuration options Auto 2T 3T 4T BT TRC Auto Configuration options Auto 11T 12T 13T 26T Bank Interleaving Auto Sets to Auto or disables the Bank Memory Interleaving Configuration options Disabled Auto Enable Clock to All DIMMs Disabled Enables or disables the unused clocks to DIMMs Configuration options Disabled Enabled MemCIk Tristate C3 ATLVID Disabled Enables or disables the MemClk Tri Stating during C3 and Alt VID Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Hole Remapping Enabled Enables or disables the Memory Remapping around Memory Hole Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Configuraiton ECC Controller Select the DRAM See Frequency programming DRAM ECC Enable Enabled method If Auto 4 Bit ECC Mode Disabled the DRAM speed will DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT Disabled be based on SPDs DRAM BG Scrub Disabled If Limit the DRAM L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled speed will not exceed Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled the specified value If Manual the DRAM specified will be programmed regardless DRAM ECC Enable Enabled Allows you to enable or disable DRAM ECC which allows the hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically to maintain system integrity Configuration option
62. he AI Overclocking Auto relevant parameters CPU Spread Spectrum Enabled will be auto adjusted PCIe Spread Spectrum Enabled Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default Al Overclocking Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Selct either one of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Standard Loads the standard settings for the system EPP Memory The ASUS Non delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks Chapter 2 BIOS setup ff The following items appear only when the Al Overclocking item is set to Manual FSB Frequency 200 Allows you to adjust the FSB frequency The value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to adjust the FSB frequency You can also type the desired FSB frequency using the numeric keypad The values range from 200 to 400 Processor Frequency FID Auto This item is not configurable Processor Voltage VID Auto This item is not configurable CPU ATI NB HT Link Speed Auto Configuration options Auto x1 200 MHz x2 400 MHz x3 600 MHz x4 800 MHz x5 1 GHz
63. he black PCI Express slot Remove it only when you want to install other devices Install two ATI graphics cards from the same GPU family ASUS M2A MVP 1 23 1 24 1 9 Jumper 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 1 2 3 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 back to pins 1 2 Reinstall the battery Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the lt Del gt 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 CLRTC 12 23 ES cnm Normal Clear RTC M2A MVP Clear RTC RAM Default You do not need to clear the RTC 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
64. he crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical and electronic equipment should not be placed in municipal waste Check local a regulations for disposal of electronic products vii viii About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports It also lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 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 stand
65. ility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file 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 ff ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update See page 3 4 for the Utilities screen menu 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system ff Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Chapter 2 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 gt Programs gt ASUS gt ASUSUpdate gt ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 86 ui Bis 4 FE D 240 18 Q D KI MSN Explorer 1 Update S ave BIOS fomo a fe 2 Update BIOS thom the Internet OOO Oa ownload BIOS hom the internet a spectied BIOS mage fie via internet for ZS a Save cunert BIOS 10 a fle Kb Update BIOS ho
66. ion options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Powe Boot Tools Exit Select the ACPI state Suspend Mode Auto used for System Repost Video on S3 Resume No Suspend ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 ACPI APIC support Enabled gt APM Configuration gt Hardware Monitor 2 5 1 Suspend Mode Auto Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 2 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Allows you to determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 2 5 3 ACPI Version Features ACPI v1 0 Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options ACPI v1 0 ACPI v2 0 ACPI v3 0 2 5 4 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 ASUS M2A MVP 2 29 2 30 2 5 5 APM Configuration Disabled Power On Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Power Off Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled Last State Power On By External Modems Disabled Power On By PCI PCIe Devices Disabled RTC Resume Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss Dis
67. ions The ULI RAID controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configurations Use the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility to configure a disk array You may also set the RAID configurations in Windows OS after you have installed the Serial ATA RAID driver See section 3 2 4 Make Disk menu for details Entering the ULI RAID BIOS Setup Utility To enter the ULI RAID BIOS setup utility 1 Boot up your computer and press Del during POST to enter the BIOS setup 2 Inthe Main Menu go to Storage Configuration and set the Onboard SATA Boot ROM item to Enabled 3 Press F10 to save the changes and exit 4 Reboot your computer 5 During POST press lt Ctrl A gt The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen ASUS M2A MVP 2 41 2 42 RAID BIOS Setup Utility c 2005 ULi Electronics Inc www uli com tw Create RAID 0 Striping x2 for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0 1 Striping Mirroring Create JBOD for integrated Capacity SPACE Select Stripe Size ek T Moving Cursor Delete RAID Settings amp Partition Enter Select amp Finish Delete All RAID Settings amp Partition ESC Exit Rebuild RAID Array Create RAID 5 for Reliability Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB Channel 1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB
68. isplay the sub menu select the item and press Enter 2 26 X 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 2 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help Pop up window At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Scroll bar ASUS M2A MVP 2 13 2 14 2 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information fF Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen e items and how to navigate through them BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit 2 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 2 3 2 System Date Da
69. ity saves users the cost and hassle of buying a replacement BIOS chip See page 2 6 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 e EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS Update your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS based flash utility See page 2 3 for details ASUS O C Profile The motherboard features the ASUS BIOS Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file giving users freedom to share and distribute their favorite settings See page 2 37 for details ASUS Q Fan2 The ASUS Q Fan 2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan Speed according to system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation See page 2 32 for details ASUS MyLogo fii ASUS My Logo is the new feature present in the motherboard that allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable and animated boot logos C P R CPU Parameter Recall Cay The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU
70. ives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to menu Pressing Y removes all the RAID Array items from the list at the bottom of the screen ASUS M2A MVP 2 47 2 48 Rebuilding a RAID array This option allows you to rebuild an existing RAID array To rebuild a RAID array 1 From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Rebuild RAID Array then press Enter Use the up or down arrow keys to select the source drive from which to rebuild then press Enter The striped mark R appears before a selected drive The utility prompts if you want to proceed with rebuilding the array Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Creating a RAID 5 configuration To create a RAID 5 set d From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu move the cursor to Create RAID 5 for Reliability then press lt Enter gt Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press lt Space gt or lt Enter gt The striped mark 5 appears before a selected drive Repeat step 2 to select the second and third drives The utility prompts the following warning message Data on RAID drives will be deleted Y N Press Y to continue or press N to return to the menu Key in a RAID name with a maximum of eight 8 alphanumeric characters then press Enter Do not use special characters or symbols The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the botto
71. ly USB Devices Enabled USB 1 1 and 2 0 None Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None ASUS M2A MVP 2 27 2 28 USB Controller USB 1 1 and 2 0 Allows you to select or disable the USB controller Configuration options Disabled USB 1 1 Only USB 1 1 and 2 0 Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems OS Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management APM Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configurat
72. m a te odste BIDS trom the irtemed 2 Select Update BIOS from 3 the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ASUS M2A MVP Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or click Auto Select Click Next 2 9 2 10 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS 5 Follow the screen instructions to version that you wish to download Click Next complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself DN 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 Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 1 Update Save BIOS from to a fle 2 haee 1 te Ten IOS vang a pectet BOS mie IS Nees Download s speciied BIOS mage Me via internet for Je usage A Check BIOS Information 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open P window then click Open ngm e 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process mm P Files ot ype BIDS Fies amd bew am rom Cancel Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility describ
73. m of the screen Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array Type Channel 0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 5 Channel 1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX MB Channel 2 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 5 Channel 3 Master XXXXXXXXXXX SATA 2 XXXXX MB RAID A 5 Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name RAID Array A 160 GB 5 16K RAID5 RAID Array B amp RAID Array C Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 10 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 2000 XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set To create a RAID driver disk o om bk ob Boot your computer Press Del during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility Set the optical drive as the primary boot device Save changes and exit BIOS Insert the support CD into the optical drive Press the any key when the system prompts Press any key to boot from the optical drive The following menu appears 1 Make ULi RAID Driver Disk 2 Format Floppy Disk 3 FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 3 _ Press lt 1 gt to create a RAID driver disk Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press lt Enter gt Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process OR Start Windows Place the motherboard support CD into the optical drive When the Drivers menu appears click Make ULi Chipset Driver Disk to create a ULI RAID driver disk
74. nction Plug and Play O S No When set to No 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 Chapter 2 BIOS setup PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options Yes No Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device 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 2 4 6 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press lt Enter gt to display the configuration options BIOS SETUP UTILITY Module Version 2 24 0 11 4 Disabled USB 1 1 On
75. o or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits Keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer This symbol of t
76. o the table on the next page for details 1 20 Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 8 3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments System Timer Keyboard Controller Redirect to IRQ 9 Reserved 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 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE SATA Channel These IRGs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard E F G H PCI Slot 1 shared shared shared shared shared shared shared shared IEEE 1394a shared LAN 88E8001 PCI E x1_1 shared shared shared shared PCI E x1_2 shared shared shared shared PCI E x16_1 shared shared shared shared PCI E x16_2 shared shared shared shared USB1 0 controller1 shared USB1 0 controller2 shared USB1 0 controller3 shared USB1 0 controller4 shared USB2 0 controller shared HD audio shared Onboard SATA ASUS M2A MVP 1 21 1 8 4 Two 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 1 8 5 Two PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports two PCI E
77. ollowing sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 8 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion M cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 8 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 2 for information on BIOS setup Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card AN 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 Refer t
78. ons x1 x2 x4 x8 P2P Writes Between GFX Ports Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 10 Extra Current for GPP Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 10 Extra Current for SB Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 10 Extra Current for GFX1 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 10 Extra Current for GFX2 Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 BIOS setup 2 4 4 Onboard Devices Front Panel Support Type Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Serial Portl Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Onboard Devices Configuration Disabled Enabled HD Audio Enabled Disabled 3F8 1RQ4 378 EPP ECP 1 9 DMA3 IRQ7 HD Audio Azalia Device Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the HD Audio Azalia Device Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when the HD Audio Azalia Device item is set to Enabled Front Panel Support Type HD Audio Allows you to select the front panel support type When the High Definition Audio Front Panel is used set the mode to HD Audio Configuration options AC97 HD Audio Onboard LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip MAC LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This item allows you
79. or details ASUS M2A MVP 1 3 IEEE 1394a support Ci The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio video appliances such as digital television digital video camcorders storage peripherals amp other PC portable devices See pages 1 25 and 1 31 for details A S PDIF digital sound ready S PDIF This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S PDIF out SONY PHILIPS Digital Interface jacks H allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality See page 1 30 for details USB 2 0 technology Gino The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 1 26 and 1 31 for details e Green ASUS mu This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances RoHS This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment friendly and recyclable products packaging to safeguard consumers health while minimizing the impact on the environment Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 2 ASUS features ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 hus The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file This util
80. r dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List below for details Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules Recommended memory configurations _ Sockets DIMM_At_ Single Channel Populated IIOISeEIGHAN Populated Populated IS ed Populated Populated Populated Populated Use only identical DDR2 DIMM pairs For dual channel configuration 2 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 yellow sockets and another identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM B2 black sockets ASUS M2A MVP 1 16 M2A MVP Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 800MHz capability 512MB Vendor KINGSTON K4T51083QC DIMM support KVR800D2N5 512 1024MB KINGSTON Heat Sink Package KHX6400D2LL 1G 1024MB KINGSTON Heat Sink Package KHX6400D2LLK2 1GN 512MB Qimonda HYB18T256800AF25F HYS64T64020HU 25F A 256MB Qimonda HYB18T512160BF 25F HYS64T32000HU 25F B 512MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF25F HYS64T64000HU 25F B 1024MB
81. rd Supervisor Password Not Installed lt Enter gt again to User Password Not Installed disabled password Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup User Access Level Full Access This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility ASUS M2A MVP 2 35 2 36 Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup
82. rence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is 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 t
83. s Disabled Enabled 4 Bit ECC Mode Disabled Enables or disables the 4 bit ECC mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT Disabled Allows you to enable or disable DRAM scrub redirect which allows the system to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur even if background scrubbing is on Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 22 Chapter 2 BIOS setup DRAM BG Scrub Disabled Allows DRAM scrubbing to correct memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while memory is not being used improves performance Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5 us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5 us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled Allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to be corrected while idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5 us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97 ms 42 00ms 84 00ms Power
84. s Exit IO terret etre mim eese sedes RAID configurations eerte 2 9 1 Installing hard disks 2 92 UU RAID configurations sessssseesreseeseeeeeerrerreere ene 2 41 Creating a RAID driver disk esses 2 49 Chapter 3 Software support Installing an operating system eren 3 2 Support CD information eene 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers MEMU E 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities MENU 2 ad aie A ied Se di 3 4 32 4 Make disk m ni avon tial anaes 3 5 Sach Manuals menu iecore teris 3 6 3 2 6 ASUS Contact Information 3 6 3 2 7 Other Information 3 7 vi Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interfe
85. s may not be same as shown Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Main filename Extension name Press Enter The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk A gt afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash Write to file A gt The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file Chapter 2 BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility 1 5 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk Z Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i filename Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt where filename is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy
86. s shut down the system properly from the operating system The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it lets you scroll through the various sub menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys A The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu See section 2 8 Exit Menu The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard ASUS M2A MVP 2 11 2 12 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Tools Exit 9 System Time 17 20 30 Use ENTER TAB or System Date Mon 11 06 2006 SHIFT TAB to select Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in a field Use or to nfi Time gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected GE gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt SATA 1 Not Detected gt SATA 2 Not Detected gt SATA 3 Not Detected gt SATA 4 Not Detected Select Screen Select Item gt Storage Configuration Change Field Select Field
87. settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup ASUS EZ Flash 2 Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk 2 ASUS AFUDOS Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk 3 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 4 ASUS Update Updates the BIOS in Windows environment Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities AN Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 2 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 Atthe DOS prompt type format A S then press lt Enter gt Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears
88. ster Black Cable Select decir Slave Gray Two devices Master Master Slave Slave Black or gray N If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 red SATA2 red SATA3 black SATA4 black These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 0 1 configuration Refer to Chapter 3 for information on creating a RAID configuration AN Enable the Serial ATA Controller and Onboard SATA Boot ROM items in the BIOS if you want to use the Serial ATA RAID feature See section 2 3 5 Storage Configuration for details Lu i n HN SE Aee BEE Ofek ES co 8252826 885825 EN E of 5 NEED SATA2 SATA1 M2A MVP SATA connectors ze ORE ZE 28 oe EE ee Fe SATA4 SATA3 ASUS M2A MVP 1 29 AN Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port SATA1 2 to support S3 function Installthe Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack or later when using Serial ATA Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA1 SATA2 Red Master Boot disk SATA3 SATA4 Black Slave Data disk 4 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This
89. the applications and other software that the motherboard supports Utilities Please select items on the right side ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Utilities Install the ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard ASUS Cool n Quiet Utility Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet software 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 Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Adobe Reader V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Chapter 3 Software support Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Anti Virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 3 2 4 Make Disk menu
90. the motherboard Gem upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components Ifyou 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 module base Retention bracket Retention bracket lock f Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation Gem instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter ASUS M2A MVP we 2 Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base 3 Align the other end of the retention bracket near the retention bracket lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place AN Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the 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 1 12 Chapter 1 Product introduction 5 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN CPU_FAN
91. to enable or disable the MAC boot ROM This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 Parallel Port Mode EPP ECP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP EPP ECP ASUS M2A MVP 2 25 2 26 EPP Version 1 9 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or EPP ECP This item allows you to select the Parallel Port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or EPP ECP This item allows you to select the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMAO DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 2 4 5 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices T Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect H field values can cause the system to malfu
92. us 32 and 64 bit computing AMD Cool n Quiet Technology AMD Live Ready AMD 480X CrossFire Chipset SB600 2000 1600 MT s Dual channel memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 GB unbufferred ECC non ECC 800 667 533 MHz DDR2 memory modules 2 x PCI Express x16 slots for discrete graphics card 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI CrossFire graphics cards both x8 mode AMD SB600 Southbridge supports 1xIDE connector for two Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 hard disks 4x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s hard disks with RAID 0 1 and 0 1 configuraiton Realtek High Definition Audio with 6 channel CODEC Coaxial S PDIF Out port on the rear panel Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI LAN controller VIA 6308P 1394a controller supports 1xIEEE 1394a connector at mid board 1xIEEE 1394a connector at rear board Supports up to 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O C Profile ASUS MyLogo ASUS Q Fan2 ASUS C P R continued on the next page M2A MVP specifications summary Back panel I O ports 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x LAN RJ 45 port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Out port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial COM port 6 Channel High Definition audio I O Internal HO connectors 3 x USB 2 0 connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector
93. xpress x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 1 8 6 Two PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the PCI Express x16 slots 1 22 Chapter 1 Product introduction In single card mode we recommend that you install a VGA card on the blue PCI Express slot and install any other PCI Express device on the black PCI Express slot In CrossFire mode each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth In CrossFire mode install the ATI CrossFire Edition Master graphics card on the blue PCI Express slot otherwise the system will not boot If you do not configure the PCI Express device s according to the table below the system may have a failed or delayed power on self test POST Refer to the table below for possible PCI Express Card configurations PCI Express x16 slot configurations PCIE x 16 1 blue slot PCIE x 16 2 black slot PCIE x16 graphics card x16 MVP Switch Card NA Single graphics card PCIE x16 graphics card x8 PCIE devices non x8 x4 VGA xi Dual graphics cards ATI CrossFire Edition x8 ATI graphics card x8 in CrossFire mode graphics card N Ai Install the MVP Switch Card on t
94. y xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system date 2 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 2 BIOS setup 2 3 4 Primary IDE Master Slave SATA1 4 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 lt Enter gt to display the IDE device information BIOS SETUP UTILITY jain Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit OAT M M MM i Select the type of Not Detected device connected Device to the system Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto Smart Monitoring Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit sinc The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or

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