Asus V3-M2NC61P User Manual

V-Series M2NC61PASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)Installation ManualRR

xSystem package contentsCheck your V-Series M2NC61P system package for the following items.If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your ret

5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setupSet this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature.Full Screen Logo [Enabled]This allows you to enable or disable th

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-33If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “4.3 Jum

5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setupUser Access Level [Full Access]This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration option

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-35Exit & Discard ChangesSelect this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program

5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup

RRChapter 1System introductionThis chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V-Series M2NC61P. The chapter lists the system features including i

1-2 Chapter 1: System introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for choosing the ASUS V-Series M2NC61P!The ASUS V-Series M2NC61P is an all-in-one barebone sy

1-3ASUS V-Series M2NC61P1. Two empty 5.25-inch bays. These bays are for IDE optical drives.2. 3.5-inch drive bays. These slots are for 3.5-inch opp

1-4 Chapter 1: System introduction1.3 Rear panelThe system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connec

1-5ASUS V-Series M2NC61P5. Serial port. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices. 6. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a printer, scanner,

1-6 Chapter 1: System introductionVoltage selectorThe PSU has a 115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located beside the power connector. Use this switc

1-7ASUS V-Series M2NC61P1.4 Internal componentsThe illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power

1-8 Chapter 1: System introduction

RRChapter 2Basic installationThis chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system.

iiCopyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro

2-2 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.1 PreparationBefore you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system.Bas

2-3ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel.2. Pull the side cove

2-4 Chapter 2: Basic installation Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90º angle; otherwise, the CPU will not t in completely.2.4.1 Ins

2-5ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small t

2-6 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.4.2 Installing the heatsink and fanMake sure that you use only AMD-certied heatsink and fan assembly.Follow thes

2-7ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.134523. Align the other end of the retention bracket

2-8 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5 Installing a DIMMThe system motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DI

2-9ASUS V-Series M2NC61PQualiedVendorsLists(QVL)DDR2-1066DDR2-800Size Vendor Model CL Brand Side(s) ComponentDIMM supportA* B*512MB Kingston KHX85

2-10 Chapter 2: Basic installation DDR2-667DIMM SupportSize Vendor Model CL Brand Side(s) ComponentDIMM supportA* B*256MB Kingston KVR667D2N5/256 N/A

2-11ASUS V-Series M2NC61PSide(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sidedCL: CAS LatencyDIMM support:A - Supports one module inserted into either slot

iiiTable of contentsNotices ... viSafety informa

2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMMFollow these steps to remove a DIMM.1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward

2-13ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.6 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and

2-14 Chapter 2: Basic installation * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the dri

2-15ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.6.3 PCI slotsThe PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI spe

2-16 Chapter 2: Basic installation 4432.7 Installing an optical driveRefer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical d

2-17ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.8 Installing a hard disk driveTo install a Serial ATA hard disk drive:1. Carefully place the hard disk into the the lowes

2-18 Chapter 2: Basic installation 4. Connect a 15-pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to the 15-pin power connector at the back of

2-19ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3. Connect the gray interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the drive. 4. If you install two IDE hard dis

2-20 Chapter 2: Basic installation To install the card reader module:1. Remove the drive slot metal plate cover.2. Carefully insert the card reader

2-21ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.10 InstallingaoppydiskdriveThe V-Series M2NC61P system comes with one 3.25-inch drive bay for a oppy disk drive.To i

ivTable of contentsChapter 3: Starting up3.1 Installing an operating system ... 3-23.2 Powering up

2-22 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.11 Re-connecting cablesYou may have disconnected some cables when you were installing components. You must re-co

2-23ASUS V-Series M2NC61P2.12 Reinstalling the coverIf you installed an optical and/or oppy disk drive, remove the bay cover(s) on the front panel a

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RRChapter 3Starting upThis chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.

3-2 Chapter 3: Starting upRR3.1 Installing an operating systemThe barebone system supports Windows® 2000, 32/64-bit XP, and 32/64-bit Vista operating

3-3ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3.3.1 Running the support CDTo begin using the support CD, place the CD in your optical drive. The CD automatically displays

3-4 Chapter 3: Starting up3.3.2 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the

3-5ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3.3.3 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll

3-6 Chapter 3: Starting upYou can also install the following utilities from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD.ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0Installs the

3-7ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3.3.4 Make Disk menuThe Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk.NVIDIA 32bit 2000 SATA RAID DriverAllows you to

vTable of contents5.3 Main menu ... 5-145.3.1 System Time ...

3-8 Chapter 3: Starting up3.3.5 Manual menuThe Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the use

3-9ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3.4 Software informationMost of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the

3-10 Chapter 3: Starting upSensor alertWhen a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle turns red, as the illustrations below show

3-11ASUS V-Series M2NC61PHardware monitor panelsThe hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation, CPU tem

3-12 Chapter 3: Starting upMonitoring sensor alertThe monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Ref

3-13ASUS V-Series M2NC61PPCI browserClick to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser. This browser provides information on the P

3-14 Chapter 3: Starting upMemory usageThe Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represe

Chapter 4Motherboard introductionThis chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system. This chapter includes the motherboard

4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard info4.1 IntroductionThe Vintage V-Series M2NC61P barebone system comes with an ASUS motherboard. This chapter provides tec

4-3ASUS V-Series M2NC61P4.3 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the

viNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two cond

4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard info2. USB device wake-up (3-pin PS2_USBPW1-4, USBPW5-8)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mod

4-5ASUS V-Series M2NC61P4.4 Connectors1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) sign

4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard info2. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cables. There are th

4-7ASUS V-Series M2NC61P3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ha

4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard info4. CPU and Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN)The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA

4-9ASUS V-Series M2NC61PNever connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB

4-10 Chapter 4: Motherboard info8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module th

4-11ASUS V-Series M2NC61P10. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the p

4-12 Chapter 4: Motherboard info11. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.• System po

RRChapter 5BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

viiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating th

5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-32. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy disk.5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utilityThe ASUS EZ F

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1.3 AFUDOS utilityThe AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-5UpdatingtheBIOSleTo update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download t

5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utilityThe ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS l

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-7Recovering the BIOS from the support CDTo recover the BIOS from the support CD:1. Remove any oppy disk from the oppy disk

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setupInstalling ASUS UpdateTo install ASUS Update:1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Cli

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-93. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select. Click Next.Updating the BIOS through

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setupUpdatingtheBIOSthroughaBIOSleTo update the BIOS through a BIOS le:1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Window

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-11• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system bec

viiiAbout this guideAudienceThis guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Vintage V-Series M2NC61P barebone sys

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system congur

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-135.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main

5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic syste

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-155.3.4 IDECongurationThe items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the IDE devices installed in

5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setupThe BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, A

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-175.3.6 SATA1 and SATA2While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. There is a separate

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setupPIO Mode [Auto]Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]DMA Mode [Auto]Selects the DMA mode. Co

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-195.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take caution

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setupThis option should remain disabled for the normal operation.The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose5.4.1 CPU

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-21NorthBridgeConguration5.4.2 ChipsetThe Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item th

ixConventions used in this guideWARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent dam

5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setupChannel Interleaving [Auto]Allows you to enable or disable channel memory interleaving. Conguration options: [Disabled] [A

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-23DRAMTimingConguration The DRAM Timing conguration menu allows you to change the DRAM Timing settings. Select Screen

5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setupAZALIA AUDIO [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the AZALIA Audio function. Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]Front

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-255.4.3 OnboardDevicesCongurationCongure ITE8712 Super IO ChipsetSerial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]Parallel Port Address

5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.4 PCI PnPThe PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes settin

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-27USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the USB 1.1 Controller. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disable

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.5 Power menuThe Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-295.5.4 APMCongurationAPM CongurationPower Button Mode [On/Off]Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]Power On By PCI(-

5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.5.5 Hardware MonitorHardware MonitorCPU Temperature [41ºC/105.5ºF]MB Temperature [31ºC/87.5ºF]CPU Fan Speed (RPM)

ASUS V-Series M2NC61P 5-315.6 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to di