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A8N-VM
Motherboard
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E2295 E2295 E2295 E2295 E2295 Revised Edition V2 Revised Edition V2 Revised Edition V2 Revised Edition V2 Revised Edition V2 October 2005 October 2005 October 2005 October 2005 October 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of
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Contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ............................................................................. vii A8N-VM specifications summary ...................................................... viii Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! ...................
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Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk.............................. 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility .............................................. 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ...............................
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Contents 2.5 Power menu........................................................................ 2-30 2.5.1 Suspend Mode ...................................................... 2-30 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ................................ 2-30 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support .................................................. 2-30 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ................................................ 2-30 2.5.5 APM Configuration ................................................ 2-31 2.5.6 Hardware
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement 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. T
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Safety information Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or
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A8N-VM specifications summary CPU CPU CPU Socket 939 for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/ CPU CPU Athlon™ 64 processors Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology ® Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Northbridge: NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU ® Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce™410 MCP Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus 2000/1600 MT/s Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB of unbufferred ECC/non
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A8N-VM specifications summary BIOS features BIOS features BIOS features BIOS features BIOS features 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3 Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel 1 x Parallel port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x VGA 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 6-channel audio ports Internal Internal Internal Internal Internal 1 x Front panel audio connector connectors connectors connectors connectors connectors 1 x CD in audio
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product 1 introduction
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1.1 Welcome! ® ® ® ® ® Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS A8N-VM motherboard! A8N-VM motherboard! A8N-VM motherboard! Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS A8N-VM motherboard! A8N-VM 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 it
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® ® ® ® ® NVIDIA NVIDIA NVIDIA NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU GeForce™ 6100 GPU GeForce™ 6100 GPU GeForce™ 6100 GPU GeForce™ 6100 GPU ® ® ® ® ® and NVIDIA and NVIDIA and NVIDIA and NVIDIA and NVIDIA nForce™ 410 MCP chipsets nForce™ 410 MCP chipsets nForce™ 410 MCP chipsets nForce™ 410 MCP chipsets nForce™ 410 MCP chipsets ® The NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge ® supports Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, and PCI Express interface. ® The NVIDIA nFor
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S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the S/PDIF interfaces on the rear panel and at midboard. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems. See page 1-24 for details. USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology US
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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
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1.5 Motherboard overview 1.5.1 1.5.1 1.5.1 1.5.1 1.5.1 Motherboard layout Motherboard layout Motherboard layout Motherboard layout Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) CPU_FAN PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard KBPWR ATX12V VGA USB12 ¤ nVIDIA LAN_USB12 GeForce6100 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Bottom:Mic In CHA_FAN PCIEX16_1 ¤ 4Mb BIOS PCI1 ¤ nVIDIA CR2032 3V RTL8201CL Lithium Cell nForce410 CMOS Power PCI2 SATA2 USBPW78 ADI SATA2 USBPW56 1986A PCIEX1_1 USB56 USB78 CD PANEL AAFP SB_PWR SPDIF_OUT COM1 1-
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1.5.2 1.5.2 1.5.2 Placement direction Placement direction Placement direction 1.5.2 1.5.2 Placement direction 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. 1.5.3 1.5.3 1.5.3 1.5.3 1.5.3 Screw holes Screw holes Screw holes Screw holes Screw holes Place eight (8) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the mo
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64FX/AMD Athlon™ 64 / Athlon™ 64 X2 processor. The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths. Take note of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation. Gold triangle Inst
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3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. Small triangle Small triangle Small triangle Small triangle Small triangle Gold triangle Gold triangle Gold triangle Gold triangle Gold triangle The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. When the CPU is
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1.7 System memory 1.7.1 1.7.1 1.7.1 1.7.1 1.7.1 Overview Overview Overview Overview Overview The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: ® A8N-VM 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Channel Channel Channel Channel Channel Sockets Sockets Sockets Sockets Sockets Channel 1 DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 Channel 2 DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 1.7.2 1.7.2 1.7.2 Memory configurations Memory configurations Mem
