Installing An Operating System; Support Cd Information; Running The Support Cd - Asus M2N-VM HDMI User Manual

3.1

Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows
64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and
corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware.
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3.2

Support CD information

The support CD that came with the motherboard package contai ns the drivers,
software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard
features.
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.
3-2
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.
Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions
before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.
NVIDIA GeFore 7050PV/nForce 630a chipset drivers package from
v1417 and later version, does not support Windows 2000 operating
system (OS); hence, ASUS support CD v406.02 and later version, cannot
support Windows 2000 OS. If you want to use Windows 2000 OS on this
motherboard, download the older version driver package from the ASUS
website: http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?Language=en-
us&model=M2N-VM%20HDMI&type=drivers.
Click an item to install
32-bit XP / 32-bit Vista / 64-bit XP /
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Click an icon to display
support CD/motherboard
information
Chapter 3: Software support