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Related Manuals for Asus M2N68-AM SE2 - Motherboard - Micro ATX
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- Page 1 M2N68-AM SE2...
- Page 2 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Support DVD information ..........1-15 Chapter 2: BIOS information Managing and updating your BIOS ..........2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ............2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ........... 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ........2-3 BIOS setup program ..............2-4... - Page 4 2.5.5 Hardware Monitor ............2-13 Boot menu .................. 2-14 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............2-14 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration .......... 2-14 2.6.3 Security ................. 2-15 Tools menu ................. 2-16 2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ............2-16 Exit menu ..................2-16...
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Page 5: Notices
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. -
Page 6: Safety Information
Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electric shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electric 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. -
Page 7: Conventions Used In This Guide
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. -
Page 8: M2N68-Am Se2 Specifications Summary
* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only. Refer to www.asus.com for the AM2+ CPU models. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). *** When you install a total memory of 4GB or more,... - Page 9 M2N68-AM SE2 specifications summary ASUS special features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 - ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS MyLogo2 Back panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port...
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Page 10: Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1 Product introduction Thank you for buying an ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 motherboard! ® Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your motherboard package. Refer to page ix for the list of accessories. -
Page 11: Motherboard Overview
CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN) 1-12 14. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 1-11 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) 1-10 15. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-14 USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW 5-10) 16. PCIe x16/PCIe x1/PCI slots ASUS M2N68-AM SE2... -
Page 12: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2+ / AM2 socket designed for AMD Phenom™FX ® / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors. The AM2+ / AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™... -
Page 13: Memory Configurations
• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabits (Mb) chips or less. This motherboard supports up to 4GB memory modules on Windows XP Professional x64 ® and Vista x64 editions. You may install a maximum of 2GB DIMMs on each slot. ASUS M2N68-AM SE2... - Page 14 M2N68-AM SE2 Motherboard Qualified Vendors List (QVL) DDR2-667MHz capability DIMM support Chip Vendor Part No. Size Chip No. Brand SO1237650821 SBP D6408TR4CGL25 • • Kingston KVR667D2N5/512 512MB Kingston USL074905PECNB Qimonda HYS64T64000EU-3S-B2 512MB HYB18T512B00B2F3SFSS28171 Qimonda • • Micron MT8HTF12864AY-667E1 D9HNL 7ZE17 Micron •...
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Page 15: Expansion Slots
• B*: Supports one pair of modules inserted into both the yellow slots as one pair of dual-channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. -
Page 16: Configuring An Expansion Card
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings. 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. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. - Page 17 Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in reduced power mode). The USBPW5-10 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports. ASUS M2N68-AM SE2...
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Page 18: Connectors
Keyboard/mouse power (3-pin PS2_USBPW1-4) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard/mouse and USB port 1-4 wake-up feature. When you set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB), you can wake up the computer by pressing a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar), clicking the mouse, or using a USB device. -
Page 19: Internal Connectors
The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB/s (Ultra DMA133). Install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA. ® ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 1-10... - Page 20 IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for an 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 devices.
- Page 21 DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU fan connector. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. It is not a jumper! DO NOT place a jumper cap on the CPU fan connector. Only the CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature. ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 1-12...
- Page 22 The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. • If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus. com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. Speaker connector (4- pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker.
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Page 23: Front Panel Audio Connector
Front Panel Select item in the BIOS is set to [HD Audio]. If you want to connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. See page 2-10 for details. ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 1-14... -
Page 24: Software Support
Autorun function is enabled on your computer. The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates. Click an icon to display Support DVD/... -
Page 25: Chapter 2: Bios Information
BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility.. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment. ®... -
Page 26: Asus Ez Flash 2 Utility
When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS updating process and automatically reboots the system when done. • Only a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports the ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. -
Page 27: Asus Crashfree Bios 3 Utility
2.1.3 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 DVD or a USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. -
Page 28: Bios Setup Program
• The BIOS setup screens in this section are for reference only. They may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. -
Page 29: Ide Configuration
2.3.3 IDE 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 want to configure the item. Onboard IDE Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard IDE controller. -
Page 30: Sata 1-2
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 M2N68-AM SE2... -
Page 31: Advanced Menu
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 Main Advanced Power Boot... - Page 32 Configuration options: [Auto] [0 CLK] ~ [3 CLK] tWTR [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] tWRWR [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] ASUS M2N68-AM SE2...
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Page 33: Cpu Configuration
tRDRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] ~ [5 CLK] tRFCO [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [75ns] [105ns] [127.5ns] [195ns] [327.5ns] tRFC1 [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [75ns] [105ns] [127.5ns] [195ns] [327.5ns] tRFC2 [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [75ns] [105ns] [127.5ns] [195ns] [327.5ns] tRFC3 [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [75ns] [105ns] [127.5ns] [195ns] [327.5ns] Memory Voltage [Auto]... -
Page 34: Chipset
[256MB] AZALIA AUDIO [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the HD audio mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Front Panel Select [HD Audio] Allows you to set the HD audio mode. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] 2-10 ASUS M2N68-AM SE2... -
Page 35: Onboard Devices Configuration
MAC LAN [Auto] Allows you to set or disable the onboard LAN. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN boot ROM. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] MCP68 SE ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the MCP68 SE ACPI HPET TABLE. -
Page 36: Power Menu
[Auto] - Detected by OS. 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2-12 ASUS M2N68-AM SE2... -
Page 37: Acpi Apic Support
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Smart Q-Fan Function [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q-Fan feature that smartly adjusts the CPU fan speeds for more efficient system operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 2: BIOS information... -
Page 38: Boot Menu
This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. AddOn 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. -
Page 39: Security
2.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. 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. -
Page 40: Tools Menu
1.NTFS format 2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <OK>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press <OK> to confirm your choice.