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V-Series M2A690G
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
Installation Manual
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E3061 First Edition V1 February 2007 Copyright © 2007 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
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Table of contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ..............................................................................vii About this guide .................................................................................viii System package contents .................................................................... x Chapter 1: System Introduction 1.1 Welcome! ..............................
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Table of contents Chapter 3: Starting up 3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2 3.2 Powering up .......................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Support CD information ........................................................ 3-2 3.3.1 Running the support CD .......................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Utilities menu .......................................................... 3-4 3.3.3 Make disk .............
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Table of contents 5.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 5-14 5.3.1 System Time ........................................................ 5-14 5.3.2 System Date ........................................................ 5-14 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ............................................... 5-14 5.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave ...................................... 5-15 5.3.5 SATA 1-4 .........................................................
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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 r
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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 to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. • 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 devices into the sys
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About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Vintage V-Series M2A690G barebone system. This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V-Series M2A690G. The chapter lists the system features, including introducti
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Conventions used in this guide WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Websites The ASUS websi
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System package contents Check your V-Series M2A690G system package for the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. Item description 1. ASUS V-Series M2A690G barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • Power supply unit • ASUS chassis 2. Cable • AC power cable 3. Support CD 4. User guide An optional card reader is available along with the system for the users to purchase. x
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Chapter 1 This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V-Series M2A690G. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components. R R System introduction
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1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS V-Series M2A690G! The ASUS V-Series M2A690G is an all-in-one barebone system with a versatile home entertainment feature. The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS ® motherboard with the AMD Socket M2 that supports the AMD Athlon™ 64X2 / Athlon™64 / Sempron™ processors. The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2-800/667/533 DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via Nividia on board Gfx or PCI Express x16 slot, Seria
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1. 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 floppy or hard disk drives. 3. Power button. Press this button to turn the system on. 4. Reset button. Press this button to reboot the system without turning off the power. 5. HDD LED. This LED lights up when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive. 6. USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices s
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1394 1.3 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connection of devices. 12 2 17 1 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 8 15 9 10 11 16 1. Power connector. This connector is for the power cable and plug. 2. Voltage selector. This switch allows you to adjust the system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area. See the section “Voltage selector” on page 1-6 before adjusting this switch. 3. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector
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8. USB 2.0 ports 1, 2, 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. 10. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4-channel and 6-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 11. Line In port (light blue). This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. 12. Power supply unit fan vent. This vent is f
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HDMI card ports A. HDMI port. This port is for a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector. B. S-Video port / YPbPr port. This 7-pin port connects any kind of video source via a YPbPr cable or an S-Video cable. C. Video port. This port connects any kind of video source via an RCA cable. D. S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an coaxial S/PDIF cable. Voltage selector The PSU has a 115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located beside the power co
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1.4 Internal components The illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power supply unit. The installed components are labeled for your reference. Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components. 5 2 3 6 1 7 8 4 9 R 11 12 10 1. Front panel cover 8. ASUS motherboard 2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays 9. PCI Express x16 slot 3. Floppy disk drive bay 10. PCI Express x1 slot 4. Hard disk drive bay 11. PCI slots 5. Pow
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1-8 Chapter 1: System introduction
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Chapter 2 This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system. R R Basic installation
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2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system. Basic components to install 1. Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2. DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive 6. Floppy disk drive Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounde
