User manual ASUS M2A-VM HDMI

[. . . ] Motherboard M2A-VM HDMI E2976 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. 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. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. [. . . ] We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. · · · · ASUS M2A-VM HDMI 1-33 14. . System. panel. connector. (20-8. pin. PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED PLED+ PLED- SPEAKER +5V Ground Ground Speaker PANEL IDE_LED+ IDE_LEDReset Ground PWR Ground M2A-VM HDMI ® IDE_LED RESET PWRSW M2A-VM HDMI System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply. · · System power LED This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. · · System warning speaker This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. Power/Soft-off button This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. Reset button This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. · 1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction 15. Ports on the HDMI module This module contains four ports, allowing you to connect any kind of video/ audio source to your system. Connect the HDMI module to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and the HDMI module cable to the onboard YUV/SPDIF_OUT connector. · · Refer to page 1-29 for the position of the onboard YUV/SPIDF_OUT connector. After installing the HDMI module, make sure the audio device of Sound playback is HDMI Audio rear output (the name may be different based on. the. OS). Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to configure the setting. a b c d a. This port is for a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector. S-Video port / YPbPr port. This 7-pin port connects any kind of video source via the bundled YPbPr cable or an S-Video cable. YPbPr. cable c. d. Video. port. This port connects any kind of video source via an RCA cable. S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via an coaxial S/PDIF cable. · · The RCA cable and the S-Video cable are purchased separately. [. . . ] After selecting this option, a confirmation appears. Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. ASUS M2A-VM HDMI 2-41 2-42 Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support 3 3. 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ Vista operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. · Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. [. . . ]