User manual ASUS M2A-MX

[. . . ] Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. 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. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Do not remove the thumb screw from the metal plate. Thumbscrew 2. Hold the metal plate bar and push it downward to release the plate from the chassis. Remove the metal plate completely. Metal plate bar 3. Use one hand to push the power supply module from inside the power supply cage, then carefully pull out the module from the chassis. ASUS M2A-MX 2-55 To install a 600 W single power supply module: 1. Firmly hold the power supply module and insert it into the power supply cage. Push the power supply all the way in until its outer end aligns with the rear panel. 2. Be careful with the power supply cables when inserting the power supply module into the cage. Due to space constraints, the cables may get entangled with the installed components or other cables, causing the cables to break! 3. Place the metal plate flat on the outer end of the power supply module, flushed to the top of the chassis, while matching the four hooks with their corresponding holes on the rear panel. Hook matched to a hole 4. Hold the metal plate bar and push it upward to lock the hooks to their holes. At the same time, you may also push the top of the metal plate to fit it completely. Secure the metal plate with the thumb screw. 5. 2-56 Chapter 2: Hardware setup To remove a 600 W dual or redundant power supply: 1. Loosen four screws on the metal brackets that secure the power supply to the chassis. 2. Use one hand to push the power supply module from inside the power supply cage, then carefully pull out the power supply module from the chassis. Set the power supply aside. 3. ASUS M2A-MX 2-57 To install a 600 W dual or redundant power supply: 1. Insert the power supply cables and plugs to the power supply cage. Be careful with the power supply cables when inserting the power supply module into the cage. Due to space constraints, the cables may get entangled with the installed components or other cables, causing the cables to break! 2. Use a power supply module handle to push the power supply until it fits in place. 3. Secure the power supply to the chassis with two screws on the metal brackets on each side. 2-58 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 3 This chapter describes how to install optional components into the barebone server. ASUS M2A-MX Installation options 3-1 The items required for the optional configurations described in this chapter are not included in the standard barebone system package. These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout. 4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard information SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 30. 5cm (12in) Intel mPGA 604 CPU_FAN1 mPGA 604 Layout contents Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34) Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) Gigabit LAN (BCM5721) controller setting (3-pin LAN_EN1) Gigabit LAN (BCM5705E) controller setting (3-pin LAN_EN2) SATA controller setting (3-pin SATA_EN1) 8130 LED setting (3-pin 8130LED1) VGA Graphics controller setting (3-pin VGA-EN1) Page 4-4 4-5 4-5 4-6 4-6 4-7 4-7 4-8 4-8 4-9 10. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4) (Optional) Hard disk activity LED connector (2-pin HDLED1) CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN1/2, FRNT_FAN1/2) USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2) SSI power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1) Page 4-10 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-17 4-18 4-18 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-19 4-20 4-20 4-20 4-20 4-20 4-20 10. Auxiliary panel connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) - Chassis intrusion connector (3-pin CASEOPEN) - LAN1 Link activity LED (2-pin LAN1_LINKACTLED) - LAN2 Link activity LED (2-pin LAN2_LINKACTLED) - Locator LED 1 (2-pin LOCATORLED1) - Locator LED 2 (2-pin LOCATORLED2) - Locator Button/Switch (2-pin LOCATORBTN) - Front Panel System Bus (6-1 pin) 15. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) - System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) - Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) - System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) - ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW) - Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) ASUS M2A-MX 4-3 4. 2 1. Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! NCLV-D CLRTC1 21 Normal (Default) 32 Clear CMOS NCLV-D Clear RTC RAM You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. 4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 2. CPU fan pin selection (3-pin FM_CPU1, FM_CPU2) These jumpers allow you to connect either a 3-pin or a 4-pin fan cable plug to the CPU fan connectors (CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2). [. . . ] The U s e r P a s s w o r d item on top of the screen shows the default N o t I n s t a l l e d After you set d. a password, this item shows I n s t a l l e d d. ASUS M2A-MX 5-33 To set a User Password: 1. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Installed" appears after you set your password successfully. [. . . ]