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ASUS M2A-VM AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
Asus' M2A-VM brings HD video to everyone. This cost-effective board has an integrated Radeon X1250 GPU that will let you play HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs through the HDCP compliant DVI-D port. Hook up two monitors for expansive screen real estate, or add a second ATi video card and have SurroundView on four monitors.
Connectivity isn't an issue. Asus has almost every possibility covered! There are 4 USB 2.0 ports on the back and headers for up to 6 additional ports. Gigabit LAN is included for a high speed network connection.
Adjusting your BIOS is no longer a cause for trepidation. The CrashFree BIOS3 lets you restore a corrupted BIOS from a USB flash drive that contains a copy of the file. Updates are just as easy with EZ Flash2, you no longer need a DOS boot disk to do the job. Overclockers can store different profiles in CMOS or in a separate file so you can share your favorite settings. Asus continues to offer computing solutions for almost every need! Find yours!
Pros: Has the 690G chipset which is still impressive no matter what brand board it is on. Cheap, reliable, and fast.
Cons: Only one IDE channel but no biggie.
Other Thoughts: Again. If you plan to run linux on this board, make sure the kernel is atleast 2.6.20 for both the install disk and the system you are installing. Otherwise you will have hardware issues with the new chipset. Also, video out defaults to DVI. Make sure you have a DVI monitor available to you so you can change the bios settings if you plan to use VGA. Other than that... I love this board.
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Best integrated DVI
Reviewed By: Joe212 on 6/15/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Dual link DVI, supports 30" 2560x1600 resolution
Cons: A little more more expensive HDMI version would be preferable for people building HTPC boxes.
Other Thoughts: I think the mobo is happier with 601 BIOS. Flash from BIOS screen. No need for floppies, just copy the BIOS on a USB stick, and flash utility in BIOS will find it.
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Issue with integrated video driver with Vista Ultimate install
Reviewed By: Wui on 7/5/2008
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Integrated video & audio Good instruction for installation
Cons: Used this board with an AMD X2 4800 and 2 GB RAM After installed Vista 32 bit Ultimate edition, and after installed the chipset program that came on the DVD with the systemboard, the system will boot up and then loss signal withe monitor with an "Out of sync error", booted into safe mode but was unabel to uninstall the ASUS driver, the only solution was to reinstall Vista with a format HD, downloaded the lastest chipset driver from ASUS website, did the chipset install again, and once again received the "Out of sync error" after reboot. I then went to the ATI website and downloaded only the video driver for the integrated video Radeon Express 1250 driver, did another clean install with Vista, and then loaded the ATI driver, now the new ATI driver is playing nice with the ASUS motherboard.
Other Thoughts: Took a full 8 hours to figured the problem I stated above. Hope my experience will help someone else
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Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Sturdy The bios is nice The drivers seemed very compatible. Nice layout
Cons: Kinda annoying green picture on the bios, but not really a con. More of an opinionated con.
Other Thoughts: Would definitely buy again. Asus seems like a good buy
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Reviewed By: on 1/31/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
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Pros: Best buy works great
Cons: none
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It died after 9 months
Reviewed By: on 1/30/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Worked very well as a dual-boot system of Ubunut/Mint and Vista (32-bit), after BIOS was updated. Another removable HD had almost the similar setting for 64 bits applications, which worked well as well until its death.
Cons: It died after 9 months. Just before its death, it started acting strange. I have been forced to use my old Windows XP, and spend weekends to shop around for a new MB. (Am wondering whether the OEM-Vista can be utilized for a new MB.)
Other Thoughts: I strongly recommend to go for a multiple-year replacement plan for this one.
We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please let us know if we can assist in the RMA process or provide further technical support by contacting our Technical Support Department at http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx.
Best Regards,
ASUS Support Team
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Model
Brand
ASUS
Model
M2A-VM
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
AM2
CPU Type
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
FSB
1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge
AMD 690G
South Bridge
ATI SB600
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported
8GB
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16
1
PCI Express x1
1
PCI Slots
2
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
4
SATA RAID
0/1/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC883
Audio Channels
6 Channels
Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
2
LPT
1
Video Ports
D-Sub + DVI
USB 1.1/2.0
4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports
3 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
3 x USB 2.0 connectors support 6 ports
Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Dimensions
9.6" x 9.0"
Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
The first integrated VGA MB supports Playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs with HDCP compliant Support Dual-VGA output(DVI-D&RGB) and SurroundView Support AMD Socket AM2 CPU AMD 690G Chipset Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics PCI Express architecture Gb LAN DDR2 800 4*SATA 300MB/s RAID 0,RAID 1, RAID10
Packaging
Package Contents
M2A-VM User Manual Driver Disk Software Disk SATA Cable IDE Cable FDD Cable Rear I/O Panel Shield 4-pin to SATA Power Cable
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited
Introduction
Asus' M2A-VM brings HD video to everyone. This cost-effective board has an integrated Radeon X1250 GPU that will let you play HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs through the HDCP compliant DVI-D port. Hook up two monitors for expansive screen real estate, or add a second ATi video card and have SurroundView on four monitors.
Connectivity isn't an issue. Asus has almost every possibility covered! There are 4 USB 2.0 ports on the back and headers for up to 6 additional ports. Gigabit LAN is included for a high speed network connection.
Adjusting your BIOS is no longer a cause for trepidation. The CrashFree BIOS3 lets you restore a corrupted BIOS from a USB flash drive that contains a copy of the file. Updates are just as easy with EZ Flash2, you no longer need a DOS boot disk to do the job. Overclockers can store different profiles in CMOS or in a separate file so you can share your favorite settings. Asus continues to offer computing solutions for almost every need! Find yours!
Highlights
AMD LIVE! Ready Developed for full-featured consumer multimedia desktops, AMD LIVE! seamlessly connects, stores, distributes, accesses and enables digital media content in multiple rooms throughout the home and even on the go!
AMD 690G+ATI SB600 Chipset The ASUS M2A-VM’s 690G chipset features integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics with 256MB maximum shared memory and supports DVI-D and D-sub outputs and a PCI Express x16 interface. The ATI SB600 chipset provides 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID support and PCIe Gb LAN support.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 With ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, restore corrupted BIOS data through a USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file without the need to buy a replacement BIOS chip
ASUS EZ Flash 2 With the pre-defined hotkey, launch ASUS EZ Flash 2 and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly BIOS update utility that allows you to update your BIOS in only a few clicks without the hassle of an additional floppy diskette or using an OS-based flash utility.
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) With ASUS C.P.R technology, simply restart your system when an overclocking failure occurs. The BIOS will show the previous setting, so you needn’t open the case to clear CMOS data.
Reviewed By: Matt on 5/7/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
