New BIOS Information

A8V-VM Ultra Release BIOS 0303, 05/18/2006

¡@ 1. Set hardware monitor CPU fan low limit to 800RPM. 2. Fix logo bmp bug. 3. Fix LPT resource does not get changed in OS. 4. Fix keyboard wakeup is disabled in OS but can still wakeup. 5. Add help of SB menu and APM items. 6. Fix POST shows chassis intrusion message. 7. Set chassis fan low limit to 800RPM. 8. Fix screen does not turn black when entering standby in DOS. 9. Fix mouse wakeup is disabled in OS and can not wakeup when hitting the keyboard. 10. Fix LED issue in DOS standby mode. 11. Fix 3DMark cross-color when using Dual Core CPU with throttling enabled. 12. Fix SATA mode abnormal in OS.

K8V-VM Ultra Release BIOS 0402, 05/23/2006

¡@ 1. Fix SATA mode abnormal in OS.

K8V-VM Release BIOS 0103, 05/23/2006

¡@ First release.

FAQs

CrossFire Graphics System

Q What kind of motherboard is required for a CrossFire system? A CrossFire Xpress 3200, CrossFire Xpress 1600, Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire, Intel i955X and Intel i975X based dual PCI-Express x16 slot motherboards are supported platforms.

A8N-VM Series

Q What does Software (Hardware) Memory Hole option on A8N-VM series mean? When should I enable or disable it? A The Software (Hardware) Memory Hole option is in BIOS setup under Advanced \ Northbridge Chipset Configuration \ Memory Configuration. If you use total 4 GB memory and 64bit O.S. (e.g. Windows XP 64bit), you will get total useable memory as 4GB when you enable it. If you are not using 64bit O.S., please leave this option at disabled as default. If your CPU can support Hardware or Software Memory Hole, BIOS will auto-detect it and show the appropriate option for you. The difference is that the memory remapping is controlled by CPU itself (Hardware) or BIOS (Software).

ViiV Technology

Q What are the basic requirements for enabling Intel ViiV Technology on this motherboard? A You will need to fulfil the following requirements to enable Intel ViiV support: 1. NCQ must be enabled for both motherboard and HDD. (regardless of SATA150 or SATA300 mode, as long as NCQ can be enabled, then it should be ok) 2. ViiV Driver must be upgraded to version 1.5 or above. 3. CPU must support dual core. (at current, Pentium D or Yonah core CPU required) 4. Audio must support the minimum of 5.1 channel HD-Audio output. 5. LAN chip has to be Tekoa / Vidala/ Ekron from Intel. 6. OS requires MCE 2005 Rollup 2 or above. 7. IMSM (Intel Matrix Storage) 2.7 or above required when enable NCQ.

P5WDG2-WS

Q My PCI-X failed to operate at 133MHz when I installed one 133MHz card in PCI-X 1 and a standard PCI card in the other. A According to PCI-X spec, when two different speed cards are installed on the same PCI-X bus, both cards will be forced to speed down to the speed of the slower card for allowing both cards to operate at the same time.  Therefore, this is normal under your configuration.

SmartDoctor Software

Q My SmartDoctor failed to monitor hardware when updating driver to version 8.04 and above. It can be used as pure overclocking utility only. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem? A Due to a bug in ATI driver between version 8.04 to 8.24, it created incompatibility with SmartDoctor. Please update your VGA driver to version 8.25 or above to fix this problem.

A8N-SLI SE

Q The default value of VDDR voltage on A8N-SLI SE is 2.8V which is higher than the normal VDDR voltage, 2.6V. How can I fix this problem? A Please update your BIOS to version 0603 or later to fix this issue.¡iGO¡j

A8V-XE

Q What's the difference between A8V-X and A8V-XE? A The E in A8V-XE means PCI-E x 16 support. You may compare their differences below: Model Chipset AGP A8V-XE K8T890 PCI-E x16 A8V-X K8T800PRO AGP8X

N4L-VM DH

Q The manual of N4L-VM DH states this motherboard supports two SATA port from ICH7M DH southbridge. However, at the same time, I have found Intel stated the same chipset for being able to support SATA II (SATA300 + NCQ) in their press release. What exactly is supported by ICH7M DH southbridge? A After confirming with Intel, this is a mistake made by their marketing team when they draft their press release last time. The correct SATA mode supported by ICH7M DH is actually SATA150+NCQ as stated in ASUS manual.  Intel will correct this error shortly.