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ii Copyright © 2006 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this ma nual, including the products and soft ware described in i t, may be reproduc ed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in.
iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... vi Safety information ..................................................................................... vii M2NBP-VM CSM specications summary .
iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-2 2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk ......
v Contents 2.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 2-30 2.5.1 ACPI Suspend T ype ...................................................... 2-30 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support ..............................
vi 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.
vii Safety information Electrical safety • T o 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.
viii M2NBP-VM CSM specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage High Denition Audio LAN USB Support AMD socket AM2 for AMD .
ix M2NBP-VM CSM specications summary Manageability Special features BIOS features Rear panel Internal connectors WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE, Chassis Intrusion ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS C.
x *Specications are subject to change without notice. M2NBP-VM CSM specications summary Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents A TX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) A TX 12 V 2.0 compliant uA TX: 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.5cm x 24.
1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports..
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® M2NBP-VM CSM motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another st.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-3 NVID IA ® Qua dro ® NVS 210S GP U and NVIDIA ® nForce™ 430B MCP chipsets The NVIDIA ® Quadro ® NVS210S graphics processing unit (GPU) Northbridge supports Microsoft ® DirectX 9.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Serial A T A 3Gb/s technology The mothe rboard suppo rts next-generation SA T A hard drives based on the new SA T A 3Gb/s storage specication. The onboard NVIDIA ® nForce 430B MCP southbridge allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations for four SA T A connectors.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-5 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 Thi s feat ure al lows y ou to resto re the origi nal B IOS data from t he su ppo rt CD in case whe n the BIOS c odes a nd da ta are corru pted. This pro tectio n elim inate s t he need t o buy a rep laceme nt BIOS chip.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1.5 Motherboard overview Bottom:Mic In Center:Line Out T op:Line In P ANEL M2 NBP -VM CS M ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AAFP CHASSIS PRI_IDE 24.
1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction M2N BP-VM CSM ® Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sur e that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor . The AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor .
1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place. The CPU ts only in one correct orientation.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-11 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan The AMD Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.
1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base. 3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-13 1.7.2 Memory congurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 G B, and 2 GB unbuf fered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction • For dual-channel memory conguration (2), you may: • install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR • install an identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-15 Size Vendor Model S i d e ( s ) Component A B C D IM M su pp or t DDR2-800 MHz capability Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) 256 MB SAMSUNG K4T56083QF-ZCE7 SS M378T3253FZ3-CE7 • .
1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided DIMM support: A - Supports one module inserted in any slot as Single-channel memory conguration. B - Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the blue slots or the black slots as one pair of Dual-channel memory conguration.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-17 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM m atches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-19 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 – Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 4 12 Communicat.
1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specications.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-21 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and s ystem setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. USB device wak e-up (3-pin USB PW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBP W78) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-23 3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar).
1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction Refer to the audio conguration table for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, or 6,-channel conguration. 1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-25 7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.
1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-27 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE; 40-1 pin SEC_IDE) The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable(s). There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray .
1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The Serial A T A 3 Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial A T A 1.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-29 5. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1/2, 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport cooli ng fan s of 3 50mA~ 740 mA (8.
1-30 Chapter 1: Product introduction Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 7. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-31 9. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) This connector supports a T rusted Platform Module (TPM) system, which can securely store keys, digital certicates, passwords, and data. A TPM system also helps enhance network security , protects digital identities, and ensures platform integrity .
1-32 Chapter 1: Product introduction M2NB P-VM CSM ® M2NBP-VM CSM COM port connector PIN 1 COM1 10. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector is for serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 1-33 12. A TX power connectors (24-pin EA TXPWR, 4-pin A TX12V) These connectors are for an A TX power supply . The plugs from the power supply are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.
1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction 13. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. • System power LED (PWR_LED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect t he chassis power LED cable to this connector .
2 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup.
2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk/ USB ash disk or the motherboard support CD.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-3 Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1.
2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-5 2.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.
2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a oppy disk and using a DOS-based utility .
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-7 2.1.4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output Syste m (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility . Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility . 1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site.
2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 7. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS le. The following screen appears. 8. The utility veries the BIOS le in the oppy disk, CD ROM or a USB ash disk and starts ashing the BIOS le.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-9 2.1.5 Saving the current BIOS le Y ou can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS le. Y ou can load the current BIOS le when the BIOS le gets corrupted during the ashing process. Make sure that the oppy disk, CD ROM or a USB ash disk has enough disk space to save the le.
2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support CD or the oppy disk that contains the updated BIOS le.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-1 1 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.
2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Select Menu Item Specic He lp Change the day, month, year and century. Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Conguration elds Menu .
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-13 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.
2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.2.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conguration options for that item.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-15 F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century.
2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for e ach IDE device. Select a device ite m then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-17 Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity . This item is not congurable. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable. Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads.
2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.3.5 SA T A 1/2/3/4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial A T A devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SA T A device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SA T A device information.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-19 Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. This item is not congurable. Landing Zone Shows the number of landing zone per track. This item is not congurable. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. This item is not congurable.
2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-21 The following item becomes user-congurable when you set AI T uning to [AI Overclock]. Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to set the overclocking options.
2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help DRAM timing and control Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced AI NET2 POST Check LAN Cable [Enabled] Pair Status Length LAN1(1-2) Open N/A LAN1(3-6) Open N/A LAN1(4-5) Open N/A LAN1(7-8) Open N/A 2.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-23 Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] Sets the memory clock frequency . Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR2 400] [DDR2 533] [DDR2 667] [DDR2 800] T cl [Auto] Conguration options: [A.
2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Select Frame Buffer Size for Onboard Graphic Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Frame Buffer Size [ 32M ] ECC [Auto] Spre.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-25 Select Menu Item Specic Help Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to congure non-boot devices PCIPnP Plug &a.
2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup IRQ-xx assigned to When set to [PCI Device], the specic IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Conguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] Maximum Payload Size [4096] Sets maximum TLP payload size for the PCI Express devices.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-27 IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SA T A Port 1, 2 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SA T A 1 and 2 ports.
2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Onboard nVidia LAN [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard NVIDIA ® LAN controller . Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-29 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] [Auto] Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Allows you to select the Parallel Port address.
2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.5.1 ACPI Suspend T ype [S1&S3] Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for system suspend.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-31 The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the rst try . T urning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is of f causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Alarm Time (hh:mm) [Disabled] T o set the time of alarm: 1. Highlight this item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up menu for the hour eld. 2. Key-in a value (Min=0, Max=23), then press <Enter>. 3. Press <T AB> to move to the minutes eld then press <Enter>.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-33 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS. It also allows you to change CPU Q-Fan feature-related parameters. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
2-34 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-35 1. Bootable Add-in Cards Allows you to assign bootable add-in cards attached to the system. 2.6.3 Hard Disk Drives Select Menu Item Specic Help Hard Disk Drives 1. Bootable Add-in Cards: XXXXXXXXX Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 2.
2-36 Chapter 2: BIOS setup T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key . Conguration options: [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30] T ypematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-37 Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Allows you to error report type.
2-38 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. Press any key to continue. The password eld setting is changed to Clear . A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access. The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-39 Password Check This eld requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system. Select [Setup] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup. Select [System] to require the password before entering the system.
2-40 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.7 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to Set.
ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 2-41 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help This option save data to CMOS and exiting the setup menu.
2-42 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conrmation window appears. Select YES to load default values.
3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package..
3-2 Chapter 3: Software support If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support C D to l o c a te t h e f i le A S S E T UP . E X E f r om t h e B IN f o l d e r. D o u b l e- c l i c k th e ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. Click an item to install 3.
3-3 ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA ® nForce™ Chipset Driver program.
3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems.
3-5 ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 3.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk. NVIDIA ® 32bit WinXP SA T A RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA ® Windows ® XP Serial A T A (SA T A) RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system.
3-6 Chapter 3: Software support NVIDIA ® RAID User ’ s Manual Allows you to open the NVIDIA ® RAID user ’s manual. NVIDIA ® Network User ’ s Manual Allows you to open the NVIDIA ® network user ’s manual. 3.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals.
3-7 ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
3-8 Chapter 3: Software support Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format. 3.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD.
3-9 ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM T echnical support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support.
3-10 Chapter 3: Software support 3.3 Creating a RAID driver disk A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. T o create a RAID driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive.
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