ASUS M2A-VM HDMI

kickaha · Post by **kickaha** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:01 am

They seem to have finally solved nic issue

1803 BIOS for M2A-VM/HDMI (non beta)

1.Resolve fail to connect to internet after update LAN driver.
2.Modify Crashfree function fail problem.

dhanson865 · Post by **dhanson865** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:59 am

I didn't use the 1803 on my board but I did update to 1901

1901 BIOS for M2A-VM
Fix resume from S3 mode related problems.

for whatever reason the HDMI version of the board hasn't gotten this version yet.

darkbulb · Post by **darkbulb** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:48 am

I have updated from 1404 to 1803 a few days ago, hoping to fix some stability issues. That wasn't the case, but I noticed that the issues were related to cool'n'quiet possibly combined with undervolting.
It is OK now, after disabling c'n'q completely.

However, I have noticed that undervolting doesn't go as low as before (as people reported starting from v1501).
My x2 4000+ won't even boot under 0.9V even set at 1GHz, and needs 1V to run stable at that speed, as opposed to 0.85-0.9 before. At full load it's even worse, I cannot get under 1.2V (was able to get 1.05-1.075 stable before).

For now, I have reached a compromise by running "full-speed" at 1.6GHz on 1V, c'n'q disabled, which seems stable.

And another question: will the new C1E option have any effect with my Brisbane CPU? Does it need c'n'q enabled too to work?
Unfortunately I cannot find a power meter to do any measurements of my own.

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:10 pm

I recently bought the lg bluray-hd dvd dvd burner combo.
Installed powerdvd 8 ultra but i cant play bluray movies on my htpc (asus m2a-vm hdmi), hdcp error 0110.
I checked and everything should be hdcp compliant but the cyberlink BD advisor tools says the video connection is digital BUT non hdcp and it cannot recognise the x1200 chipset while it should be x1250.
Anyone else tried to play bluray or hd dvd on this motherboard?

darkbulb · Post by **darkbulb** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:54 pm

Sjokoprins wrote:I recently bought the lg bluray-hd dvd dvd burner combo.
Installed powerdvd 8 ultra but i cant play bluray movies on my htpc (asus m2a-vm hdmi), hdcp error 0110.
I checked and everything should be hdcp compliant but the cyberlink BD advisor tools says the video connection is digital BUT non hdcp and it cannot recognise the x1200 chipset while it should be x1250.
Anyone else tried to play bluray or hd dvd on this motherboard?

I haven't had the chance to use bluray, but I know that the display must also be HDCP compliant and I think you may be forced to use HDMI (?).
However, my TFT claims to have HDCP on the DVI input, so if there is a way to test anything without the bluray drive, let me know.

Sorry if I can't be of much help...

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:58 am

Well i'm hooked up to my sony 32s2520 lcd tv via hdmi. Runs fine with all media except bluray.
According to sony ALL hdmi connections on their HD Ready tvs are by default hdcp enabled so i guess the TV got hdcp.
On the bluray forum i saw i few people with the exact same problem. Some fixed it by using anydvd HD and others updated powerdvd 8 ultra to the latest build.
I think i will reverse my driver install from catalyst 8.7 to Asus catalyst 8.3 because the asus driver is the only one which detects my chipset correctly (x1250). The other drivers detect x1200 which is not correct in my opinion and even the cyberlink BD advisor tool doesnt recognise the x1200 chipset.
So maybe its the driver.
Will be testing this late afternoon.

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:06 am

....so if there is a way to test anything without the bluray drive, let me know.

Sorry if I can't be of much help...

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The only thing i know of is to run the cyberlink BD advisor tool. Its a program that scans the computer for hardware and drivers.

http://www.cyberlink.com/english/suppor ... gnosis.jsp

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:46 am

Well i reversed the 8.7 driver back to 8.3 driver and now the catalyst software reports the chipset as X1250 as it should be.
Haven't tested it via the hdmi connection but i connected my tv over VGA and the bluray film started to play! And in HD! (downsacled form 1080p to 1366x768). So i guess there isn't any ICT flag active on the disc?
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=39457
So according to the above link we can watch HD movies using analog connection until the movies have active ICT flags....
Right now my htpc isn't fast enough for my bluray movie (Tristan and Isolde --- VC1 codec) but thats easily solved

Big Pimp Daddy · Post by **Big Pimp Daddy** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:01 pm

Sjokoprins; I just bought two of those LG combo drives and have had no end of trouble getting them to work properly. To get them (one in my main rig ,see sig, and one in a m2a-vm hdmi + X2 BE2300 rig) working I had to update the drive firmware to the latest version, update the graphics card drivers and get the highest version number of Cyberlink PowerDVD 7 (version 8 doesn't play nicely apparently). Now Blu-Ray works great at 1080p through HDMI, though HD-DVD is another matter...

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:39 am

Ok thanx, will try again with latest drivers and firmware update. Right now i got other problems: i swapped the cpu for a x2 5000+ to see if its fast enough for VC1 and suddenly BD advisor tool says vid driver is incorrect and also my digital tv tuners doesnt work anymore (drm related).
So i have to deal with these things first.
Always problems when switching to other chipset or cpu or even the Via firewire chip (had digital tv stuttering).
I put in a new firewire card and the tuner worked again (although its the same Via firewire chip :/).
I wonder if these thing happened when i had Vista Retail version instead of the Oem version....

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:51 am

Got the bluray working again but only via analog connection.
I deleted the DRM folder in c:\program data\microsoft\windows and after that got my digital tv working again and all the problems with powerdvd 8 were gone too. Guess u have to be carefull with microsoft drm and vista.
I will try to update to catalyst 8.7 and then check the hdmi output next week.
Anyway Tristran and Isolde looks pretty good!

darkbulb · Post by **darkbulb** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:46 am

Sorry about the delayed response..

So I ran Cyberlink BD advisor tool, and it says I have no hardware decoder

. That's with BIOS 1803 and both Catalyst 8.6 and 8.7.
It also says Video Connection Type: Digital (without HDCP), although i know my display is HDCP certified for the DVI input.

Do I need to have the HDMI board connected in order to have hw acceleration or something? I don't really need to play hd content right now (not 1080p anyway), so it's not a big deal, but it would be nice to know it's available if needed...

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:16 am

You dont need the hdmi add-on card to watch HD via DVI i think. Havent tested it without the hdmi card so cant say for sure.
Another stupid thing i noticed: after installing catalyst 8.7 i cannot switch display 1 (vga) to display 2 (hdmi). Normally i clone my desktop and then switch the primary with the secondary display but when i want to clone display 1 it says if i want to extend the hdtv to my second display and i cannot clone anymore....aaaarg.
So still havent figured it out if i can watch bluray over the hdmi.

Sjokoprins · Post by **Sjokoprins** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:23 am

Ok i installed the driver that came with the motherboard (8.3). After that catalyst detected my chipset as X1250.
So i ran BD advisor and every light went green! Also digital connection (hdcp enabled). Nice!
SO after that i started the bluray movie....after few seconds i get an error: 0104 failed to detect graphics connector type......
I am REALLY lost.
Maybe the only option is to buy a standalone graphics card.

dhanson865 · Post by **dhanson865** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:22 pm

2001 BIOS for M2A-VM
Fix the problem that "Usable Memory" is unable to be detected completely if using 4G memory and AMD triple CPU.

2001 BIOS for M2A-VM/HDMI
Fix the problem that "Usable Memory" is unable to be detected completely if using 4G memory and AMD triple CPU.

Both BIOS versions released Aug 18th 2008

seemingly.random · Post by **seemingly.random** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:15 am

Tried 2001 bios on a m2a-vm and it didn't resolve a problem vista32 reports in eventVwr about an unusable timer. Says to enable it in bios but there's no option for it - other than HPET which is enabled.

This version adds an option for cpu c1e support - don't remember seeing that in previous versions.

dhanson865 · Post by **dhanson865** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:46 pm

Sep 12 2008 release

2101 BIOS for M2A-VM
Fix AM2 6500+ Dual Core CPU's L2 cache information may be detected incorrectly.

for a CPU that isn't currently available for retail sale in the US.

dhanson865 · Post by **dhanson865** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:11 am

BIOS 5001
Beta Bios for Supporting AM3 CPUs

Dunno if I will but I'm at least considering putting a quad core in my M2A-VM to replace the old dual core 4200+ that I have.