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A7N8X-XE

User Guide

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Page 1: ...Motherboard A7N8X XE User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFIC...

Page 3: ...rboard layout 1 6 1 5 2 Placement direction 1 7 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Overview 1 8 1 6 2 Installing the CPU 1 8 1 7 System Memory 1 9 1 7 1 Overview 1 9 1 7 2 Memory conﬁgurations 1 9 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 11 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 11 1 8 Expansion Slots 1 12 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 12 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card 1 12 1 8 3 AGP slo...

Page 4: ...2 2 4 Advanced Menu 2 15 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration 2 15 2 4 2 USB ConﬁgurationMemory Conﬁguration 2 16 2 4 3 CPU Conﬁguration 2 17 2 4 4 Chipset 2 17 2 4 5 Onboard Devices Conﬁguration 2 21 2 4 6 PCIPnP 2 22 2 5 Power Menu 2 23 2 5 1 APM Conﬁguration 2 24 2 5 2 Hardware Monitor 2 26 2 6 Boot Menu 2 27 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 27 2 6 2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 2 28 2 6 3 Security 2 29 2 7...

Page 5: ...nt generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturerʼ s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning ...

Page 6: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualiﬁed service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product mak...

Page 7: ...lete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task About This Guide How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports It also lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes d...

Page 8: ...ency Selection from 200MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial COM1 port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 Mouse port green 1 x Audio I O port 1 x LAN RJ 45 port 1 x S PDIF Out Coaxial port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors 2 x USB connectors supports additional 4 USB ports 20 pin ATX power connector CD AUX a...

Page 9: ...change without notice Drivers ASUS PC Probe Anti Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate Userʼs Manual UltraDMA cable FDD cable I O shield SATA cable ATX 12 x 7 8 30 5cm x 19 8cm A7N8X XE Speciﬁcations Summary Support CD Accessary Form factor ...

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Page 11: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 12: ... for details 1 1 Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS A7N8X XE motherboard The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for t...

Page 13: ...IF out This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via an coaxial S PDIF out SONY PHILIPS Digital Interface jack it allows to transfer digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality See page 1 17 for details USB 2 0 technology USB 2 0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation components and peripherals ...

Page 14: ...OS based flash utility and bootable diskette required See page 2 6 for details ASUS C O P CPU Overheating Protection The ASUS C O P CPU Overheating Protection is a hardware protection circuit that automatically shuts down the system power before temperatures go high enough to permanently damage the CPU See page 2 26 for details C P R CPU Parameter Recall When the system hangs due to overclocking f...

Page 15: ... such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is...

Page 16: ...0 5cm 12 0in CPU_FAN DDR DIMMA1 64 bit 184 pin module USB34 FLOPPY Super I O 4Mb BIOS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB12 CD REALTEK RTL8201BL USB56 SATA2 MCP RAID CHA_FAN Socket 462 DDR DIMMA2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMMB1 64 bit 184 pin module nVidia nForce 2 Ultra 400 IDE2 AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 SATA1 USB78 PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O FSB_SEL0 FSB_SEL1 PS2USBPW CLRTC JR1JL1 FP_AUDIO C...

Page 17: ...erboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 3 Screw holes Place seven screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis A7N8X XE ...

Page 18: ... 1 Locate the CPU socket Open the socket by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket then lift the lever upwards to a 90 to 100 degree angle 2 Insert the CPU with the correct orientation The notched or golden corner of the CPU must be oriented toward the inner corner of the socket base nearest to the lever hinge The CPU should drop easily into place Do not force the CPU into the sock...

Page 19: ...d 1 GB DDR DIMMs to the sockets 1 DIMMs with more than 8 devices on each side of the module are not supported 2 Make sure the memory frequency and bus frequency setting in the BIOS are the same or set to Auto ensure system stability 3 A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 4 For optimum compatibility it is ...

Page 20: ...B HY DDR333 512 N A Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT J Pass Pass 256MB Corsair VS256MB400 N A Value select SS VS32M8 5 2B0409 Pass Pass Pass 256MB Corsair XMS3202v3 1 Inﬁneon SS HYB25D256807BT 5B Pass Pass Pass 512MB Corsair VS512MB400 N A Value select DS VS32M8 5 2B0402 Pass Pass 256MB Corsair VS256MB333 N A Samsung SS K4H5608380 TCB3 Pass Pass Pass 512MB Corsair XMS2702v3 1 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT6 Pass Pa...

Page 21: ... DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM notch Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A DDR DIMM is keyed with a...

Page 22: ... use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card conﬁgure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary B...

Page 23: ...I IRQ used by ACPI bus 10 ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steering 11 ACPI IRQ holder for PCI IRQ steering 12 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Primary IDE controller 15 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments otherwise conﬂicts will arise b...

Page 24: ...comply with PCI speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 1 8 3 AGP slot The motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot that supports 1 5 V 8X AGP graphics card Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that they ﬁt into the AGP slot A7N8X XE A7N8X XE Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v ...

Page 25: ...puter and unplug the power cord b Remove the onboard battery c Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 d Reinstall the battery e Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer f Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Please save all data before you exist Excep...

Page 26: ...r USB devices Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode A7N8X XE PS2USBPW A7N8X XE PS2 USB Device Wake up 5V 5VSB Default 1 2 2 3 1 This device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB keyboard and mouse devices otherwise the system will not power...

Page 27: ...nctions of the Line Out Line In and Microphone ports change when you select the 4 or 6 channel audio conﬁguration as shown in the following table 1 10 Connectors 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors 7 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 8 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for conn...

Page 28: ...isk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy 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 ﬂoppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to matc...

Page 29: ...tant notes on Serial ATA You must install Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP1 Windows 2003 or newer OS versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA interface is not supported when using Windows 98SE Me operating system Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do no...

Page 30: ...ectors Doing so will damage the motherboard A7N8X XE A7N8X XE USB 2 0 connectors USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 6 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card A7N8X XE A7N8X XE Internal audio connecto...

Page 31: ... this connector in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connector completely ﬁt If you will need to replace the power supply in the future make sure that your new ATX 12V power supply can provide 8 A on the 12 V lead and at least 1 A on the 5 V standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully conﬁgured system The system may bec...

Page 32: ... button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF System Management Interrupt 2 pin SMI This connector is for the chassis mounted suspend switch that allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or green mode...

Page 33: ...2 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 34: ...a Insert a 1 44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options ﬁeld then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a...

Page 35: ...o store the ﬁle The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown When the BIOS copy process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬂash done A 2 1 3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Th...

Page 36: ...rompt A afudos iA7N8X XE rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬁle done Erasing ﬂash done Writing ﬂash 0x0008CC00 9 Verifying ﬂash done A DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only What you see on your screen m...

Page 37: ...Free BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 When prompted place the ﬂoppy disk with the updated BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive 3 Follow the instructions in the previous section to update the BIOS Before using this utility prepare the ﬂoppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS The AFUDOS EXE utility is available from the support CD Before using the ASUS CrashFree BIOS feature on this motherboard you...

Page 38: ... 3 To launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle If the A7N8X XE ROM ﬁle is found in the ﬂoppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure User recovery requested Starting BIOS...

Page 39: ...rnet Service Provider ISP Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 3 Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or clic...

Page 40: ...ate BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Open 4...

Page 41: ...ss Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the ﬁrst two failed The Setup program is designed to...

Page 42: ...tems press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 2 2 2 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Navigation Key S Function Description Left or Right ar...

Page 43: ...ghlighted ﬁeld Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See 2 7 Exit menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Legacy Diskette B Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master System Information v02 58 C Copyrigh General help In addition to the Item He...

Page 44: ...K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in System Time 13 15 30 System Date Mon 05 16 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Primary IDE Master WDC WD2500JB 00FUA Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Second...

Page 45: ...de Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer f...

Page 46: ...nology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Ex...

Page 47: ...n 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration Select the target CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies higer than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranted to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc AI Overclock Tuner Auto CPU Frequency 166 FSB Spread Spectrum Disabled AGP Spread Spectrum Disable...

Page 48: ...rs Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu USB Conﬁguration To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Support Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the integrated USB controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Support Enabled Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled Legacy USB Support...

Page 49: ...t Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Internal Cache Disabled Allows you to enable and disable the CPU Internal Cache Conﬁguration options Disabled Write Thru Write Back BIOS SETUP UTILITY NorthBridge Conﬁguration SouthBridge Conﬁguration 2 4 4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the su...

Page 50: ...ican Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Primary Graphices Adapter PCI Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as a primary boot device Conﬁguration options PCI AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Conﬁguration options Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB BIOS SET...

Page 51: ...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Memory Clock Auto Allows you to set the Memory Clock Configuration options Auto 133MHz DDR266 166MHz DDR333 200MHz DDR400 DRAM Timing Auto Allows you to set the DRAM Timing Conﬁguration options Auto Manual TRAS 7 Allows you to set the TRAS Range 2 15 TRCD 4 Allows you to set the TRCD Range 2 7 TRP 2 Allows you to set the TRP Range 2 7 CAS La...

Page 52: ...e Mode Auto Allows you to enable and disable the MAC Bridge Mode Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled AC97 Audio Auto Allows you to enable and disable the AC97 Audio Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled Auto Modem CODEC Interface Auto Allows you to enable and disable the Modem CODEC Interface Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto OnBoard SATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable and dis...

Page 53: ...uration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP Allows you to select the Parallel Port...

Page 54: ...rating system conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Conﬁguration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register Conﬁguration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS d...

Page 55: ...post Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Conﬁguration options No Yes ACPI 2 0 Support Yes Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Conﬁguration and Power interface ACPI 2 0 speciﬁcations Conﬁguration options No Yes ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced conﬁguration and Power interface ACPI support in the Advanced Prog...

Page 56: ...Suspend Manual Throttle Ratio 50 Conﬁguration options 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 37 5 25 12 5 THRM throttle Ratio 50 Conﬁguration options 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 37 5 25 12 5 2 5 1 APM Conﬁguration Enable or disable APM Power Management APM Enabled Suspend Power Saving Type S1 Power Button Mode On Off Video Power Down Mode Suspend Hard disk Power Down Mode Suspend Manual Throttle Ratio 50 THRM throttle Ratio 50 ...

Page 57: ...he system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX pwer supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Restore on AC Power Loss ...

Page 58: ...f you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard that ﬁeld shows N A Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automa...

Page 59: ... device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the correspinding type menu 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device CDROM SM ASUS DVD 3rd Boot Device HDD PM WDC WD2500J 1st xxth Boot Device Removable Allows you to specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that apear on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the s...

Page 60: ...ptions Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Set this item to Enable to use the ASUS MyLogo feature AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Conﬁguration options Force BIOS Keep Current Boot From Network Disabled Allows you to boot from network Conﬁgurat...

Page 61: ...Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you su...

Page 62: ... on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your...

Page 63: ...it the BIOS Setup Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the BIOS Setup If you made changes to ﬁelds other than the system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this opt...

Page 64: ...3 Software Support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 65: ...pport CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented i...

Page 66: ...VIDIA winxp_2kIDE Driver to refer the uncompressed ﬁles C Mediaʼs Xear 3D Driver Install C Mediaʼs Xear 3D Driver USB 2 0 Driver Install USB 2 0 driver The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monit...

Page 67: ... viewing and printing documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sounds DirectX improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Anti Virus Utility The anti virus application scans identiﬁes and r...

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