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Chapter 5: Software reference

Device Summary

Shows a summary of devices in your
PC.

DMI Explorer

Shows information pertinent to the
PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed,
and internal/external frequencies,
and memory size.

Utility

Lets you run programs outside of the
ASUS Probe modules. To run a
program, click Execute Program.

Memory

Shows the PC’s memory load,
memory usage, and paging file
usage.

Summary of Contents for A7S333

Page 1: ...Motherboard A7S333 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com or through any of the means indicated on the following page ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND...

Page 3: ...n BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup How to change system settings using onboard BIOS firmware Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are supplied Chapter 5 Software support A summary of contents on the motherboard support CD ROM Appendix and Glossary Optional components and technical definitions Index Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform set up tasks properly take ...

Page 4: ...re information 1 2 1 Motherboard installation 7 2 1 1 Placement direction 7 2 1 2 Screw holes 7 2 2 1 Layout contents 9 2 3 Before you proceed 11 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 12 2 4 1 Overview 12 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 13 2 5 System memory 14 2 5 1 Overview 14 2 5 2 Memory configurations 15 2 5 3 DDR333 DIMM Qualified Vendor List 15 2 5 4 Installing a DIMM 16 2 6 Expansion slots 17 2 6 1 Inst...

Page 5: ...ary Master Slave 51 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 55 4 4 Advanced Menu 57 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 59 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 61 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 63 4 5 Power Menu 67 4 5 1 Power Up Control 69 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 71 4 6 Boot Menu 72 4 7 Exit Menu 74 Chapter 5 Software support 77 5 1 Install an operating system 77 5 2 Support CD information 77 5 3 A7S333 Motherboard Support CD 78 5 4 ASU...

Page 6: ...rcuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the voltage available in your area If the power supply is broken contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operational safety Before installing the motherboard and adding new devices carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before use ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables arenotdamaged Ifyoudet...

Page 7: ... cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which t...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 10: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 11: ...SDRAM High resolution graphics via an AGP 4X slot Digital Audio Interface for 3D sound 6 USB ports UltraDMA 100 data rates The A7S333 is the perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing 1 1 Package contents Check your A7S333 package for the following items ASUS A7S333 motherboard ATX form factor 12 in x 8 6 in ASUS A7S333 support CD ASUS 2 port USB module 80 conductor ribbon cable ...

Page 12: ...66MHz DDR 2 1 GB s for 133MHz DDR and 1 6GB s for 100MHz DDR SDRAM UltraDMA 100 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA100 66 33 PIO Modes 3 4 Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives Multi I O Chipset Offers complete support...

Page 13: ...monitored by the ASIC through the CPU s internal thermal diode to prevent overheating and damage The CPU and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components ACPI Ready Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Man...

Page 14: ...mart Card Connector 15 USB Headers Ports 4 5 16 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector green 25 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector purple 33 1 Parallel Port 26 1 Game MIDI Port Optional 27 2 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 31 USB Connectors Ports 0 1 32 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor 19 Special Feature Onboard LED 14 Audio Features on audio models only SPDIF Digital Audio Connector 20 6 CH Audio Controller 22 1 ASUS Fr...

Page 15: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard user guide 5 1 4 1 Component Locations 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 31 33 1 2 3 17 21 7 4 6 8 5 9 15 19 18 22 23 10 12 16 11 13 20 24 14 ...

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Page 17: ...Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 18: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 19: ...sis Refer to the image below It may be more convenient to install major cables the CPU and modular components before fixing the motherboard inside the case frame 2 1 2 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis CAUTION Do not overtighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard WA...

Page 20: ...ntroller SPDIF FP_LO_SWR PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In PANEL CHA_FAN AFPANEL SMB SMARTCON ATX Power Connector Super I O DSW 2Mbit Firmware Hub IEEE1394_1 SiS 745 Chipset USBPWR_12 KBPWR USB_34 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 4 5 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 JEN AUDIO_EN IEEE1394_2 IEEE1394_3 USB_56 USBPWR_56 PARALLEL PORT...

Page 21: ..._12 p 28 UniversalSerialBus Ports 0 1 2 Twox 4 pinfemale 4 LPT p 28 Parallel Port 25 pin female 5 COM1 COM2 p 28 Serial Ports Two x 9 pin male 6 GAME_AUDIO p 29 Game MIDI Ports Gold 15 pin Optional 7 AUDIO p 29 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO Optional 8 IDE_LED p 30 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 9 FLOPPY p 30 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin 10 PRI_ SEC_IDE p 31 IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pin 11 CPU_ P...

Page 22: ... Lead 3 1 pin 23 SPEAKER PANEL p 39 System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin 24 MLED PANEL p 39 System Message LED Lead 2 pin 25 SMI PANEL p 39 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin 26 PWRBTN PANEL p 39 ATX Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin 27 RESET PANEL p 39 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin ...

Page 23: ...e before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges and do not to touch the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the po...

Page 24: ...thlon XP processors with QuantiSpeed data processing large data caches 3D enhancements and 266Mhz bus speeds A7S333 A7S333 Socket A AMD CPU CPU NOTCH LOCK CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER LEVER Each AMD CPU has a marked corner This corner is usually indicated with a notch and or a golden square or triangle Refer to this indicator while orienting the CPU See the next section for installation details A fan...

Page 25: ...lever upwards The socket lever must be fully opened 90 to 100 degrees 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 NOTE Do not neglect to set the correct Bus Frequency and leave the CPU Multiple setting at default to avoid start up problems CAUTION Take care not to scrape...

Page 26: ...ts are available for both 266MHz PC2100 or 200MHz PC1600 DDR DIMMs to form a memory size of 64MB to 3GB Only two 2 DIMMs will support 333MHz PC2700 if more than two 333MHz DIMMs are installed the system automatically reverts to a maximum speed of 266MHz A7S333 A7S333 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins CAUTION DIMMs are keyed to fit into notches with only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM in...

Page 27: ...wing table lists the PC2700 DDR333 memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Model Type Size Nanya NT5DS16M8AT 6 PC2700 256MB Samsung K4H280838D TCB3 PC2700 128MB Samsung K4H280838D TCB3 PC2700 256MB Micron MT8VDDT1664AG 335B1 PC2700 128MB Micron MT16VDDT3264AG 335B1 PC2700 256MB KINGMAX MPMA82D 68KX3 PC2700 128MB KINGMAX MPM62D 68KX3 PC2700 256MB Use ...

Page 28: ...actly match the notches in the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place 2 5 4 Installing a DIMM CAUTION 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 Unlocked Retaining Clip Locked Retaining Clip ...

Page 29: ...R slot The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bra...

Page 30: ...upt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usua...

Page 31: ... fit the AGP slot on your motherboard Below is an example of a 1 5V AGP card CAUTION To avoid damaging your AGP AGP Pro graphics card your computer s power supply should be unplugged before inserting your graphics card into the slot 2 6 3 PCI slots Five 32 bit PCI slots are available on this motherboard The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply w...

Page 32: ...m card called an AMR Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s system chipset This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solution at an incredibly low cost There are two types of AMR one defined as primary and another defined as secondary You can only use primary AMRs with this motherboard NOTE An AMR is not included with this motherboard A7S333 A7S333 Audio...

Page 33: ...and switches on the motherboard allow you to change some feature settings to suit your customized system configuration Motherboard Frequency Settings DSW Switches The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DSW switches The illustration below shows the default position 1 JumperFree Mode 3 pin JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows proce...

Page 34: ... 4 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU DRAM and the PCI bus permiting selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock and the DRAM memory speed A7S333 A7S333 CPU External Frequency Selection DSW CPU DRAM 100MHz 100MHz ON 1 2 3 4 133MHz 133MHz ON 1 2 3 4 133MHz 100MHz ON 1 2 3 4 100MHz 133MHz ON 1 2 3 4 133MHz 166MHz ON 1 2 3 4 Frequency Table DSW CPU DRAM...

Page 35: ...h disables keyboard power up To enable keyboard power up change the jumper to 2 3 5VSB The keyboard Spacebar can be used to power up the computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead The computer will not power ON if you set this to 2 3 but do not have the correct ATX power supply NOTE This jumper must be set in conjunction with Wake On PS2 KB P...

Page 36: ... all computers have the appropriate power supply The USBPWR_12 jumper activates device wake up on the rear panel USB ports The USBPWR_34 jumper activates internal header USB_34 and the USBPWR_56 jumper activates header USB_56 NOTE This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system does not power up The tota...

Page 37: ...er and to adjust output for 4 or 6 speaker audio No audio standard exists for the three pick up surfaces on male audio jacks therefore it may be necessary to switch jumpers from the default position 1 2 to 2 3 in order to reroute signals among the internal leads in the Line In Line Out Mic female sockets 6 Audio Setting 3 pin Audio_En The onboard 6 channel audio chip may be enabled or disabled usi...

Page 38: ...ell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Remove the jumper cap from the Normal position and place it on the 1 2 Clear CMOS position After 5 seconds replace the jumper cap to the Normal position 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup ...

Page 39: ...vailable to expansion cards See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector does not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or po...

Page 40: ... or other serial devices To enable these ports see Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for the settings 4 Parallel Port Burgundy 25 pin LPT You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration Universal Serial Bus USB 2 USB 1 COM2 COM1 Serial Ports 9 pin Male Parallel Port 25 pin Female NOTE S...

Page 41: ... tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone NOTE The functions of the audio connectors Line Out Line In and Mic change when the 6 channel audio feature is enabled Refer to Chapter 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Game MIDI 15 pin Female 6 Game MIDI Ports Gold 15 pin GAME_AUDIO audio model only This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playi...

Page 42: ... connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged A7S333 A7S333 IDE Activity LED TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDE_LED A7S333 NOTE Orient...

Page 43: ...your UltraDMA100 66 device hard disk drive If a second hard disk drive is connected youmay reset its jumper to Slave or Master Slave mode Non UltraDMA100 66 devices should be connected to the secondary IDE connector BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu UltraDMA100 is backward compatible with DMA66 33 and with all with existing DMA devices and systems IMPORTANT UltraDMA100 IDE dev...

Page 44: ...nector ensuring that the black wire matches the ground pin Use the Rotation signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal You can monitor the Rotations Per Minute RPM using ASUS PC Probe see 5 Software Support A7S333 A7S333 12 Volt Fan Connectors PWR_FAN CPU_FAN GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V CHA_FAN GND Rotation 12V WARNING Make sure to connect the fan cables to the fan conn...

Page 45: ...iew Back View 5V IRTX IRRX NC GND AFPANEL 12 ASUS iPanel Infrared Connector 24 1 pin AFPANEL This connector supports an optional ASUS iPanel an easy to access drive bay with front I O ports status LEDs and space reserved for a hard disk drive Alternatively if not using anASUS iPanel connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector for wireless transmitti...

Page 46: ...s multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enable each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer A7S333 A7S333 ATX Power Connectors ATXPWR 3 3VDC 12 0VDC GND PS_ON GND GND GND 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC GND 5 0VDC GND 5 0VDC GND 5VSB IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX 12V power supply minimum recommended wattage 230W can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby...

Page 47: ...ctor It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card A7S333 A7S333 Internal Audio Connectors MODEM Modem In Ground Modem Out Ground CD Black AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground A7S333 A7S333 Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA ...

Page 48: ...dates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial health care telephony or traveling services through a Smart Card user interface software When using this connector configure the UART2 UseAs parameter in BIOS to set UART2 for use with Smart Card See section 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for details 18 IEEE 1394 Header Three x 8 pin IEEE1394_1 2 3 Option...

Page 49: ...nel are inadequate two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors Connect a 2 port USB connector set to a USB header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis The USB connector set is optional and does not come with the motherboard package A7S333 1 5 6 10 NC GND USBP4 USBP4 USB Power GND USBP5 USBP5 USB Power 1 5 6 10 NC GND USBP2 USBP2 USB Power GND USBP3 USB...

Page 50: ...r a headphone If you connect the Intel Front Panel audio cable to the FP_AUDIO connector see page 35 then remove the caps from these two jumpers to permit automatic switching of audio signals between the rear panel Line Out jack and the Intel audio cable A7S333 A7S333 LINE_IN Connector FP_LINE_IN AGND BLINE_LIN_L ALINE_LIN_L BLINE_IN_R LINE_IN_R IMPORTANT The motherboard ships with Jumper caps ove...

Page 51: ...hing to suspend mode or Green mode in which system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 26 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button switches the system between ON and SLEEP...

Page 52: ...40 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 Powering up ...

Page 54: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 55: ... standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check...

Page 56: ...u can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 95 98 2000 XP click the Start button click Shut Down then click the OK button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...

Page 58: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 59: ...represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH Enter to run AFLASH 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk IMPORTANT If the word unknown appears after Fl...

Page 60: ...pter 4 BIOS Setup 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter ...

Page 61: ...OS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update 4 1 2 Updating BIOS procedures CAUTION Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will s...

Page 62: ...lashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file t...

Page 63: ...cord them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete 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 o...

Page 64: ...r The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from any where in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu Left or Right arrow Selects the menu...

Page 65: ...window press Enter or Esc Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move from ...

Page 66: ... year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2084 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A B 1 44M 3 5 in 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 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanes...

Page 67: ...ay be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details CAUTION Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplie...

Page 68: ...key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured User Type HDD Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for the drive Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information NOTE After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utilit...

Page 69: ...This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the...

Page 70: ...crease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress U...

Page 71: ...eyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ...

Page 72: ...are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to ...

Page 73: ... field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and external frequency Set this field in conjunction with CPU Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU Configuration options 5 0X 14 0X CPU PCI Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external freque...

Page 74: ...f a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at s...

Page 75: ...the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM SDRAM RAS Active Time 6T This item controls the clocks after issuing an active command to the SDRAM 4 4 1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration By SPD This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory modules that you are using The default setting is By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading...

Page 76: ...rt this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB Configuration options Disabled Enabled MA Cmd leado...

Page 77: ...tion options R W Read Only Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use Standard Infrared Disabled This field assigns the UART2 to the infrared Configuration options Disabl...

Page 78: ...nal parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field configures the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration option...

Page 79: ...show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability Primary VGA BIOS PCI VGA Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration op...

Page 80: ...Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Enabled This parameter enables or disables the onboard Modem controller Keep the setting Enabled if you wish to use the onboard Modem feature Set this field to Disabled if you installed a PCI LAN card Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 3 1 Onboard PCI Devices Control ...

Page 81: ...ach field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes ...

Page 82: ...is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA device is using the channel instead Configuration options No ICU Yes TSM MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows yout to set the base address and block size of an onboard legacy ISA device that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range With such a device select a base address from the options If an ICU is already in us...

Page 83: ...et to Max Saving system power is conserved to its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMPORTANT You should install the Advanced Power Man...

Page 84: ...DE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min ACPI Suspend to RAM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable theACPI Suspend to RAM feature To support this feature the 5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more...

Page 85: ... Disabled Enabled Power Up On PCI Card Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI modem This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power Up On USB Disabled When set to Enabled the system through a network or a USB connection This feature requires an ATX power supply that...

Page 86: ...upply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ...

Page 87: ...rdware monitor automatically detects the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 5VSB 3VSB The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setu...

Page 88: ...ard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS 120 ZIP ATAPIMO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in ...

Page 89: ...allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the flo...

Page 90: ...n you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit Discarding Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date syst...

Page 91: ...g the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make fu...

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Page 93: ...Chapter 5 Software support ...

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Page 95: ... this chapter to install the software and drivers contained in the support CD NOTE Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 5 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that e...

Page 96: ...programs install automatically Refer to 6 Software Reference for operating instructions 5 3 2 Available Installation Menus Drivers SiS AGP Driver Installs the display drivers C Media PCI Audio Driver and Application Installs the drivers for the C Media Audio Driver and the sound system to support the C Media Audio Chip and HRTF 3D Audio circuitry ITE GSM Editor Installs the GSM SIM card editing ap...

Page 97: ...io and other special functions PC Cillin 2000 Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View online help for more information ADOBE Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Install Cyberlink Video and Audio A...

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Page 99: ...rnal frequencies through the DMI Explorer 5 4 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the ic...

Page 100: ... the PC s temperature Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC s fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 101: ...current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the thresho...

Page 102: ...plorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 103: ...ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring ...

Page 104: ...sUpdate 2 Select an update method 3 If you selected downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or clickAuto Select 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a f...

Page 105: ...cations to match true internet source colors with the color displayed on the monitor Simply run the setup program from the start menu and follow the instructions on the various setup test screens 5 6 1 3Deep Color Tuning 2 Follow the instructions to manually adjust the brightness level of the monitor 3 Select the faintest of the three colors blue red and green 1 Select the type of monitor connecte...

Page 106: ...ning process is complete Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow the instructions 5 6 2 The 3Deep Control Panel Using the Windows Start button activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu The control panel offers access to the Color Wizard tuning program a Game Gamma setting and a Tweak slider for brightness adjus...

Page 107: ...k unblocking 5 7 1 Setting Up ITE GSM Editor Connect a smart card reader to the A7S333 refer to page 36 in Hardware Setup for the connector location Boot up the PC and enter BIOS press del to change the configuration to accept smart card hardware in the Advanced BIOS menu select the I O Device Configuration sub menu go to UART2 Function Selection and choose Smart Card Read save and exit Finish boo...

Page 108: ...is to use a conversion card slip the SIM chip into the conversion card and then insert it into the card reader 2 To access the phone book contained in the SIM card either click the chip icon 3 To edit data select the field and double click it or press Enter Type in the name and number Then click OK Or double click the SIM Card 5 To save data to the SIM chip click the save icon 4 The data appears i...

Page 109: ...on appears in front of the serial number indicated 3 Select Entry to Write into SIM Card and the program writes the selected data from the open file into the SIM card database Users can select multiple entries by pressing Ctrl and mouse selecting the data fields simultaneously Phone number entries may be comprised of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C or Pressing C commands the dialer to pause for three seconds ...

Page 110: ...d 2 Disable PIN Set Up This function is used to disable the personal identification number PIN set up It is effective only when the PIN set up is enabled and the SIM chip is not blocked Users should first enter the current PIN to disable the PIN set up If the correct PIN numbers are entered the SIM chip can be reset If three consecutive attempts to enter the PIN fail the SIM chip is automatically ...

Page 111: ...le types 5 8 1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE To start CyberLink Power Player click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink PowerPlayer SE and then click PowerPlayer 5 8 2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel Power Off Help Eject Minimize Zoom About Backstep Frame Backward Scan Stop Forward Scan Step Frame Next Previous Stop Configuration i Power CD Mode Shuffle Play Increa...

Page 112: ...g users to send them to friends or family members across the Internet VLM 3 loads video messages from PC cameras digital camcorders analog camcorder via video capture cards or from an existing AVI video clips and captures audio messages from PC microphones Video and audio messages are encoded at a very high compressed rate in a real time mode From data input data conversion to sending video mails ...

Page 113: ...liant e mail system Consult your ISP or MIS staff for the E mail server IP address if you are not sure Click Next to continue 4 Then the Video Configuration screen shows up You may have to specify the video driver for VLM 3 if there are several video input devices installed Then configure the number of video frames to be captured per second Note that the more frames you choose the bigger the file ...

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Page 115: ...Glossary ...

Page 116: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 117: ...m and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos With this technology peripherals will also be able to activate the PC For example inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC which could then activate a lar...

Page 118: ...ral Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium III FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD processors Device Driver A device driver is a ...

Page 119: ...he phone system Network An interconnected computer system linked by telephone wires or other means OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests The OnNow design initiative involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft Window...

Page 120: ...way from the CPU control internal registers in the memory accept the request and lets the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect SPD is most like an ID detect for SDRAM module it using a EEPROM component on DIMM module for storing module configuration information inside The Serial Presenc...

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Page 122: ...ASUS A7S333 motherboard ...

Page 123: ...eep Codes 41 Boot Device Selection 72 Boot Up NumLock Status 55 Boot Virus Detection 73 C Central Processing Unit CPU 12 External Frequency 22 installation 13 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 58 Speed 57 Chip Configuration 59 Clear RTC RAM jumper 26 Communications and Networking Riser 20 Connectors Audio 29 Chassis Fan 32 CPU Fan 32 Floppy Disk Drive 9 30 35 Game MIDI 9 29 HDD LED 27 IDE 31 Internal Audio 35...

Page 124: ...Assignments 18 IRQ assignments 18 ITE GSM Editor 89 J JumperFree Mode 21 Jumpers Audio setting 25 Bass Center setting 25 Cleaer RTC RAM 26 CPU and DRAM DSW 22 Keyboard Wake Up 23 USB device wake up 24 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 55 Auto Repeat Rate 55 Connector 27 Features 55 Keyboard Wake Up jumper 23 L LAN Jumper Setting 24 Legacy Diskette 50 LiveUpdate 87 Using 87 M Motherboard layout 9 placem...

Page 125: ...earing 26 S SDRAM CAS Latency 59 Configuration 59 RAS to CAS Delay 59 Serial Ports 61 Connectors 28 slots AGP 19 CNR 20 PCI 19 Smart Card Reader 36 SMART Monitoring 54 SMBus Connector 34 Support CD 77 Welcome screen 77 System Date 50 System memory configurations 14 System Time 50 U UART2 63 Ultra DMA Mode 54 Universal Serial Bus USB 28 Ports 28 USB device wake up 24 USB Legacy Support 59 Using 3De...

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