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1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot

This motherboard supports PCI

Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards

and other cards that comply with the

PCI Express speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure

shows a network card installed on the

PCI Express x1 slot.

1.8.4 PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards such as

a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and

other cards that comply with PCI

speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a

LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

1.8.6 AGP slot

The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP8X/4X cards.

When you buy an AGP card, make sure that you ask for one with +1.5V

speciﬁcation. Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that

they ﬁt the AGP slot on your motherboard.

Install only 1.5 V or 0.8 V AGP cards on this motherboard! 3.3V AGP

cards are not supported in this motherboard.

-X

A8V-X Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Keyed for 1.5v

Summary of Contents for A8V-X

Page 1: ...Motherboard A8V X ...

Page 2: ...TICULAR 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 SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ...Before you proceed 1 6 1 5 Motherboard overview 1 7 1 5 1 Placement direction 1 7 1 5 2 Screw holes 1 7 1 5 3 Motherboard layout 1 8 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 9 1 6 1 Overview 1 9 1 6 2 Installling the CPU 1 9 1 6 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 11 1 7 System memory 1 13 1 7 1 Overview 1 13 1 7 2 Memory Conﬁgurations 1 13 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 16 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 16 1 8 Expa...

Page 4: ...Update utility 2 8 2 2 BIOS setup program 2 11 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen 2 12 2 2 2 Menu bar 2 12 2 2 3 Navigation keys 2 12 2 2 4 Menu items 2 13 2 2 5 Sub menu items 2 13 2 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 2 13 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 13 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 13 2 2 9 General help 2 13 2 3 Main menu 2 14 2 3 1 System Time 2 14 2 3 2 System Date 2 14 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 14 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Mas...

Page 5: ...t 2 28 2 5 5 APM Conﬁguration 2 29 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor 2 31 2 6 Boot menu 2 32 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 32 2 6 2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 2 33 2 6 3 Security 2 34 2 7 Exit menu 2 37 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Installing an operating system 3 2 3 2 Support CD information 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers menu 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities menu 3 4 3 2 4 Manual 3 5 3 2 5 ASUS Con...

Page 6: ...ause 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 the...

Page 7: ...ould interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in 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 add...

Page 8: ...pter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ...

Page 9: ...uctions that you MUST follow to complete a task Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with ...

Page 10: ...kets support ECC non ECC unbufferred 400 333 266 MHz DDR memory modules Supports up to 4 GB system memory 1 x AGP 8X slot 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots VIA VT8251 Southbridge supports 2 x Utral DMA 133 100 66 33 connectors for up to four IDE devices 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb s with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD ADI AD1986A SoundMAX 6 channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S PDIF out port Supports Au...

Page 11: ... 2 0 connectors for four additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x GAME MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel high deﬁnition audio connector Internal audio CD AUX connectors System panel connector ATX power supply with 20 pin and 4 pin 12 V plugs ATX 12 V 2 0 compliant ATX form factor 12 in x 8 3 in 30 5 cm x 21 0 cm Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Live Update Utility Antivirus softw...

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Page 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...therboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS A8V X motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O ...

Page 15: ... is a high speed low latency point to point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster than other existing technologies AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed voltage and amount of...

Page 16: ... 1 19 for details ADI SoundMAX High Definition audio The onboard 6 channel AD1986A High Deﬁnition audio CODEC enables high quality audio which automatically detects and identiﬁes what type of peripherals are plugged into the audio I O jacks It also notiﬁes the user of inappropriate connection See pages 1 26 and 1 27 for details S PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S PDIF Out fun...

Page 17: ...tem hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU previous setting for each parameter ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system No need to use a DOS based utility or boot from a ﬂopp...

Page 18: ...enever 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 detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LEDs The motherboard comes with a green st...

Page 19: ...y and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 1 5 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard 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 2 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circl...

Page 20: ...3 PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In F_USB12 RJ 45 Top USB3 USB4 Bottom GAME DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 ITE IT8712F A AD1986A Socket 939 CPU_FAN VIA VT8251 PRI_IDE RTL8201CL SATA2 SATA4 SPDIF_O...

Page 21: ...4 X2 AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Sempron processor The 128 bit wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32 bit or 64 bit wide data paths Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a speciﬁc corner on the ...

Page 22: ...U 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 ﬁts in place The CPU ﬁts only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks o...

Page 23: ...le base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Your boxed CPU heatsi...

Page 24: ...place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base 5 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly ﬁts the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place...

Page 25: ...patibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR400 Qualiﬁed Vendors List on Page 1 15 for details If you installed four 1 GB memory modules the system may detect less than 3GB of total memory because of address space allocation for other critical functions This limitation applies to Windows XP 32 bit version operating system since it does not suppo...

Page 26: ... pairs For dual channel conﬁguration 3 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets OR install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 blue sockets Sockets Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Single channel 1 Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated ...

Page 27: ...C ECC V V V 512MB SAMSUNG M381L6423ETM CCC SAMSUNG DS K4H560838E TCCC ECC V V V 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223ETM CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC V V 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223FTN CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838F TCCC V V 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423FTN CCC SAMSUNG DS K4H560838F TCCC V V V 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6523BTM CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H510838B TCCC V V 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264AG 40BCB MICRON SS MT46V32M8TG 5BC V V V 512MB...

Page 28: ...ing clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 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 matches the break on the socket 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 ...

Page 29: ...ector 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 the card by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for information...

Page 30: ... Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices 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 between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C...

Page 31: ...nd other cards that comply with PCI speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 1 8 6 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot supports AGP8X 4X cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V speciﬁcation Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that they ﬁt the AGP slot on your motherboard Install only 1 5 V or 0 8 V AGP cards on th...

Page 32: ... pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 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 to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not nee...

Page 33: ...r from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up The total cu...

Page 34: ...le below for the LAN port LED indications SPEED LED LED LAN port SPEED LAN port LED indications 4 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 5 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker 6 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone SPEED LED Status Description GREEN Right 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Left 100 Mbps connection R...

Page 35: ...ces 10 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 11 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 1 Floppy disk 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 th...

Page 36: ...ra DMA 133 100 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives you must conﬁgure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings The Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cab...

Page 37: ...AID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD is available only if you are using Windows 2003 Server Windows XP Windows 2000 Install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 when using Serial ATA For detailed instructions on how to conﬁgure RAID 0 RAID1 RAID0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD refer to the RAID manual in the support CD A8V X A8V X SATA Connectors SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND ...

Page 38: ...t 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors A8V X A8V X Fan Connectors CHA_...

Page 39: ...separately 8 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports high deﬁnition audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector A8V X A8V X 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 A8V...

Page 40: ...W is recommended for a fully conﬁgured system Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to ins...

Page 41: ...diting audio ﬁles The USB GAME port module is purchased separately A8V X GAME Connector GAME 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 5V A8V X 11 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for an additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the ba...

Page 42: ...arnings Hard disk drive activity Red 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or ﬂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD Power Soft off button Yellow 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT O...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...ironment a Insert a 1 44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment 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 sta...

Page 45: ...ard and rename the same to A8V X ROM 2 Save the BIOS ﬁle to a ﬂoppy disk then restart the system 3 Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive When the correct BIOS ﬁle is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done EZFl...

Page 46: ...current BIOS ﬁle 3 Press Enter The utility copies the current BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk A afudos oOLDBIOS1 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬂash done A Main ﬁlename Extension name 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in D...

Page 47: ...served WARNING Do not turn off power during ﬂash BIOS Reading ﬁle done Erasing ﬂash done Search bootblock version 0 100 A afudos iA8V X ROM 4 The utility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the BIOS Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure Write the BIOS ﬁlename on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS ﬁlename at the DOS prompt A afudos...

Page 48: ... the following message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy found Reading ﬁle A8V X ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When found the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and start...

Page 49: ...ically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading ﬁle A8V X ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When no ...

Page 50: ...ou to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS ﬁle Download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS ﬁle Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Updat...

Page 51: ...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 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 52: ...date 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 53: ... 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 Del 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 make...

Page 54: ...ettings Power For changing the advanced power management APM conﬁguration Boot For changing the system boot conﬁguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Navigat...

Page 55: ... when there are items that do not ﬁt on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS...

Page 56: ... 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 05 07 2004 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Maste...

Page 57: ... LS 120 or MO drive Conﬁguration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode 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 Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto th...

Page 58: ...Build Date 09 06 05 Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3200 Speed 2000 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 512MB PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Conﬁguration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Conﬁguration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Tech...

Page 59: ...nﬁguration Chipset Onboard Devices Conﬁguration PCI PnP 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration Conﬁg System Frequency Voltage CPU FSB Frequency 200 MHz Adjust CPU FSB Frequency CPU FSB Frequency XXX value is auto detected Indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed The value of thi...

Page 60: ... options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to conﬁgure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Conﬁguration options HiSpeed Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand off support Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If...

Page 61: ...B Cache L2 512KB Current FSB Multiplier 10x Cool N Quiet Disabled Enabled Disabled Cool N Quiet Cool NʼQuiet Disabled Enables or disables the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet technology feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled NorthBridge Conﬁguration AGP Bridge VIA K8T800 Pro Conﬁguration SouthBridge VIA VT8251 Conﬁguration HyperTransport Conﬁguration 2 4 4 Chipset The items in this menu show the chipset ...

Page 62: ...MHz 200 MHz 216 MHz 233 MHz 250 MHz MCT Timing Mode Auto Allows you to set the MCT timing mode Conﬁguration options Auto Manual Memory Conﬁguration Memclock Mode Auto MCT Timing Mode Manual CAS Latency CL Auto TRAS 8 CLK TRP 4 CLK TRCD 4 CLK TRRD Auto TRC Auto TRFC Auto TRWT Auto User Conﬁg Mode Auto Burst Length 4 Beats CAS Latency CL Auto Sets the CAS Latency Conﬁguration options Auto 2 0 2 5 3 ...

Page 63: ...Auto Sets the TRFC Conﬁguration options Auto 9T 10T 11T 12T 13T 14T 15T 16T 17T 18T 19T 20T 21T 22T 23T 24T TRWT 4 CLK Sets the TRWT Conﬁguration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK User Conﬁg Mode Auto Sets the user conﬁg mode Conﬁguration options Auto Manual Read Preamble 9 5ns Sets the read preamble Conﬁguration options 2 0ns 2 5ns 3 0ns 3 5ns 4 0ns 4 5ns 5 0ns 5 5ns 6 0ns 6 5ns 7 ...

Page 64: ...the DRAM ECC Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled ECC Conﬁguration DRAM ECC Enable Disabled L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled The following items appear only when the DRAM ECC Enable is set to Enabled MCA DRAM ECC Logging Disabled Enables or disables the MCA DRAM ECC logging Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled ECC Chip Kill Disabled Enables or disables the ECC Chip Kill fu...

Page 65: ...G SCRUB Disabled Disables or sets the DRAM BG SCRUB Conﬁguration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled Disables or sets the L2 Cache BG Scrub Conﬁguration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0u...

Page 66: ...isables the onchip LAN controller Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled LAN OptionROM Execute Disabled Enables or disables the onchip LAN option ROM execute controller This item appears only when the LAN Controller item is Enabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled OnChip Audio Select HD Audio Disables or sets the high deﬁnition audio feature Conﬁguration options Disabled HD Audio Graphics Aper...

Page 67: ...ial Port1 base address Conﬁguration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port1 Mode Normal Allows you to select the Serial Port1 mode This item appears only when the Serial Port1 item is not Disabled Conﬁguration options Normal IrDA ASK IR LDT to AGP Local Frequency 1000 MHz LDT to AGP Local Upstream 16 BIT LDT to AGP Width Downstream 16 BIT HyperTransport Conﬁguration LDT to AGP Loc...

Page 68: ...t the Parallel Port ECP DMA Conﬁguration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 EPP Version 1 9 Allows selection of the Parallel Port EPP version This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP Conﬁguration options 1 9 1 7 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Conﬁguration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game Port Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Game port Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Onboard MID...

Page 69: ...e PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx assigned to PCI Device When set to PCI Device the speciﬁc IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Conﬁguration options PCI Device Reserved Take caution when changing the settings of...

Page 70: ...voke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Conﬁguration options No Yes 2 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 speciﬁcations Conﬁguration options No Yes 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Speciﬁc Integrated Circuit ASIC When set ...

Page 71: ...on Resume On LAN Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Restore On AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on ...

Page 72: ... when the Resume On KBC item is Enabled Conﬁguration options Any Key Speciﬁc Key Wake Up Password Sets the wake up password This item appears only when the Wake Up Password item is set to Speciﬁc Key Key in your desired password then press Enter Resume On By 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 po...

Page 73: ...ish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the ﬁeld shows N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the ...

Page 74: ...n Security 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 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 Conﬁguration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exi...

Page 75: ... When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Conﬁguration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on ...

Page 76: ...ed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Chassis Intrusion Control Disabled Enter to change password Enter again to disabled password Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The 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 S...

Page 77: ...t this item to set or change the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User 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 promp...

Page 78: ...S checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Conﬁguration options Setup Always Chassis Intrusion Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the chassis intrusion control feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 79: ...ng your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a conﬁrmation window appears Select Ok to save changes and exit 2 7 Exit menu Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from thi...

Page 80: ...2 38 Chapter 2 BIOS setup ...

Page 81: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 82: ...tall 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 in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information Make sure that you install Wind...

Page 83: ...ver VIA PCI IRQ Miniport driver Make VIA 8251 RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create a RAID driver disk for the VIA 8251 RAID conﬁguration SoundMAX Audio Driver Installs the ADI SoundMAX audio controller and application VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Installs the VIA Fast Ethernet LAN driver that provides up to 10 100 Mbps data transfer rates USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 drive...

Page 84: ... 0 is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates ASUS Update Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make ...

Page 85: ...penning the manual ADOBE Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver Bring life to your computer screen by installing the ASUS screen saver Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Software Installs the ASUS AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet software ...

Page 86: ...3 6 Chapter 3 Software support 3 2 5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

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