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*Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

K8V-XE speciﬁcations summary

Overclocking

features

Special features

Manageability
Internal

connectors

Form Factor
Support CD

contents

Accessory

CPU Multiplier

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection), from 200 MHz up

to 300 MHz at 1MHz increment

C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

EZ Flash
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2

ASUS MyLogo™

ASUS EZ Flash
WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring
2 x USB 2.0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports

1 x CPU fan connector

1 x Chassis fan connectors

1 x S/PDIF Out connector

1 x 24-pin EPS 12V Power connector

1 x 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector

1 x CD Audio in connector

1 x Front panel audio connector

1 x System panel connector
ATX form factor: 12 in x 7.6 in (30.5 cm x 19 cm)
Device drivers

ASUS PC Probe II

ASUS Live Update utility

Anti-virus software
User’s Manual

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable

1 x FDD cable

1 x I/O shield

1 x SATA Cable Kit (SATA/Power)

Summary of Contents for K8V-XE

Page 1: ...Motherboard K8V XE User Guide ...

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: ...out 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 Installling the CPU 1 9 1 7 System memory 1 10 1 7 1 DIMM sockets location 1 10 1 7 2 Memory conﬁgurations 1 10 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 14 1 8 Expansion slots 1 14 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 14 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 15 1 8 3 PCI slots 1 15 1 ...

Page 4: ...bar 2 14 2 2 4 Menu items 2 14 2 2 5 Sub menu items 2 14 2 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 2 14 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 15 2 2 8 General help 2 15 2 3 Main menu 2 16 2 3 1 System Time 2 16 2 3 2 System Date 2 16 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 16 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 17 2 3 5 HDD SMART Monitoring 2 18 2 4 Advanced menu 2 19 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration 2 19 2 4 2 CPU Conﬁguration 2 21 2 ...

Page 5: ...lling 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 menu 3 5 3 2 5 ASUS Contact information 3 5 3 3 RAID Conﬁgurations 3 6 3 3 1 Installing hard disks 3 6 3 3 2 VIA RAID conﬁgurations 3 7 3 3 3 JMicron conﬁgurations 3 8 3 4 Creating a RAID driver disk 3 9 3 5 Cool n Quiet TM Technology 3 10 3 3 1...

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: ...cal 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 make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any dama...

Page 8: ...s chapter 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...

Page 9: ...hat 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 a plus si...

Page 10: ...screte graphics card 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI slots VIA VT8251 SouthBridge supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 4 x SATA II 3Gb s drivers RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD conﬁgurations JMB 363 RAID controller supports 1 x SATA 3Gb s driver 1 x External SATA 3Gb s driver RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD conﬁgurations Realtek ALC660 6 channel CODEC Supports Jack Sensing and Enumeration Technology S PDIF out ...

Page 11: ...go ASUS EZ Flash WOL by PME WOR by PME WOR by Ring 2 x USB 2 0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connectors 1 x S PDIF Out connector 1 x 24 pin EPS 12V Power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector 1 x CD Audio in connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x System panel connector ATX form factor 12 in x 7 6 in 30 5 cm x 19 cm Device drivers ASUS...

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Page 13: ...ter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...3GB of system memory with high resolution graphics via an PCI Express X16 slot Serial ATA RAID USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing 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 the following items If an...

Page 15: ...s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces The Serial ATA 3 Gb s speciﬁcation provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features including Native Command Queueing NCQ and Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm Serial ATA allows for thinner more ﬂexible cables with lower pin count reduced vo...

Page 16: ...ault settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system 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 BIOS automatically restores the CPU previous setting for each parameter ASUS MyLogo This feature allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos...

Page 17: ...nent 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 power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a stand by power LED When lit this gree...

Page 18: ...A VT8251 USB56 SB_PWR CHA_FAN USBPW1 19 2cm 7 6in 30 5cm 12 0in DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM3 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 SATA4 FLOPPY VIA K8T890 USB78 SATA2 CPU_FAN PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In RJ 45 Top USB3 USB4 Bottom F_USB12 SATA3 SATA_RAID1 SATA1 RTL8201CL SEC_IDE PRI_IDE PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 JMicron JMB363 ...

Page 19: ...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 3 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 ...

Page 20: ...Insertion Force ZIF socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64 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 Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU K8V XE CPU Socket 754 Gold Arrow K8V XE R ...

Page 21: ...k the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not ﬁt in completely 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 Socket Lever Gold triangle Small triangle 5 When the CPU is in place push down the sock...

Page 22: ...ror or system boot failure For optimum compatibility obtain memory modules from qualiﬁed vendors See Qualiﬁed Vendors List on page 1 11 Stacked RAM and DDR DIMM modules with more than 18 chips are not supported Always install DIMMs with the same CAS Latency For optimum compatibility obtain memory modules from the same vendor Due to hardware limitation the memory frequency decreases from 400MHz to ...

Page 23: ...1 11 Memory Frequency Sockets DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Frequency populated 400MHz populated populated 400MHz populated 400MHz populated 400MHz populated populated 400MHz populated populated 400MHz populated populated populated 333MHz ...

Page 24: ...V V V 256MB Transcend K4H560838F TCCC 3 SAMSUNG SS TS32MLD64V4F3 V V 512MB Transcend K4H560838F TCCC 3 SAMSUNG DS TS64MLD64V4F3 V V V 1024MB Transcend K4H510838B TCCC 3 SAMSUNG DS TS128MLD64V4J V V 512MB A DATA K4H560838F TCCC 3 SAMSUNG DS MDOSS6F3H41Y0N1E0Z V V V 256MB A DATA HY5DU56822CT D43 3 Hynix SS MDOHY6F3G31Y0N1E0Z V 512MB A DATA HY5DU56822CT D43 3 Hynix DS MDOHY6F3H41Y0N1E0Z V V 512MB A D...

Page 25: ...32M8TG 5BG N A N A SS DXV6S8MC5B V V 512MB CENTURY MT46V32M8TG 5BG N A N A DS DXV2S8MC5B V V 512MB CENTURY HY5DU12822CTP D43 N A N A SS DXV2H8 V V V 1024MB CENTURY HY5DU12822CTP D43 N A N A DS DXV0H8 V V V 256MB Elixir N2DS25680CT 5T N A N A SS M2U25664DS88C3G 5T V V 512MB Elixir N2DS25680CT 5T N A N A DS M2U51264DS8HC3G 5T V 512MB Elixir N2DS51280BT 5T N A N A SS M2U51264DS88B1G 5T V V 1024MB Eli...

Page 26: ...assis 2 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for BIOS information 3 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables next page 4 Install the drivers and or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programma...

Page 27: ...ed 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 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared LAN shared Onboard Audio shared Onboard USB shared Onboard RAID shared ...

Page 28: ...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 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot ...

Page 29: ...s 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 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 the jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear the RTC when the sys...

Page 30: ...jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 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 current consu...

Page 31: ...you select the 6 channel audio conﬁguration as shown in the following table 4 Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center 5 Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out 6 Microphone jack This Mic...

Page 32: ...re available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 9 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 10 External Serial ATA 3Gb s port This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier 11 Serial connector This 9 pin COM1 port is for serial devices 12 PS 2 keyboard port This purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard T...

Page 33: ...moved to match the covered hole on the UltraATA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables The hole near the blue connector on the UltraATA cable is intentional 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided ﬂoppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the ﬂoppy drive Pin 5 is ...

Page 34: ...nd at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 300W or 350W for a fully conﬁgured system The system may become unstable and may experience difﬁculty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 4 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 K8V XE R 12V D...

Page 35: ...an connectors 6 USB header 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate a USB header is available for additional USB ports Connect the USB cable of the USB 2 0 module to this header You may install the USB module in the chassis front panel The module has two USB 2 0 ports for connecting next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers ...

Page 36: ...7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk devices The current Serial ATA I interface allows up to 150 MB s data transfer rate while Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s DMA 133 K8V XE R K8V XE SATA Connectors SATA2 SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 R...

Page 37: ... purchased separately 7 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either High Deﬁnition Audio or AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high deﬁnition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard high ...

Page 38: ...d Blue 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead Light Green 2 pin PWRSW This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing t...

Page 39: ...Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS information ...

Page 40: ...boot disks for Windows 2000 run the Makeboot exe tool from the Windows 2000 CD a Insert a 1 44 MB ﬂoppy disk into the ﬂoppy disk drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD into the CD ROM drive 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input Output System BIOS setup 1 Award BIOS Flash Utility Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootab...

Page 41: ...a ﬂoppy disk Save only the updated BIOS ﬁle in the ﬂoppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS ﬁle 2 Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility awdﬂash exe from the Software folder of the support CD to the ﬂoppy disk with the latest BIOS ﬁle 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable ﬂoppy disk with the ﬂoppy disk containing the n...

Page 42: ...rn Off Power Or Reset System For K8T890 8251 K8V XE 00 DATE 01 05 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 0110 bin Program Flashing Memory OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y N 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully ﬂashed the BIOS ﬁle Remove the ﬂoppy disk then press F1 to restart the syste...

Page 43: ...ram 0110 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For K8T890 8251 K8V XE 00 DATE 01 05 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 0110 bin Checksum DAD6H Save current BIOS as old bin AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For ...

Page 44: ...OS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the 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 Award BootBlock BIOS v1 0 Copyright...

Page 45: ...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 When no CD is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS ﬁle Award BootBlock BIOS v...

Page 46: ... a ﬂoppy disk then restart the system 3 Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following Insert Disk then press Enter or ESC to continue POST 4 Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive then press Enter The following screen appears Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoe...

Page 47: ...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 Up...

Page 48: ...Next 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 49: ...Update 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...

Page 50: ...gram Press 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 des...

Page 51: ...isabled Installed Memory 256MB Usable Memory 255MB 2 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system conﬁguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings 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 set...

Page 52: ...lighted when selected To change the value of a ﬁeld select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar 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 Functi...

Page 53: ...em Speciﬁc Help Speciﬁes the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Sun Jan 15 2006 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A Secondary IDE Master None Secondary IDE Slave None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 256MB Usable Memory 256MB 2 2 8 General help At the top right corner of the menu scre...

Page 54: ... Sets the type of ﬂoppy drive installed Conﬁguration options Disabled 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help Press Enter to enter next page for detail hard drive settings System Time 15 30 36...

Page 55: ... a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is installed select None Conﬁguration options None Auto Manual Access Mode Auto The default Auto allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive Select CHS for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master Slave to Manual Conﬁguration options CHS LBA L...

Page 56: ... 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto Disables or sets the UDMA mode Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto Transfer Mode Shows the Transfer mode This item is not conﬁgurable After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to ...

Page 57: ...1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit 2 4 1 JumperFree Conﬁguration Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help Press Enter to adjust frequency JumperFree Conﬁguration Frequency Conﬁguration CPU MuTiplier Auto Hammer Vid control StartUp Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Frequency Conﬁguration The items in this sub menu show th...

Page 58: ...us clock to the CPU Conﬁguration options Disable Enable PCI Clock XXX value is auto detected Allows you to set the PCI clock frequency This item is user conﬁgurable only when the PCI clock Sync to CPU item is set to Disabled The BIOS detects the default value of this item Press Enter then key in desired PCI clock frequency within range CPU Clock XXX 200 MHz Displays the frequency sent by the clock...

Page 59: ...ith monitor chip and BIOS utility 2 4 3 Chipset Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help DRAM timing and control Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset DRAM Conﬁguration Upstream LDT Bus Width 16 bit Downstream LDT Bus Width 16 bit LDT Bus Frequency Auto PEG Data Scrambling Auto VLink Mode Selection Auto Primary Display Adapter PCI DRAM Configuration The items in this sub menu show the DRAM r...

Page 60: ...he Transfer mode This item is not conﬁgurable Timing Mode Auto Sets the timing mode Conﬁguration options Auto Manual Memclock index value Mhz Shows the memory clock index value This item is not conﬁgurable CAS latency Tcl Shows the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available This item is not conﬁgurable Min RAS active time Tras Shows the minimum RAS acti...

Page 61: ...le VLink Mode Selection Auto Sets the VLink mode Conﬁguration options By Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Display Adapter PCI Sets the primary boot device Conﬁguration options PCI PCI E Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help PCIPnP Plug Play O S No Resources Controlled By Auto x IRQ Resources Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Phoenix Award BIOS C...

Page 62: ...10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IRQ xx assigned to 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 Assign IR...

Page 63: ...troller Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto Onboard LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Onboard LAN Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Conﬁguration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IR...

Page 64: ... the Midi Port Address Conﬁguration options Disabled 330 300 Midi Port IRQ 10 Allows you to set the Midi Port IRQ Conﬁguration options 5 10 Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help USB Conﬁguration USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Auto Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 2 4 6 USB Conﬁguration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features ...

Page 65: ...pe S1 S3 Allows you to select the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Conﬁguration options S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 2 5 2 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 to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the R...

Page 66: ...A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl ESC Power Key Power On By PS2 MS 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 power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Allows you to disable or enable the Power On By ...

Page 67: ... Power Off Power On Last State PWR Button 4 secs Instant Off Allows you to set the event after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds Conﬁguration options Suspend Instant Off 2 5 4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS Select an item then press Enter to display the conﬁguration options F1 Help Select Item Ch...

Page 68: ...sis CPU and Power fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the ﬁeld shows 0 These items are not user conﬁgurable CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM Allows you to set the CPU fan warning speed Conﬁguration options Disabled 800 RPM 1200 RPM 1600 RPM 2 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press Enter to...

Page 69: ...s The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Conﬁguration options Removable xxxxx Drive Disabled 2 6 2 Removable Drives 1 Floppy Disks Allows you to select a removable drive attached to the system Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help Removable Drives 1 Floppy Disks Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 2 6 3 Hard Disk Drives Select ...

Page 70: ...atic Delay Msec becomes user conﬁgurable only when the item Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Quick Boot Enabled Enables or disables the quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enable this item to check for a boot ﬂoppy disk during POST Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Al...

Page 71: ...ration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key 2 6 5 Security Select Menu Item Speciﬁc Help Supervisor password controls full access Enter to change password Boot Settings Conﬁguration Supervisor Password Clear User Password Clear Password Check Setup Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Supervisor Password User Password These ﬁelds allow you to set pa...

Page 72: ...up or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the password before entering the system Conﬁguration options Setup System 2 Press any key to continue The password ﬁeld setting is changed to Clear A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access The User password is...

Page 73: ...0 from the legend bar to exit Exit Save Changes Once you are ﬁnished making 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 Yes to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit ...

Page 74: ... conﬁrmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving 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 ...

Page 75: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 76: ...he CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click on an item to install The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double clic...

Page 77: ...tALL Installation Wizard for drivers AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet driver VIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the VIA Chipset Driver Program VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Installs the VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter driver Realtek ALC660 Audio Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver to upgrade your USB 1 1 ports to USB 2 0 JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Dr...

Page 78: ...OS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo ASUA Cool n Quiet Software Installs the ASUS AMD Cool n Quiet software ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V7 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for vi...

Page 79: ... front cover of this user guide Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identiﬁes and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 3 2 4 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the manual Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu to open the manual ﬁles in PDF ...

Page 80: ...e drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID conﬁguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet conﬁgured as a RAID set This conﬁguration store...

Page 81: ...the Advanced Onboard Devices Conﬁguration SATA Controller Mode menu item in the BIOS 3 Make sure that the SATA Controller Mode item is set to RAID 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup Entering VIA RAID BIOS Utility To enter the VIA RAID BIOS utility 1 Boot your computer 2 During POST press Tab to enter the VIA RAID conﬁguration utility For detailed descriptions on the VIA RAID conﬁguration refer to ...

Page 82: ...g the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Go to the Advanced Onboard Devices Conﬁguration JMicron RAID controller menu item in the BIOS 3 Make sure that the JMicron RAID controller item is set to RAID 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup Entering JMicron RAID BIOS Utility To enter the JMicron RAID BIOS utility 1 Boot your computer 2 During POST press Ctrl J to enter the JMicron...

Page 83: ...an ﬂoppy disk into the ﬂoppy disk drive and execute Makedisk exe Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 3 Write protect the ﬂoppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press F6 then insert the ﬂoppy disk with RAID driver into the ﬂoppy ...

Page 84: ... it to Enabled See section 2 4 Advanced Menu for details 3 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup 4 Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system Windows 2000 XP 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Panel is set to Classic View 3 Double click the Display icon in th...

Page 85: ...f monitor group click the Settings button 4 From the Power Options Properties dialog box select the AMD s Cool n Quiet tm Technology tab 5 Click the Performance combo list box to select desired mode Automatic Mode is the recommended setting 6 Click OK to effect settings Make sure to install the AMD Cool n Quiet driver and application before using this feature The AMD Cool n Quiet Technology featur...

Page 86: ... program 1 If you are using Windows 98SE ME 2000 click the Start button Select Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 2 If you are using Windows XP click the Start button Select All Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 3 The Cool n Quiet technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency and CPU Voltage Make sure to install the Cool n Quiet software from the motherboard support CD Refer ...

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