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A7N8X-VM

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Page 2: ...R A PARTICULAR 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 SPE...

Page 3: ...1 1 1 1 Welcome 1 2 1 2 Package contents 1 2 1 3 Special Features 1 3 1 4 Motherboard components 1 4 1 5 Motherboard layout 1 7 1 6 Before you proceed 1 8 1 7 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 8 System memory 1 9 1 9 Expansion Slots 1 9 1 9 1 Configuring an expansion card 1 9 1 9 2 Standard Interrupt Assignments 1 10 1 9 3 AGP Slot 1 10 1 9 4 CNR Slot 1 11 1 9 5 PCI Slot 1 11 1 10 Jumpers 1 12 1 1...

Page 4: ...set 2 8 2 4 2 Onboard Devices Configuration 2 9 2 4 3 PCI PnP 2 11 2 5 Power Menu 2 12 2 5 1 Power up control 2 13 2 5 2 Hardware Monitor 2 14 2 6 Boot Menu 2 15 2 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 2 15 2 6 2 Security 2 17 2 7 Exit Menu 2 18 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 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...

Page 5: ... 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 rec...

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

Page 7: ...roducts The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page viii 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING DANGER Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent d...

Page 8: ...ONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 510 739 3777 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 General Email sales asuscom de for marketing ...

Page 9: ... UltraATA 133 100 66 33 Integrated nForce 2 with TV out Supports UMA Mode Realtek ALC650 6CH Audio CODEC linked w South Bridge Realtek 8201BL PHY 10 100 Mbps Agere FW802C PHY supports up to 400Mbps data transfers Super I O integrated monitoring of CPU chassis fan rotation and MB CPU temperature S PDIF in out support 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS 2 Keyboard 1 x PS 2 Mouse 1 x RJ45 port 1 x Audio I...

Page 10: ...I 2 0 DMI Green PnP TCAV SMBIOS 2 3 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 1 1 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR WO_USB WO_KB MS SM Bus Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS Screen Saver E Color 3Deep Direct X Adobe Acrobat Reader Trend Microtm PC cillin 2002 anti virus software User Guide ASUS A7N8X VM series support CD 40 pin ribbon cable for UltraATA 133 100 66 33 IDE drives FDD cable I O shield Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x ...

Page 11: ...1 This chapter describes the features of the A7N8X VM motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...nical information about the motherboard important for future upgrades or system reconfiguration 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 ASUS A7N8X VM package for the following items ASUS A7N8X VM motherboard Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in ASUS A7N8X VM series support CD 40 pin ...

Page 13: ...B 2 0 The higher bandwidth of USB 2 0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 IEEE 1394 support optional Two 6 to 10 pin internal 1394 connectors support a multiplicity of connections for IEEE 1394 devices such as DV camcorders digital cameras and other c...

Page 14: ...re you install the motherboard learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions 17 26 20 21 22 23 19 18 25 24 2 3 6 1 5 13 9 4 14 8 7 10 16 12 11 15 ...

Page 15: ... the floppy disk drive One side of the connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable Flash EEPROM This 4Mb ISA chip contains the programmable BIOS program Super I O chipset ITE IT8712F A offers support for a variety of I O functions Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART2 can also be directed from...

Page 16: ...lugging devices PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices RJ 45 port Using the NVMAC in the Southbridge controller and Realtek 8201BL PHY Fast Ethernet controller this port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a...

Page 17: ...AN Agere 1394 PHY Audio Codec Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In DDR DIMM2 64 128 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM3 64 128 bit 184 pin module 4 5 PCI 2 PCI 3 Socket 462 24 5cm 9 64in CPU_FAN1 COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA RJ 45 Top USB1 USB2 Bottom SEC_IDE CLRTC1 BUZZ1 USBPW56 USB56 CD1 AUX1 SPDIF1 USB34 FPAUDIO CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power COM2 PANEL1 CHASSIS1 GAME1 IR_CON1 nVidia MCP2 CNR1 US...

Page 18: ...ting the CPU A fan and heatsink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating A7N8X VM A7N8X VM Socket 462 AMD CPU CPU NOTCH LOCK CPU NOTCH TO INNER CORNER LEVER 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damagi...

Page 19: ...onfiguring an expansion card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one function at a time In a standard design configuration 16 IRQs are available but most are already in use Normally 6 IRQs are free for expansion cards Sometimes IRQs are shared by more than one function in this case IRQ assignments are swapped automatically or adjusted throug...

Page 20: ...oard VGA 12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Ultra ATA Controller IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G PCI slot 1 used PCI slot 2 used PCI slot 3 used AGP slot used 1 9 3 AGP slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot that supports 1 5V AGP 8X cards Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your mot...

Page 21: ... Management Bus SMB for Plug n Play functionality Power to provide the signals required for power management and the main power supplies to operate the CNR circuitry The CNR is tagged to replace the current Audio Modem Riser AMR slot because of its flexibility and added features Also the CNR slot does not take up the motherboard space for one PCI slot because it is a shared slot rather it provides...

Page 22: ...et to pins 1 2 5V by default because not all computers have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPW12 jumper is for the rear USB port USBPW34 and USBPW56 are for the internal USB header that you can connect to front USB ports This feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 2A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system does not pow...

Page 23: ...erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Move the jumper caps from 1 2 to 2 3 momentarily Replace the jumper cap to the original position 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 A7N8X VM Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal Clear CMOS De...

Page 24: ... hard disks 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 BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraATA 133 100 66 33 devices purchase another UltraATA 133 100 66 33 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the prima...

Page 25: ...0W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 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 removed to prevent incorrect insertion when usi...

Page 26: ...his connector supports a GAME MIDI module If your package came with the optional USB 2 0 GAME module connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files A7N8X VM USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 NC GND USB_P6 USB_P6 USB 5V GND...

Page 27: ...sion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins A7N8X VM 12 Volt Fan Connectors CHA_FAN CPU_FAN1 GND Rota...

Page 28: ...ection and control of audio devices 9 OnBoard LED The green Light Emitting Diode LED lights ON if there is standby power and lights OFF when the power is turned off A7N8X VM Front Panel Audio Connector FPAUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND A7N8X VM A7N8X VM A7N8X VM Onboard LED PWR_LED1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ...

Page 29: ...SPDIF1 This connector is for optional S PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound input and output When you input sound for S PDIF IN the LINE_OUT will output the sound Mute LINE_OUT to impede sound output from S PDIF IN A7N8X VM Internal Audio Connectors AUX1 White CD1 Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground A7N8X VM A7N8X VM A7N8X VM Digital Audio Connector SPDIF1...

Page 30: ...ounts to a small opening on the system chassis that support this feature You must also configure the UART2 Use As parameter in BIOS to set UART2 for use with IR Use the ten pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions A7N8X VM A7N8X VM Infrared Module Connector Standard Infrared SIR Front View Back View 5V I...

Page 31: ...ket PIN 1 COM2 A7N8X VM 15 Optional IEEE 1394 connectors 10 1 pin IE1394_1 IE1394_2 These connectors are for the bundled 10 to 6 pin 1394 serial connector cables that connect to the 1394 module Attach the 10 1 pin cable plugs to these connectors and the 6 pin cable plugs to the 1394 module You may also connect a 1394 compliant internal hard disk to these connectors A7N8X VM A7N8X VM IEEE 1394 Conn...

Page 32: ...aker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector permits switching 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 Reset Switch 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...ating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown 2 1 1 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard s ori...

Page 35: ...rogram when you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management set...

Page 36: ...r the highlighted field Home or PgUp Moves the cursor to the first field End or PgDn Moves the cursor to the last field F5 Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults F10 Saves changes and exits Setup General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 or the Alt H co...

Page 37: ...ke some time to familiarize yourself with the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key F5 to load the Setup default values While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to t...

Page 38: ...3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 2 3 1 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave Type Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configu...

Page 39: ...ons Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 SMART Monitoring Auto This field allows you to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system perform...

Page 40: ...d is valid only for motherboard models with onboard VGA controller Configuration options Auto 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB Graphics Aperture Size Auto This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Disabled The 512MB configuration option is available only when you use AGP 8X graphics card ...

Page 41: ...nfiguration options PAL NTSC 2 4 2 Onboard Devices Configuration Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard floppy controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 This field allows you to set the address for the onboard serial connector Configuration options 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port1 Mode Normal Th...

Page 42: ...bled Enabled Firewire Interface Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the Firewire interface Configuration options Disabled Enabled Modem CODEC Interface Auto This field allows you to disable or set to automatic the modem CODEC interface Configuration options Disabled Auto Audio CODEC Interface Auto This field allows you to disable or set to automatic the AUDIO CODEC interface Configu...

Page 43: ...Latency Timer 64 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability Configuration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Select Yes to automatically assign IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ If set to No no IRQ is assigned even the card requests an IRQ Palette Snooping Disabled This field enables or disables the Palette Snooping feature Se...

Page 44: ...lding the card Configuration options Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 Available This field specifies if the IRQ is reserved or available for use by Legacy ISA devices Configuration options Available Reserved DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 Available This field specifies if the DMA Channel is reserved or available for use by L...

Page 45: ...wer supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume on PS 2 Mouse Disabled 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 PME Resume Disabled This parameter enables or disables PME to generate a wake event...

Page 46: ...fans is not connected to the motherboard that field shows 0RPM VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Onboard LAN Resume Disabled This parameter enables or disables the onboard LAN to generate a wake event This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the...

Page 47: ...on fields include FLOPPY DRIVE IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device 2 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled This field allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled When Enabled the normal POST messages are displayed and displays only OEM Logo instead of POST...

Page 48: ...to the system Configuration options Absent Present Parity Check Disabled This field enables or disables the memory or parity error checking feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot to OS 2 No This field sets compatibility mode to OS 2 operating system Configuration options No Yes Wait for F1 If Error Enabled This field sets whether to wait for F1 key to be pressed if an error occurs Con...

Page 49: ...ell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM unplug the all the power cables and remove the button cell battery Re install the battery after about 2 seconds then power up the system Refer to section Managing and updating your BIOS on how to update the BIOS 2 6 2 Security Change Supervisor Password User Password These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password highlight the appropriate fi...

Page 50: ... off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Ente...

Page 51: ... Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

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Page 53: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 54: ...ort CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at...

Page 55: ...re that the motherboard supports Screen display and driver options may not be the same for other operating system versions ASUS PC Probe This convenient utility continuously monitors your computer systems vital components such as fan rotations CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you on any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition Using...

Page 56: ...ling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature for supported processors only 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 fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move...

Page 57: ...Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 58: ...run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beep...

Page 59: ...US FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download ...

Page 60: ...e page 3 7 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFLASH utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 If you selected the ...

Page 61: ...t menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen MyLogo2 may not support too complex images If you encounter any problems on complex images try using a simpler image You may also use a photo editing software to shink the complex image ...

Page 62: ...be Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep This item installs the 3Deep software 3Deep is the first application that gives online gamers the competitive edge in multi player skirmishes This application removes dark washed...

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