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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: ... 6 1 5 2 Screw holes 1 6 1 5 3 Motherboard layout 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Overview 1 8 1 6 2 Installing the CPU 1 8 1 6 3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1 10 1 7 System memory 1 12 1 7 1 Overview 1 12 1 7 2 Memory Conﬁgurations 1 12 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 15 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 15 1 8 Expansion slots 1 16 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 16 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an...

Page 4: ...13 2 2 3 Legend 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 Conﬁ...

Page 5: ...d Disk Drives 2 31 2 6 4 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 2 32 2 6 5 Security 2 33 2 7 Exit menu 2 35 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 Make Disk menu 3 5 3 2 5 Manuals menu 3 6 3 2 6 ASUS Contact information 3 7 ...

Page 6: ... 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 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: ...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: ...ctions 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 a...

Page 10: ...PCI slots VIA VT8251 South Bridge supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 connectors for up to four IDE devices 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb s devices with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD ADI AD1986A SoundMax 6 channel HIgh Deﬁnition Audio CODEC Supports Jack Sensing and Enumeration Technology Supports S PDIF out interface Supports up to 8 USB 2 0 ports Realtek RTL8201CL 10 100M LAN PHY ASUS C P R CPU P...

Page 11: ...io connector 1 x S PDIF out connector CPU Chassis Fan connectors CD AUX audio in connectors Chassis Intrusion connector System panel connector Wfm2 0 DMI2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME PXE RPL Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti Virus software ATX Form Factor 12 in x 8 3 in 30 5 cm x 21 0 cm A8V XE speciﬁcations summary Internal I O connectors Manageability Support CD contents Form Fac...

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

Page 14: ... 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 Motherboard ASUS A8V XE motherboard Cables 1 x 2 in 1 FD ATA cable 1 x SATA power cable 1 x SATA signal cable Accessories I O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guid...

Page 15: ... 22 for details Serial ATA 3Gb s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces The Serial ATA II 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 cabl...

Page 16: ...erface is software compatible with existing PCI speciﬁcations See page 1 18 for details 1 3 2 Innovative ASUS features C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default 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 R...

Page 17: ... power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached fr...

Page 18: ...ry and damage motherboard components 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 seven 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Do not overtighten ...

Page 19: ... 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 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AUX CD SPDIF_OUT FLOPPY GAME AAFP CPU_FAN CHA_FAN USB56 PANEL CLRTC USBPW2 USBPW1 KBPWR PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard SPDIF_O PARALLEL PORT COM1 F_USB12 LAN_USB34 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In PRI_IDE SEC_IDE A8V XE R AD1986A 4Mb Flash ROM Rea...

Page 20: ...Unit CPU 1 6 1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 939 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64FX AMD Athlon 64 AMD Athlon 64 X2 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 Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mar...

Page 21: ...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 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side...

Page 22: ...PU Fan Retention bracket lock Retention bracket The retention module 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 befo...

Page 23: ...anism 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 1 3 4 5 2 Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware...

Page 24: ...ddress Extension mode We recommend that you install less than 3GB of total system memory when using windows XP 32 bit operating system Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR400 Qualiﬁed Vendors List on page 1 14 for details 1 7 2 Memory configurations You may install 64MB 128 MB 256 ...

Page 25: ...r 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 26: ...MSUNG K4H560838F TCCC N A SAMSUNG DS M368L6423FTN CCC 256MB MICRON MT46V32M8TG 5BC N A MICRON SS MT8VDDT3264AG 40BCB 512MB MICRON MT46V32M8TG 5BC N A MICRON DS MT16VDDT6464AG 40BCB 256MB Inﬁneon HYB25D256800CE 5C 3 Inﬁneon SS HYS64D32300HU 5 C 512MB Inﬁneon HYB25D256800CE 5C N A Inﬁneon DS HYS64D64320HU 5 C 256MB Inﬁneon HYB25D512160CE 5C 3 Inﬁneon SS HYS64D32301HU 5 C 1024MB Inﬁneon HYB25D512800C...

Page 27: ... 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 and the c...

Page 28: ... use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press ﬁrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1 8 2 Co...

Page 29: ...sually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments otherwise conﬂicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI Express x16 slot...

Page 30: ... 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 Before using a PCI VGA card make sure to set the Graphics Adapter Priority to PCI Int VGA in the BIOS 1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcati...

Page 31: ...RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep thecap 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 ...

Page 32: ...mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 3 2 2 1 A8V XE USB Device Wake Up 5V Default 5VSB USBPW2 5V Default 5VSB USBPW1 2 1 3 2 A8V XE R 3 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature...

Page 33: ...a Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 4 Line In port light blue This port connects a 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 LAN p...

Page 34: ...n table below for the function of the audio ports in 2 4 or 6 channel conﬁguration Audio 2 4 or 6 channel conﬁguration Light Blue Line In Back Surround Back Surround Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Base Port 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 8...

Page 35: ... 66 33 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 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 cable Use the 80 c...

Page 36: ...ors 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 Install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack1 before usi...

Page 37: ...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 Insufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors A8V XE Fan Connectors CHA_FAN GND Rotation 12V CPU_FAN GND Rotatio...

Page 38: ...AME module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 speciﬁcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed A8V XE USB 2 0 Connectors USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 A8V XE R The USB connector is pu...

Page 39: ...TX 12 V Speciﬁcation 2 0 compliant power supply unit PSU with a minimum of 300 W power rating This PSU type has 24 pin and 4 pin power plugs If you intend to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on 12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequa...

Page 40: ... Internal Audio Connectors AUX White CD Black A8V XE R 8 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector is for a GAME MIDI port Connect the USB GAME module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio ﬁles A8V XE GAME Conne...

Page 41: ...his 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 deﬁnition audio capability A8V XE Analog Front Panel Connector AAFP...

Page 42: ...d disk drive activity LED Red 2 pin IDELED 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 ATX power button 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 sof...

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: ...ootable ﬂoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AwardBIOS Flash utilities 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable ﬂoppy disk DOS environment 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 Ins...

Page 45: ... ﬁle to A8V XE BIN and save it to 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 wi...

Page 46: ...e 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 system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Warning Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System For K8T890 8251 A8V XE 00 DATE 09 06 2005 Flash Type File Name to Progr...

Page 47: ...rdBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For K8T890 8251 A8V XE 00 DATE 09 06 2005 Flash Type File Name to Program 1001 bin Checksum DAD6H Save current BIOS as old bin To save the current BIOS ﬁle using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section 2 Press Y when the utility prompts you to save the current BI...

Page 48: ...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 49: ...ppy 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 v1 0 Co...

Page 50: ...BIOS ﬁle to 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 V...

Page 51: ...he BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX Se...

Page 52: ...e ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 3 Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafﬁc or click Auto Select Click Next 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 53: ...tility to avail all its features Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle 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 a ﬁle option from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Open 4 Fol...

Page 54: ...m 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 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 ...

Page 55: ...d 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 settings ...

Page 56: ...hlighted 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 Funct...

Page 57: ...eciﬁc Help Speciﬁes the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Wed Nov 5 2004 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 screen is ...

Page 58: ...iskette A 1 44M 3 5 in 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 setting...

Page 59: ...vious 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 Large A...

Page 60: ... 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 61: ...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 the fre...

Page 62: ...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 generator to the system bus and PCI bus The default value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS Use the and keys to adjust the CPU frequency CPU Multiplier Auto...

Page 63: ...isabled Allows you to disable or set the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet TM Technology feature Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled This feature requires the AMD CPU heatsink fan assembly with 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...

Page 64: ...iming 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 active time This item is not conﬁgurable RAS to CAS...

Page 65: ...Hz 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 66: ...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 67: ... Setup Utility Advanced SATA Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled SATA Controller Mode RAID Allows you to set the SATA controller mode Conﬁguration options IDE RAID AHCI HDA Controller Auto Allows you to disable or set the Azalia HDA controller Conﬁguration options Disabled Auto Onboard LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disa...

Page 68: ... 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 Select a...

Page 69: ...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 RSDT po...

Page 70: ...least 1A on the 5VSB lead Conﬁguration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl ESC Power Key PS2MS Wakeup from S5 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 Enabled Allows you to disable or enable the Powe...

Page 71: ...n options 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 Selec...

Page 72: ...oard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the Chassis 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 2 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main ...

Page 73: ...r 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 1 USB Flash Drive ...

Page 74: ...ser conﬁgurable only when the item Typematic Rate Setting is enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enable this item to check for a boot ﬂoppy disk during POST Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Case Open Warning Enabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Enables or disables...

Page 75: ... 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 password...

Page 76: ...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 77: ... 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 the Se...

Page 78: ... 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 79: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 80: ...ations and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed inform...

Page 81: ...ers to activate the devices VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Installs the VIA 4 in 1 Drivers SoundMAX AD1986A Audio Driver Installs the AD1986A Audio Driver VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Install the VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 Driver AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Driver ...

Page 82: ...US website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Microsoft DirectX Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c 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 ...

Page 83: ...ool ʻnʼ Quiet Technology driver installation wizard Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identiﬁes and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 3 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make RAID Serial ATA driver disks VIA 8251 RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an VIA 8251 RAID driver disk ...

Page 84: ...lementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual ﬁles are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual ﬁle VT8251 RAID User Guide Allows you to open the VT8251 RAID user guide ...

Page 85: ...ASUS A8V XE 3 7 3 2 6 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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