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ASUS A7A266-E User’s Manual

3. HARDWARE SETUP

Connectors

3. H/W SETUP

3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. An optional USB
header is available if you need more USB ports.

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1

USB 0

4) Serial Port Connectors  (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1 / COM2)

Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. For
setting up these ports, see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.4.2 I/O Device
Configuration for settings.

COM2

COM1

Serial Ports (9-pin Male)

5) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER)

You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration).
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel Port (25-pin Female)

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Страница 1: ... A7A266 E DDR RAM SDRAM 266MHz FSB AGP Pro 4X Socket A Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...es appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe AMD Athlon are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acro...

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Страница 4: ...3 4 Motherboard Settings 16 3 5 System Memory 22 3 5 1 DDR DIMM Support 22 3 5 2 SDR DIMM Support 23 3 5 3 General DIMM Memo 23 3 5 4 Memory Installation 24 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 25 3 7 Expansion Cards 26 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 26 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 27 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro AGP Pro 28 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 28 3 8 Connect...

Страница 5: ...4 4 3 PCI Configuration 63 4 5 Power Menu 65 4 5 1 Power Up Control 67 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 69 4 6 Boot Menu 70 4 7 Exit Menu 72 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 75 5 1 Install Operating System 75 5 2 Start Windows 75 5 3 A7A266 E Motherboard Support CD 76 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 77 6 1 ASUS PC Probe 77 6 2 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 83 6 3 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 83 6 4 ASUS Update 85 6 5 Multi Channel Audio Featu...

Страница 6: ...e determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Re orient 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 receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV...

Страница 7: ...ence 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION Manual Checklist Package Contents 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 also compatible with UltraDMA 33 IDE drives devices 1 Ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for...

Страница 8: ...bandwidth and lowest latency currently available and dramatically improves the memory system s ability to service among others high multimedia requirements Caution Do not use DDR SDRAM modules simultaneously JumperFree Mode Gives processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree mode is enabled Easy to use DIP switches instead of jumpers...

Страница 9: ...rtion of the floppy disk cable Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI card Wake On Ring Supports Wake On Ring activity through a PCI modem card USB Supports up to six USB ports two on the back panel and four midboard for more peripheral connectivity options including PDAs scanners and more Serial ports Two 9 pin COM1 COM2 ports are for ...

Страница 10: ...heir computers from anywhere in the world New Compliancy Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Sup port for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device driv...

Страница 11: ...conveys commands and information between SMBus devices Message LED requiresACPI OS support Turbo LEDs now act as informa tion providers Through the way a particular LED illuminates the user can de termine if there are messages waiting in the mailbox Asimple glimpse provides useful information to the user System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 98 Millenium and Windows NT 2...

Страница 12: ...ctors UltraDMA133 100 66 Support 7 1 Parallel Port Connector Top 24 1 Serial COM1 Port Connector Bottom 25 1 Serial COM2 Port Connector Bottom 23 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 26 USB Header Port 2 3 Port 4 5 14 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 27 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 27 1 ASUS IrDA iPanel Connector Right 9 1 ASUS IR Connector Left 9 1 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 21 Audio PCI Audio Chipset opt...

Страница 13: ...ASUS A7A266 E User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES Motherboard Parts 3 25 22 26 8 21 24 19 12 1 5 6 18 11 20 7 23 27 2 109 17 13 14 15 16 4 2 2 1 Component Locations ...

Страница 14: ...amable BIOS CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI 4 PCI 3 PCI 5 GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In AUX MODEM CD1 LED JEN COM1 PARALLEL PORT COM2 DIP Switches VID AFPANEL Socket 462 DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 0 1 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 0 1 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 C Media CMI 8738 USB1 CHA IDELED USB2 AUDIO_PAN...

Страница 15: ...e 6 GAME_AUDIO p 31 Game MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 7 GAME_AUDIO p 31 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 optional 8 FLOPPY p 31 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 pin 9 PRIM SECOND IDE p 32 IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pin 10 IDELED p 33 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 11 CHASSIS p 33 Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pin 12 WOL_CON p 34 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin 13 WOR p 34 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin 14 CHA P...

Страница 16: ...ns whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place compone...

Страница 17: ...pers are set to 2 3 Setting JEN JumperFree 2 3 default Jumper Mode 1 2 Motherboard Features Settings DIP Switches DSW The motherboard s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches The white block represents the switch s position The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E DIP Switch 1 10 Frequency Multiples DSW ON 2 3 4 OFF ON 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10...

Страница 18: ...tion Disabling the Voltage regulator output allows higher voltage settings to be made however care must be exercised not to damage the CPU 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E VID Selection Enable Default VID Disable 2 3 1 2 3 DDR Voltage Setting JP10 This option sets the voltage for the the DDR memory It is recommended to use the default setting for normal operation as the higher voltage setting may strain ...

Страница 19: ...t to OFF 3 WhenJumperFreemodeisenabled useBIOSsetupinplaceoftheseswitches Set Operating Frequency Setting to User Define under 4 4Advanced Menu in BIOS Setup so you can set the CPU Frequency WARNING Frequencies other than recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable Overclocking your processor is not advised It may result in a slower speed and premature wearing of the processor ...

Страница 20: ...A7A266 E CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection DSW ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 0x 5 5x 6 0x 6 5x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 0x 7 5x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 0x 8 5x ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Страница 21: ... test is made using the C MediaAudio Driver software setup available on the Support CD These jump ers effectively swap the audio channels for bass and center NOTE the default setting is compatible with Creative 6 Channel audio speaker system A7A266 E Jumper Mode Setting 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E 2 3 CENTER BASS BCS2 1 2 BCS1 BASS CENTER Default Multiplier Table 6 7 8 9 12 5x and up OFF OFF ON ON 12 0x ON O...

Страница 22: ...are available in unbuffered typically used in PCs versions NOTE The DDR memory bus runs at the same frequency as the CPU front side bus Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 184 pin DDR DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Total System Memory Max 2GB 3 H W SETUP System Memory 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E...

Страница 23: ...ops laptops and are available in unbuffered typically used in PCs versions Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin SDR DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 3 Rows 4 5 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Total System Memory Max 3GB 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E 168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 P...

Страница 24: ...et 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked Retaining Clip Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove t...

Страница 25: ...eatsink should entirely cover the CPU Carefully attach the heatsink locking brace to the plastic clips on the socket base With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place CPU 3 H W SETUP CAUTION Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp style processor fan or else damage may occur When mounting a heatsin...

Страница 26: ...ard and make any necessary hard ware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer system s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 5 Replace the computer system s cover 6 Set up the ...

Страница 27: ... The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Contr...

Страница 28: ... you will be using an AGP Pro card Use a rigid tip such as a pen tip to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay Removing the tab 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot Thisconnectorsupportsaspeciallydesignedaudioand ormodemcardcalledanAMR It provides an upgrade to audio and or modem solutions at an incredibly low cost IMPORTANT TheAMR slot of this motherboard shares the same expansion slot as PCI Slot ...

Страница 29: ...y disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Functio...

Страница 30: ...tors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 COM2 Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices For setting up these ports see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for settings COM2 COM1 Serial Ports 9 pin Male 5 Parallel Port Connector Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Con...

Страница 31: ...layers or other audio sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice Mic Line In Line Out 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors 8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other ...

Страница 32: ...mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS now supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another...

Страница 33: ...ion module see your vendor for more details If the chassis intrusion lead is not used a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E Chassis Open Alarm Lead CHASSIS 5Volt Power Supply Stand By Ground Chassis Signal 1 10 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDELED This lead supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to t...

Страница 34: ... E Wake On LAN Connector IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power WOL_CON 5 Volt Standby PME Ground 13 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector supports internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is de...

Страница 35: ...d be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per Minute RPM can be monitored usingASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Dama...

Страница 36: ...6 E A7A266 E Front Panel USB Headers USB1 USB2 USB Power USBP2 USBP2 GND NC USB Power USBP3 USBP3 GND 1 5 6 10 16 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2 C bus which is a multi device bus that is multi...

Страница 37: ...viceConfiguration toselectwhetherUART2isdirectedforusewithCOM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard s SIR connector according to the pin definitions 18 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 12 1 pinAAPANEL on audio model only Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7...

Страница 38: ...r connector 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E Internal Audio Connectors MODEM AUX Black CD1 White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Modem In Ground Modem Out Ground 20 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to connect an external microphone to t...

Страница 39: ...B You may experience difficulty in powering ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB 0 1 0 1 A7A266 E A7A266 E ATX Power Connector 3 3Volts 12 0Volts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts Power Good 12 0Volts 3 3 Volts 3 3 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Grou...

Страница 40: ...in lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data received This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support 27 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2...

Страница 41: ...e front of the case 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are runni...

Страница 42: ...rating system before switching off the power switch ForATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when s...

Страница 43: ...T A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPYD AFLASH AFLASH EXEA assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard dr...

Страница 44: ...S revision will solve your problems Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press Enter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 and then press Ent...

Страница 45: ...S Yet if the update fails your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depending on whether the boot block is damaged or not 7 The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces sary This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up When the programming is finished F...

Страница 46: ...ht prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need servicing 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue ...

Страница 47: ...hen you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt ...

Страница 48: ...otice 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 alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or ke...

Страница 49: ...hat a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional op tions for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field t...

Страница 50: ...lid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to sup...

Страница 51: ...ssful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatte...

Страница 52: ...eads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Address ing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or ...

Страница 53: ...e This field can also be configured manu ally Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documenta tion that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sect...

Страница 54: ...hat the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured Main Menu Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuratio...

Страница 55: ... the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press Enter The same dialog box as above will appear Press Enter and the password will be set to Disabled A Note about Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup The pass words are not case sensitive In other words it makes no di...

Страница 56: ...ocked processors only If your processor s Frequency Multiple is detected locked you will not be able to access this field This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency and external frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU Exter nal FSB Frequency to match the speed of your CPU Configuration op tions 5 5x 6 0x 6 5x 12 0 12 5x CPU PCI Frequency MHz When CPU Int...

Страница 57: ...n options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data In the default position of Enabled the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup Con figuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on start...

Страница 58: ...ystem will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail safe CPU internal frequency 4x66MHz It will then automatically take you to theAdvanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU internal frequencies System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings power OFF your system and restart The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus s...

Страница 59: ...type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Define By SPD NOTE The following 3 fields will only be adjustable when SDRAM Configuration is set to User Define SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available Configuration options 2 5T DDR 2T SDR 2 0T DDR 2T SDR SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay Thi...

Страница 60: ...ite Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache tech nology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card cannot support this feature otherwise your system may not boot Configuration options U...

Страница 61: ...erial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec tors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Con figuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled Onboard IR Port Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to...

Страница 62: ... to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed op eration in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto A...

Страница 63: ... default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI controller If the Symbios SCSI controller is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI control ler is detected the onbo...

Страница 64: ...upports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Set to Both to activate all USB ports 0 1 and 2 Set to Primary to select only ports 0 and 1 Configuration options Both Primary Disabled Primary VGA BIOS Sequence PCI VGA Card If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA controllers this field allows you to select which of the controllers will act as your primary graphics controller The default PCI AGP allows y...

Страница 65: ...for the power management modes Max Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inac tivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User De fine allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Con figuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving...

Страница 66: ...NC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled This feature shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode ...

Страница 67: ...receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection can not be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Powe...

Страница 68: ...nabled if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard PS2 mouse or consumer IR device to power up your computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may config ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting E...

Страница 69: ...ct the CPU power supply and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE1 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored i...

Страница 70: ...s IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive...

Страница 71: ...nabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up t...

Страница 72: ...h a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for con firmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu O...

Страница 73: ... saving the val ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other m...

Страница 74: ...ASUS A7A266 E User s Manual 74 4 BIOS SETUP 4 BIOS SETUP This page intentionally left blank ...

Страница 75: ... use Service Pack 3 0 or later 5 2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices Follow theAdd New HardwareWiz ard to install all necessary device drivers When prompted to restart select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section NOTE Because there are various motherboard settings options and ...

Страница 76: ...Driver Installs Microsoft PC CILLIN 2000 Installs the PC Cillin anit virus software application ADOBE Acrobat ReaderVx xx Installs theAdobeAcrobat Reader software neces sarytoviewuser smanualssavedinPDFformat Updatedorotherlanguageversionsof this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites InstallCyberlink VideoandAudioApplications InstallsCyberlinkPowerPlayer SE and Cy...

Страница 77: ...xternal frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe...

Страница 78: ...e 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 s fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Страница 79: ...ed and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allo cation 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 pre defined threshold NOTE This feature is not available on ASUS Probe version 2 12 01 2 12 02 CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable so...

Страница 80: ...rtinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and in ternal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Страница 81: ...he PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys tem monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUSPCProbemonitorisdis played 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Страница 82: ...s 6 2 1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE To start CyberLink Power Player click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink PowerPlayer SE and then click PowerPlayer 6 2 2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel Power Off Help Eject Minimize Zoom About Backstep Frame Backward Scan Stop Forward Scan Step Frame Next Previous Stop Configuration i Power CD Mode Shuffle Play Increase Volu...

Страница 83: ...ds live video clips allowing users to send them to friends or family members across the Internet VLM 3 loads video messages from PC cameras digital camcorders analog camcorder via video capture cards or from an existing AVI video clips and captures audio messages from PC microphones Video and audio messages are encoded at a very high compressed rate in a real time mode From data input data convers...

Страница 84: ...ail system Consult your ISP or MIS staff for the E mail server IP address if you are not sure Click Next to continue 4 Then the Video Configuration screen shows up You may have to specify the video driver for VLM 3 if there are several video input devices installed Then configure the number of video frames to be captured per second Note that the more frames you choose the bigger the file size will...

Страница 85: ...t menu Programs AsusUpdate 2 Select an update method 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the succeed ing screens to complete the update process If you selected the opti...

Страница 86: ...tions for your speaker system This menu enables the Line In and Mic In audio jacks on the back panel to setup additional speakers for 4 and 6 Channel Audio 6 5 Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup The C Media PCI Audio Driver and Applications are located on the Support CD Installing the programs enables the multi channel audio feature Note You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup 6 5 1 The...

Страница 87: ...nectors on the yellow MIDI Game Audio connector port located on the back panel The three female connectors are available for use in the 6 Channel audio system 3 The Speaker Channel Configuration Menu displays all the options available to help tune the multi channel audio system even more precisely Connector Settings and Functions Headphone 4 Speaker 6 Speaker 2 Speaker Lime Line Out Line Out Line ...

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Страница 89: ...fines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phone...

Страница 90: ...udes multi transaction timing enhanced write performance a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2 1 compliant delayed transactions Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth reduced system latencies improves video and audio performance and improves processing of host based applications CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the c...

Страница 91: ...dress assignment MMX A set of 57 new instructions designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applica tions such as 3D video 3D sound video conference Modem A device that allows a computer to talk to another computer through the phone system Network An interconnected computer system linked by telephone wires or other means OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide a...

Страница 92: ... CPU clock eliminating the delay associated with data transfers between the CPU and memory SDRAM takes memory access away from the CPU control internal registers in the memory accept the request and lets the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect SPD is most like an ID detect for SDRAM mo...

Страница 93: ...ive 31 Joystick 31 Keyboard 29 MIDI 31 Parallel Port 30 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 38 PS 2 Keyboard 29 PS 2 Mouse 29 Serial Port 30 SMBus 36 Thermal Sensor 38 USB 30 USB 34 Wake On LAN 39 Wake On Ring 39 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 87 VideoLive Mail 87 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE Using 87 CyberLink VideoLive Mail Using 87 Cylinders 56 D Discard Changes 77 E ECP DMA Select 66 Exit Discarding Changes 76 ...

Страница 94: ...ector 33 Multi Channel Audio 90 Using 90 Multi Sector Transfers 57 INDEX O Onboard AC97 Modem Controlle 66 Onboard FDC Swap A B 65 Onboard Serial Port 1 65 Onboard Serial Port 2 65 OS 2 Onboard Memory 64M 61 Other Boot Device Select 74 P Parallel Port Connector 34 Parallel Port Mode 66 PCI 2 1 Support 64 PCI Latency Timer 67 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 57 Plug Play O S 75 Ports See Connector...

Страница 95: ... System Power LED Lead 43 System Time 54 T Thermal Sensor Connector 44 Translation Method 56 Type 55 U UART2 Use Standard Infrared 65 Ultra DMA Mode 57 Updating Your BIOS 47 USB Function 68 USB Headers 40 USB Legacy Support 61 USB Ports 34 Using ASUS PC Probe 81 ASUS Update 89 PowerPlayer SE 87 V VCORE Voltage 73 VGA BIOS Sequence 68 Video Off Method 70 Video Off Option 70 VideoLive Mail 87 Using ...

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