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... vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V8X-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.3.1 Core specifications 1-4 1.4 Special Features 1-6 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-6 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Before you proceed 1-8 1.7 Motherboard installation 1-9 1.7.1 Placement direction 1-9 1.7.2 Screw holes 1-9 1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.8.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.9 System memory 1-11 1.10 Expansion slots...
... vi About this guide vii ASUS contact information viii A7V8X-X specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.3.1 Core specifications 1-4 1.4 Special Features 1-6 1.4.1 Product highlights 1-6 1.5 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Before you proceed 1-8 1.7 Motherboard installation 1-9 1.7.1 Placement direction 1-9 1.7.2 Screw holes 1-9 1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.8.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.9 System memory 1-11 1.10 Expansion slots...
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A7V8X-X specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) LAN (optional) USB 2.0 Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors Socket A for AMD Barton/... 1980 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface Realtek 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PHY VT8235 built-in USB 2.0 6 x USB 2.0 ports ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Power Loss Restart ASUS Jumperfree SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOS 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x S/PDIF out (on audio model only) 1 x PS/2 ...
A7V8X-X specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) LAN (optional) USB 2.0 Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors Socket A for AMD Barton/... 1980 6-channel CODEC S/PDIF out interface Realtek 10/100 Mbps Ethernet PHY VT8235 built-in USB 2.0 6 x USB 2.0 ports ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Power Loss Restart ASUS Jumperfree SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOS 1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x S/PDIF out (on audio model only) 1 x PS/2 ...
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... slots. The VIA® KT400 supports AGP 8X mode, 333/ 266/200MHz Front Side Bus, and the latest 400/333/266/200MHz 64-bit memory bus. 2 CPU socket. Both the primary (blue) and secondary (black) connectors are slotted to an ATX +12V power supply. The chipset supports... [www.asus.com] for the AMD Barton/Thoroughbred/Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processors, with 133MB/s maximum throughput. 1-4 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information This LED lights up to 3GB system memory using 333MHz FSB CPU, system memory supports DDR333 only.) TABLE 1.3.1 FSB/DDR Support Table FSB 200/266 MHz 333 MHz ...
... slots. The VIA® KT400 supports AGP 8X mode, 333/ 266/200MHz Front Side Bus, and the latest 400/333/266/200MHz 64-bit memory bus. 2 CPU socket. Both the primary (blue) and secondary (black) connectors are slotted to an ATX +12V power supply. The chipset supports... [www.asus.com] for the AMD Barton/Thoroughbred/Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processors, with 133MB/s maximum throughput. 1-4 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information This LED lights up to 3GB system memory using 333MHz FSB CPU, system memory supports DDR333 only.) TABLE 1.3.1 FSB/DDR Support Table FSB 200/266 MHz 333 MHz ...
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Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to open the case to 4 banks only. DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up CPUs now support 333MHz Front ...8X is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette required. ASUS EZ Flash With ASUS EZ Flash, you can output 5.1 channel surround and features state-of the entire system. SoundMax Digital Audio System (on...
Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to open the case to 4 banks only. DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up CPUs now support 333MHz Front ...8X is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable diskette required. ASUS EZ Flash With ASUS EZ Flash, you can output 5.1 channel surround and features state-of the entire system. SoundMax Digital Audio System (on...
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...only and PC2700 maximum to the 168-pin of the SDR DIMM. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11 Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Also, a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched....has a 184-pin footprint compared to 4 banks only. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one direction. Refer to the card. Assign an IRQ to the tables below. 3. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that they support. 1....
...only and PC2700 maximum to the 168-pin of the SDR DIMM. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. 2. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11 Install the software drivers for the expansion card. Also, a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched....has a 184-pin footprint compared to 4 banks only. 1.10 Expansion slots The A7V8X-X motherboard has six (6) expansion PCI slots and one direction. Refer to the card. Assign an IRQ to the tables below. 3. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that they support. 1....
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...) RAM in CMOS. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. A7V8X-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V8X-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-14 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information Re-install the battery. 5. 3. Keyboard power (3-pin...
...) RAM in CMOS. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. A7V8X-X KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® A7V8X-X Keyboard Power Setting 1-14 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information Re-install the battery. 5. 3. Keyboard power (3-pin...
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... Memory: SST 49LF004 1. When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to remove the message, then type in the correct file name. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed Y. [BIOS Information in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING! appears. ASUS A7V8X...
... Memory: SST 49LF004 1. When the update process is done, the message, "Press a key to remove the message, then type in the correct file name. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed Y. [BIOS Information in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, "WARNING! appears. ASUS A7V8X...
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...may be loaded when you reboot using a floppy disk. 3. AFLASH works only in DOS mode. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be exactly the same as the first item in... disk AFLASH.EXE is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the disk. 2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to create a bootable system disk. This file works only in DOS mode. Larger numbers...
...may be loaded when you reboot using a floppy disk. 3. AFLASH works only in DOS mode. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be exactly the same as the first item in... disk AFLASH.EXE is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the disk. 2. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to create a bootable system disk. This file works only in DOS mode. Larger numbers...
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... the boot disk. Follow the onscreen instructions to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The utility starts to continue. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, call the...
... the boot disk. Follow the onscreen instructions to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The utility starts to continue. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, call the...
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... or label for details. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of errors that will cause the system to halt. Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, ...[Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Halt On [All Errors] This field specifies the types of conventional memory detected by the drive manufacturer. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the remaining fields ...
... or label for details. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of errors that will cause the system to halt. Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, ...[Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Halt On [All Errors] This field specifies the types of conventional memory detected by the drive manufacturer. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the remaining fields ...
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... (MHz) This field determines the memory clock frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [200] [266] [333] [400]. Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-15 Configuration options: [6/Sec...
... (MHz) This field determines the memory clock frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [200] [266] [333] [400]. Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-15 Configuration options: [6/Sec...
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... to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is set to [Auto]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using a USB device. The default of greater than 64MB, you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on...
... to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is set to [Auto]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using a USB device. The default of greater than 64MB, you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on...
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...SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read /write ...memory modules that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12GB/s. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By SPD] The SDRAM parameters (items 2~5) become configurable only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X...
...SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read /write ...memory modules that enables enhanced graphics performance with high bandwidth speeds up to 2.12GB/s. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By SPD] The SDRAM parameters (items 2~5) become configurable only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X...
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...by caching the display data. Set this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. You must set both . AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] AGP Drive N ... AGP performance control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AGP Fast Write control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks ...
...by caching the display data. Set this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. You must set both . AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] AGP Drive N ... AGP performance control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] AGP Fast Write control [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks ...