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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... GAME port (on audio model only) CD/AUX audio 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...(on audio model only) 1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports (continued on the next page) ix
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... GAME port (on audio model only) CD/AUX audio 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...(on audio model only) 1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports (continued on the next page) ix
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...supply must have at least 1A on the motherboard. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support 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 DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 3 DDR DIMM ... of the floppy disk cable. 7 South bridge controller. Visit the ASUS website [www.asus.com] for the floppy disk drive. This LED acts as a reminder to six USB 2.0 ports, LPC Super I /O functionality. The chipset supports a highperformance floppy disk controller for the AMD Barton/Thoroughbred/Athlon XP/...
...supply must have at least 1A on the motherboard. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support 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 DDR 266 DDR 333 DDR 400 3 DDR DIMM ... of the floppy disk cable. 7 South bridge controller. Visit the ASUS website [www.asus.com] for the floppy disk drive. This LED acts as a reminder to six USB 2.0 ports, LPC Super I /O functionality. The chipset supports a highperformance floppy disk controller for the AMD Barton/Thoroughbred/Athlon XP/...
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...8482;, A3D, MacroFX, ZoomFX, MultiDrive 5.1 and EAX. SoundMAX Digital Audio System can update BIOS before entering operating system. AGP 8X support AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable ... due to 2.12 GB/s. DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up to overclocking failure, there is twice as fast as AGP 4X. Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature...
...8482;, A3D, MacroFX, ZoomFX, MultiDrive 5.1 and EAX. SoundMAX Digital Audio System can update BIOS before entering operating system. AGP 8X support AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the industry's highest performance and most reliable audio solution for more DOS-based flash utility and bootable ... due to 2.12 GB/s. DDR400 (PC3200) support DDR400 (PC3200), the latest and fastest DDR memory standard, supports bandwidth up to overclocking failure, there is twice as fast as AGP 4X. Unlike other competing vendors' products, ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature...
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... is keyed with a notch so that it has a 184-pin footprint compared to the card. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11 The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting... to avoid damaging the DIMM. Assign an IRQ to the 168-pin of the SDR DIMM. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 3GB unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. A DDR DIMM has the same physical...
... is keyed with a notch so that it has a 184-pin footprint compared to the card. ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 1-11 The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.10.1 Configuring an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting... to avoid damaging the DIMM. Assign an IRQ to the 168-pin of the SDR DIMM. 1.9 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets that supports up to 3GB unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. A DDR DIMM has the same physical...
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... Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be loaded when you created. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by the ...Flash Memory Writer utility. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information It does not work with certain memory drivers that you see on the motherboard....
... Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be loaded when you created. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by the ...Flash Memory Writer utility. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Information It does not work with certain memory drivers that you see on the motherboard....
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...the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to continue. Follow the onscreen instructions to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The utility starts to successfully update a complete ...BIOS file, call the ASUS service center for support. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The boot block is...
...the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to continue. Follow the onscreen instructions to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The utility starts to successfully update a complete ...BIOS file, call the ASUS service center for support. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The boot block is...
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... set this option to [Enabled]. Otherwise, IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Otherwise, leave to [Auto]. This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set...assigns IRQ12 to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If ...
... set this option to [Enabled]. Otherwise, IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Otherwise, leave to [Auto]. This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set...assigns IRQ12 to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If ...
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... when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-17 SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. When set...time the data actually becomes available. AGP Capability [8X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 8X interface that you are using . SDRAM RAS Active Precharge Delay [7T] This item controls the number of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. SDRAM 1T Command Control [Auto] Configuration options: ...
... when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] [8X Mode] ASUS A7V8X-X Motherboard 2-17 SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. When set...time the data actually becomes available. AGP Capability [8X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 8X interface that you are using . SDRAM RAS Active Precharge Delay [7T] This item controls the number of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. SDRAM 1T Command Control [Auto] Configuration options: ...
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You must set to [Enabled], this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE...caching the display data. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] Delayed Transaction [Disabled] When set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card does not support this field to [Disabled]. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction. AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto]...
You must set to [Enabled], this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE...caching the display data. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] Delayed Transaction [Disabled] When set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card does not support this field to [Disabled]. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction. AGP Drive Strength [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto]...